Rachell Dewell
  • Elementary Education
  • Class of 2013
  • Fort Wayne, IN

Rachell Dewell Graduates from Concordia University, Nebraska

2013 May 28

Rachell Dewell of Fort Wayne, Ind. earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from Concordia University, Nebraska during its 2013 commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 11. Rachell was also awarded a Lutheran Teacher Diploma.

Commencement speaker Dr. Douglas Tewes used Concordia's theme Bible verse for 2012-13 -- "You are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God's people and also members of His household." – to explain a Christian's obligation to serve.

"I think that as citizens of God's kingdom, we have responsibility in our citizenship here in America," Tewes said. In addition to delivering the commencement address, Tewes also received the honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Concordia.

Concordia University, Nebraska, founded in 1894, is a fully accredited, coeducational university located in Seward, Neb. that currently serves over 2,200 students. Concordia offers more than 50 professional and liberal arts programs in an excellent academic and Christ-centered community that equips men and women for lives of learning, service and leadership. For more information, visit www.cune.edu.