Today’s Mystery Photo may seem to put items in an unusual place. Is this real, or some far-out gimmick. Send in your thoughts to elliott@gwinnettforum.com and be sure to include your hometown. Here’s an assignment for Forum readers. Send us in a Mystery Photo that you have taken, so as to stump our panel of readers. Don’t make them too remote, and look for photos with some landmark significance that will help those trying to sort it out.
The last Mystery Photo proved difficult as only George Graf of Palmyra, Va., scored with an answer to a photo sent in by Sandy and Rick Krause of Lilburn. It is the El Paso Union Depot in El Paso, Texas. Graf writes: “The depot was designed by architect Daniel Burnham, who also designed Washington D.C. Union Station. It was built between 1905 and 1906 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. Burnham took a leading role in the creation of master plans for the development of a number of cities, including Chicago, Manila and downtown Washington, D.C. He also designed several famous buildings, including the Flatiron Building of triangular shape in New York City.
Georgia Gwinnett College holds summer graduation ceremonies
Almost 150 students were awarded bachelor’s degrees during Georgia Gwinnett College’s summer commencement ceremony, held Tuesday at the Infinite Energy Center Arena in Duluth. The event was attended by nearly 1,000 people. Georgia First Lady Sandra Deal presented the ceremony’s keynote address. She encouraged the students to observe and learn from others they encountered in their workplaces and other life experiences. Also addressing the audience was Kareem Adekunle, a business major, honors graduate and Nigerian native who spoke on behalf of the graduates in describing his Georgia Gwinnett College experience. He is shown with his American host family, Peter and Mary Hage of Lawrenceville. Adekunle originally came to the United States through a high school program designed to position him for a college basketball scholarship. However, after graduating from Providence Christian Academy with an impressive record including being named Gwinnett County’s leading rebounder, no scholarship offer came. His host parents encouraged him to consider Georgia Gwinnett. The college had just started enrolling individuals under student visas, so Adekunle became one of the first international students. Today, Georgia Gwinnett College has students from more than 100 nations.
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