San Saba Native, Guadalupe Vidales, Graduates with Honors from HPU

2012 Jan 24

Guadalupe Vidales of San Saba recently graduated with honors from Howard Payne University in Brownwood. Vidales earned a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics and Spanish and Cum Laude honors.

Students must have a grade point average of a 3.55-3.69 to receive cum laude honors, a 3.70-3.84 to receive magna cum laude honors, and a 3.85-4.0 to receive summa cum laude honors. All students graduating with honors were recognized during the commencement ceremony at HPU.

Founded in 1889, Howard Payne University is a Christ-centered academic community dedicated to excellence by developing and equipping the whole person for intellectual inquiry, personal and professional integrity, and service to God and humanity.

Located in Brownwood, Texas, HPU offers a full array of undergraduate programs and a limited number of graduate programs in a traditional residential academic community. The university also offers selected undergraduate and graduate course work by electronic means and at extended learning centers responsive to the academic needs of the communities served. HPU maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio, which contributes to the university's reputation of being "a place where everybody is somebody."