More than 400 students will receive degrees at Goldey-Beacom College’s (GBC) 129th Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 6 at 3:45 p.m. in the Joseph West Jones Center on the GBC campus.
Highlighting GBC’s Year of the Entrepreneur, the 2016 Commencement speaker will be Christopher L. Kenny.He is President and CEO of The Kenny Family ShopRites of Delaware. Kenny will also receive an Honorary doctorate in Business Administration from the College.
“Each day, business people enter and reenter the market as an entrepreneur. Hearing firsthand about the commitment, tenacity – and most important – the sweat equity required to become successful will be a timely message for our graduates,” said GBC President Dr. Gary L. Wirt. Wirt continued, “Chris Kenny brings a history of accomplishments and isn’t afraid to talk about what worked and what did not.”
After working his way through the ranks for more than 14 years, Christopher L. Kenny became CFO in 2008 and then accepted the leadership reins from his father in 2012 to head The Kenny Family ShopRites of Delaware as its president and chief executive officer.
Kenny successfully negotiated approximately $75 million in financing to facilitate ShopRite’s growth to open three additional stores, doubling its volume. By 2015, ShopRite took the number one position in market share in New Castle County and now consists of six stores and 1,500 associates, a Goldey-Beacom release stated.
Founded in 1886, the college offers graduate and undergraduate degrees with majors in psychology, economics, criminal justice, English, and all areas of business. With alumni from 26 states and 66 nations, Goldey-Beacom College is located in Pike Creek Valley, west of Wilmington and east of Newark.
The college is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs, and the International Assembly of Collegiate Business Education.
