GONZALEZ FORGES
HIS OWN PATH
SUCCESS ... and challenges graduates to define their own success
College commencement speakers are usually prominent individuals who offer advice about achieving
success, based on decades of experience. GGC’s commencement speakers have included Ambassador Andrew Young and Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, but for its fall 2013 ceremony, the college challenged convention and selected Homero Gonzalez, 24, to speak. For such a young person, his insights were profound.
“Usually, when we think about success we think about achievements, wealth, respect or fame, but success is such a vague word,” Gonzalez said. “What achievements, 4 how Gwinne t t C ollege what amount of fame or respect makes us truly successful?” I Ge orgia much wealth,
