VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.—George Gray of Rincon was awarded a master of fine arts in acting from the School of Communication and the Arts at Regent University on May 7. Gray was one of approximately 1,153 graduates at Regent, one of the nation’s leading Christian universities.

The speaker for Regent University’s 2011 commencement was Chick-fil-A President and COO Dan T. Cathy.

After graduation, Gray plans to attend Texas Tech University for his Ph.D. in fine arts-theatre. He will be employed as a graduate part-time instructor at Texas Tech University.

Gray graduated from Effingham County High School in Springfield in 1999 and Georgia Southern University in Statesboro in 2007. He is the son of George Gray.

Founded in 1978, Regent University has more than 5,000 students studying on its campus in Virginia Beach, Va., and online around the world. Regent offers associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees from a Christian perspective in fields including business, communication and the arts, divinity, education, government, law, leadership, and psychology and counseling.