Just one day after he helped break ground on a new College of Business building to be named in his honor, University of Southern Mississippi alumnus Charles “Chuck” Scianna was back on the Hattiesburg campus Friday to give the spring commencement address.
Scianna, who gave commencement addresses at two ceremonies at Reed Green Coliseum, had a straightforward message to the graduates. “Be true to yourself. Don’t try to fake it,” he said. “And be true to your school. Don’t forget where you came from.”