The University of Virginia announced that Lavel Davis Jr., Devin Chandler and D’Sean Perry, the three football players who were shot and killed last month, will receive posthumous degrees
announced that the three football players who were shot and killed last month, wide receivers Lavel Davis Jr. and Devin Chandler and linebacker D’Sean Perry, will receive posthumous degrees.
The request made by associate dean for undergraduate academic programs Rachel Most was approved Monday. The three UVA students studied in the College of Arts and Sciences, which conferred their degrees,Davis was majoring in African American and African studies, Chandler was majoring in American studies and Perry was double majoring in studio art and African American and African studies.
The degrees were given to athletic director Carla Williams, who then awarded them to each player’s family. Williams also attended all three hometown funerals, which took place on Nov. 26, 27 and 30 in three different states, along with the entire Virginia football team. “It was a great honor to be a part of presenting these diplomas to the families of Devin, Lavel and D’Sean,” Williams said, via
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