Thirty Wartburg College students will participate in midyear Commencement Sunday, Dec. 9.

The ceremony at 10:30 a.m. in the Wartburg Chapel will be followed by a reception in the lobby of the Bachman Fine Arts Center.

In addition, another 12 students also are expected to graduate in December.

The graduates are expected to receive 39 Bachelor of Arts and three Bachelor of Music degrees. Twenty-nine of the students are from Iowa, 12 are from other states, and one is an international student.

Dr. Lee Nelson, associate professor of music and the winner of the 2012 John O. Chellevold Student Award for Excellence in Teaching and Professional Service, will deliver the Commencement address.