UM Announces Graduation Speaker
University of Mobile (UM) graduate Sarah Thomas, who became the first woman official to work a Super Bowl on February 7, will deliver the commencement address at her alma mater on May 8 at 10 a.m. on the Dr. Fred and Sue Lackey Great Commission Lawn in front of Weaver Hall on the UM campus. A 1995 graduate, Thomas played basketball at UM in 1992-1995. During that time, the Rams won 61 games, including two seasons with a 13-3 record in Gulf Coast Athletic Conference action. Thomas helped guide the 1992-1993 team to a District 30 Championship and National Championship berth. In 1996, she became the first woman to officiate a Division 1-A high school football game in Mississippi. In 2007, she became the first woman to officiate college football games, and in 2009, she became the first woman to officiate a bowl game. In 2015, she became the National Football League’s first full-time female official.
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