Oklahoma journalist M. Scott Carter will address candidates for graduation at Northern Oklahoma College commencement exercises April 30.NOC Tonkawa candidates will march into Foster-Piper Fieldhouse on the Tonkawa campus at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 30.That same day NOC Enid and Stillwater candidates will enter Briggs Auditorium on the Enid campus at 2:30 p.m.Pinning ceremonies for graduates from the NOC nursing program will take place at 7 p.m. on April 30, in Briggs Auditorium.A sixth-generation Oklahoman, Carter has been a journalist in his native state for more than four decades. He has spent most of his career as an investigative reporter, career covering Oklahoma politics and writing about the impact of government policy on the public.A Yale High School 1981 graduate, earning an Associate of Arts degree from Northern Oklahoma College and a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the University of Oklahoma. In 2016, he received the NOC Distinguished Alumni Award.Northern Oklahoma College, the state’s first public two-year community college, is a multi-campus, land-grant institution that provides high quality, accessible, and affordable educational opportunities and services.