117th Commencement Honors Class of 2007
Utah State University’s 117th undergraduate commencement is Saturday, May 5, and hooding ceremony for graduate students is Friday, May 4. These events are a time of celebration for students, parents and the entire Utah State community. The schedule of activities follows, along with some of the interesting statistics and honors that are part of the ceremonies.
For more information and a complete schedule, visit the commencement Web site.
Graduation: Saturday, May 5, 9:30 a.m., Dee Glen Smith Spectrum
School of Graduate Studies: Friday, May 4, 1:30 p.m. in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum
Individual college convocations (all Saturday, May 5):
- Agriculture: noon, Kent Concert Hall
- Business: 4 p.m., Dee Glen Smith Spectrum
- Education and Human Services: noon, Dee Glen Smith Spectrum
- Engineering: 2 p.m., Kent Concert Hall
- Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences: 2 p.m., Dee Glen Smith Spectrum
- Natural Resources: noon, Morgan Theatre
- Science: noon, TSC Ballroom
Graduation picnic (NOTE LOCATION CHANGE): Saturday, May 5, 11:30-2:30 p.m., Nelson Fieldhouse
Geographic origin:
Foreign countries: 22
U.S. states: 39
Utah counties: 29
Ethnicity:
American Indian: 5
Asian/Pacific Islander: 20
African American: 5
Caucasian: 1,615
Latino/Hispanic: 31
Not Specified: 33
Most popular degrees (top five):
Elementary Education
Physical Education
Psychology
Interdisciplinary Studies
Mechanical Engineering
Gender of graduates:
Male: 904
Female: 974
Numbers of Degrees:
Master’s: 331
Bachelor’s: 1,878
Doctorate: 31
Commencement Speaker: The Very Reverend Frederick Quinney Lawson, Dean of St. Mark’s Cathedral in Salt Lake City
Student Speaker: Jared K. Bench, College of Engineering Valedictorian
Valedictorians:
- College of Agriculture: Cindy Pitcher
- College of Business: Thomas Colligan
- College of Education and Human Services: Mary Anne Jones
- College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences: Scott D. Davis
- College of Natural Resources: Angie Cannon
- College of Science: Melody R. Anderson
Honorary Degree Recipients:
- Cecelia Harrison Foxley, Doctor of Education
- Young-Chul Hong, Doctor of Business
- James D. Laub, Doctor of Business and Entrepreneurship
- Frederick Quinney Lawson, Doctor of Divinity
Special Faculty Award:
D. Wynne Thorne Research Award: Ray Reutzel, College of Education and Human Services
Teaching Awards:
Eldon J. Gardner Teaching Award: Laurie McNeill, College of Engineering
Distinguished teaching awards:
- College of Agriculture: Paul R. Grossl
- College of Business: Stacey Barlow Hills
- College of Education and Human Services: Scott C. Bates
- College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences: Patricia Gantt
- College of Natural Resources: Karen E. Mock
- College of Science: Lance Seefeldt
E. G. Peterson Extension Award: Terry A. Messmer, College of Natural Resources
Outstanding Graduate Mentor Awards: Basudeb Biswas, College of Business, and Michael B. Toney, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Department Teaching Excellence Award: Biological and Irrigation Engineering, College of Engineering
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