An estimated 5,267 students will receive degrees this spring from Oregon State University, which will hold its 144th annual commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 15, at Reser Stadium on campus. The ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m.
More information is available at OSU’s commencement website at: http://oregonstate.edu/events/commencement/
OSU’s commencement speaker is Brigadier Gen. Julie A. Bentz, who advises President Obama on national security issues. She is director of strategic capabilities policy on the National Security Staff and a 1986 graduate of OSU, where she received an ROTC commission and a degree in radiological health. Bentz is the first female officer from the Oregon Army National Guard to achieve the rank of general.
This is the largest class to graduate from Oregon State University, which has seen record enrollments for several years. Despite the enormous class, OSU students will receive their actual diploma from OSU President Edward J. Ray and other officials during the ceremony – one of the few universities of its size to continue that tradition.
Students on this year’s graduation list from the Sweet Home community include:
Caleb R. Doner, Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude, Mechanical Engineering;
Sara A. Henson, Bachelor of Science, Human Development and Family Sciences.
Amanda L. Boughner, Bachelor of Arts, Geography, Bachelor of Arts, French;
McKenna E. Burnett, Bachelor of Science, Human Development and Family Sciences;
Ashley M. Culley, Doctor of Pharmacy, Pharmacy, Doctor of Pharmacy (four-year);
Tony M. Halladay, Bachelor of Science, Public Health;
Timothy Hartunian, Bachelor of Arts, English;
Lena E. Meyers, Bachelor of Science, Animal Sciences;
Nathan R. Micklewright, Bachelor of Science, Cum Laude, Civil Engineering;
Sarah E. Rosa, Bachelor of Science, Exercise and Sport Science;
Elizabeth S. Ryan, Bachelor of Science, Accountancy;
Ian K. Scofield, Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude, English;
Justin M. Stephens, Bachelor of Science, Bioengineering.