Spring Commencement Schedule Set

After inaugurating a new commencement schedule last fall, 
Iowa State officials will use the same format when an 
anticipated 2,600 students receive degrees from the 
university next week. The schedule leaves Saturday morning of 
graduation weekend open for recognition events in individual 
colleges.

Approximately 350 master's and doctoral candidates will be 
honored during a ceremony at 8 p.m. Friday, May 12, in C.Y. 
Stephens. Bruce Harmon, professor of physics and astronomy 
and Distinguished Professor in Liberal Arts and Sciences, 
will address the graduates and their families. 

An estimated 2,200 undergraduate students will be recognized 
at a 2 p.m. ceremony Saturday, May 13, in Hilton Coliseum. 
Tickets are needed for admittance. Stanley Johnson, professor 
of economics and a Distinguished Professor in Agriculture, 
will give the commencement address.

The College of Veterinary Medicine will award 86 D.V. M. 
degrees during a noon ceremony Saturday, May 13, in C.Y. 
Stephens. Former Congressman Neal Smith, whose grandson 
Brennen Smith is in the graduating class, will speak. 

See the calendar for a complete list of college graduation 
events Saturday morning.

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contact:  Internal Communication, (515) 294-3129
updated:  5-4-95