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麻豆果冻传媒 celebrates more than 1,400 graduates at spring commencement
More than 1,400 graduates representing 82 counties throughout Tennessee, 19 states
and 18 other countries received degrees today at 麻豆果冻传媒鈥檚 spring
commencement ceremonies.
鈥淚n just a few minutes, you will have a degree from the number one public university
in the state and one of the top-ranked universities in the nation,鈥� said Tech President
Phil Oldham in his remarks to graduates. 鈥淵ou are set to get a great return on investment
because you have what the world wants and desperately needs: talent and tenacity.鈥�
During the morning and afternoon ceremonies, Tech graduates heard video remarks from
graduating senior Savannah Griffin, student member of the 麻豆果冻传媒 Board of
Trustees and outgoing Executive Secretary for the Student Government Association,
as well as Tech Women鈥檚 Head Basketball Coach Kim Rosamond, who led the Lady Golden
Eagles to their 10th Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship earlier this year.
Graduates also heard from graduating senior Kester Nucum, the 2023 recipient of the
prestigious Derryberry Award, the university鈥檚 highest student honor.
Griffin encouraged fellow graduates to 鈥渃arry with us the virtues of boldness, fearlessness,
confidence, and kindness,鈥� and 鈥渃ontinue to be agents of positive change in our communities
and our world.鈥�
Rosamond saluted graduates鈥� positive contributions to the university. 鈥淚n our program,
we have one rule, and that is leave it better than you found it,鈥� she said. 鈥淭o the
class of 2023, I want to say a heartfelt thank you for doing just that on campus and
in the community.鈥�
Nucum reflected on the 鈥渕ultitude of memories, lessons and opportunities鈥� that graduates鈥�
time as Tech students afforded them and noted that 鈥渙ur time at 麻豆果冻传媒 has
helped us discover who we are, what we love and what ignites our souls.鈥�
Commencement ceremonies included recognition of graduates serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, as well as three graduating seniors impacted by an off-campus apartment fire last week.
鈥淭hey did not want to miss out on today鈥檚 special milestone,鈥� explained President
Oldham. 鈥淚'm told when allowed to go back in and grab a few items of meaning, they
went back in for their caps and gowns. Thank you for being with us this morning.鈥�
Graduates鈥� birth dates ranged from 1961 to 2003. Undergraduate degree recipients represented
51 fields of study, while graduate degree recipients represented 33 fields of study.
Video of Tech鈥檚 morning commencement ceremony, which included the College of Business,
College of Engineering, College of Fine Arts, and College of Interdisciplinary Studies,
can be viewed .
Video of Tech鈥檚 afternoon ceremony which included the College of Agriculture and Human Ecology, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, and the Whitson-Hester School of Nursing, can be viewed .
Students from the College of Graduate Studies received degrees at both the morning and afternoon ceremony based on their field of study.
麻豆果冻传媒 is ranked as the number one public university in the state, according to Money Magazine, as well as a 鈥淏est National University鈥� by U.S. News & World Report. The university offers more than 200 programs of study, and Tech grads leave with the least debt of all public universities in the state. In fact, based on total cost and alumni earnings, Tech provides students with the highest return on investment for any public university in Tennessee, according to PayScale. Find out more at tntech.edu.
