Daniel P. Amos, the top executive of AFLAC and AFLAC Incorporated, one of the nation’s leading insurers, will be the speaker for UGA’s undergraduate commencement May 8, at a 9:30 a.m. ceremony in Sanford Stadium.
In case of bad weather, the ceremony will be moved to Stegeman Coliseum and split into two sessions, at 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. A decision to move will be made by 6:30 a.m. and will be announced on the UGA home page (www.uga.edu), on UGA Today (www.uga.edu/news) and on Athens radio stations.
The first session will include undergraduates from the Terry College of Business, College of Education, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, Warnell School of Forest Resources and Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.
The second session will include undergraduates from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, College of Environment and Design, School of Public and International Affairs and School of Social Work.
Commencement for students receiving graduate degrees will be at 2:30 p.m. in Stegeman Coliseum. Leslie B. Sims, a senior official of the Council of Graduate Schools and former vice provost and dean of the Graduate College at the University of Iowa, will speak at that ceremony.
There are a number of related ceremonies being hosted by UGA’s colleges and schools.
College of Education Convocation
Date: Friday, May 7
Time: 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Location: Hodgson Hall at the Performing Arts Center
Speaker: Sally Hudson Ross, UGA professor of language education
No. of graduates: 575 undergraduates; 396 graduates
Rain info: n/a
Contact: Jamie Lewis, 706/542-1717, jlewis@coe.uga.edu
Terry College of Business MBA Commencement
Date: Friday, May 7
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Hodgson Hall at the Performing Arts Center
Speaker: David Oreck, founder and chairman of Oreck Corporation
No. of grads.: 170 graduates
Rain info: n/a
Contact: Mary Ann Barrett, 706/583-8136, mbarrett@terry.uga.edu
Undergraduate Commencement
Date: Saturday, May 8
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Sanford Stadium
Speaker: Daniel P. Amos (BBA’73), chairman and CEO of AFLAC, Inc.
No. of grads.: 6,100 (approximate)
Rain info: In case of rain, two ceremonies will be held in Stegeman Coliseum at 9:30 and 11:30 a.m.; see www.uga.edu by 6:30 a.m. for change in venue
Contact: Matt Winston, 706/542-9167, mwinston@uga.edu
Graduate Commencement
Date: Saturday, May 8
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location: Stegeman Coliseum
Speaker: Leslie B. Sims, a senior official of the council of Graduate Schools and former vice provost and dean of the graduate college at the University of Iowa
No. of grads.: 2,000 (approximate)
Rain info: n/a
Contact: Matt Winston, 706/542-9167, mwinston@uga.edu
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Commencement
Date: Saturday, May 8
Time: Noon (participants should arrive at 11:30 a.m.)
Location: Hodgson Hall in the Performing Arts Center
Speaker: Brandon Boone
No. of grads.: 125 undergrads and graduates (approximate)
Rain info: 1:15 p.m. in the event of inclement weather
Contact: CAES Academic Affairs Office, 706/542-1611
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences Reception
Date: Saturday, May 8
Time: Following conclusion of undergraduate commencement
Location: President’s Club Garden adjacent to Old College
Speaker: none
No. of grads.: 1,800 (approximate)
Rain info: n/a
Contact: Phil Williams, 706/542-8501, phil@franklin.uga.edu
College of Environment and Design
Department: Ecology
Date: May 8, 2004
Time: 12-2 p.m.
Location: Ecology Courtyard
Number of Graduates: Ecology Masters – 7, Conservation Masters – 9, Ecology Ph.d – 8, and Ecology Undergraduate – 21
Department: School of Environmental Design
Date: May 8, 2004
Time: 11:30 am – 1:30 p.m.
Location: Upper level of the Founders Memorial Garden
Number of Graduates: BLA – 68, MLA – 13, MHP – 17
Contact: Audra Lofton, alofton@uga.edu
College of Family and Consumer Sciences Convocation for Undergraduates and Graduates
Date: Saturday, May 8
Time: Following conclusion of undergraduate commencement
Location: Classic Center, 300 N. Thomas Street, Athens
Speaker: Dean Sharon Y. Nickols and an FCS student
No. of grads.: 259 undergraduates; 5 graduates
Rain info: n/a
Contact: Cheryl Williams, 706/542-4111, cwilliams@fcs.uga.edu
Terry College of Business Undergraduate Reception
Date: Saturday, May 8
Time: Following conclusion of undergraduate commencement
Location: Herty Field
Speaker: none
No. of grads.: to come
Rain info: call contact
Contact: J.K. McMullan, 706/542-5725, jmcmullan@terry.uga.edu
Warnell School of Forest Resources Commencement
Date: Saturday, May 8
Time: Following conclusion of undergraduate commencement
Location: Auditorium in Forest Resources building 2, room 100
Speaker: WSFR student Stephen Thomas Ashley Dillard and alumnus Brian Wommack
No. of grads.: 33 undergraduates and graduates
Rain info: n/a
Contact: Helen Fosgate, 706/542-2079, hfosgate@smokey.forestry.uga.edu
School of Social Work Hooding Ceremony for M.S.W. and Ph.D. candidates
Date: Saturday, May 8
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Location: Hodgson Hall at the Performing Arts Center
Speaker: Patricia Reeves, assistant professor of social work, and Zoe Minor, an M.S.W. candidate
No. of grads.: 133 M.S.W.; 9 Ph.D.
Rain info: n/a
Contact: Laura Ciucevich, 706/542-5450, lciucevi@uga.edu
School of Law Commencement *
Date: Saturday, May 15
Time: 10:00 a.m.; reception follows commencement
Location: North Campus Quadrangle
Speaker: Supreme Court of Georgia Presiding Justice Leah Ward Sears
No. of grads.: 227 J.D.; 20 L.L.M.
Rain info: Stegeman Coliseum
Contact: Heidi Murphy, 706/542-5172, hmurphy@uga.edu
* A pre-graduation reception law school graduates will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, May 14, at the Classic Center in downtown Athens.
The following commencement excercises were held last week:
College of Veterinary Medicine Commencement
Date: Saturday, May 1
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Hodgson Hall, Performing Arts Center
Speaker: Dr. Karen Cornell, associate professor of small animal medicine and surgery
No. of grads.: 86
Rain info: n/a
Contact: Dot Sparer, 706/542-1446, dsparer@vet.uga.edu
College of Pharmacy Commencement
Date: Saturday, May 1
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Ramsey Center Volleyball Arena
Speaker: Lucinda Maine, executive vice president of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
No. of grads.: 110
Rain info: n/a
Contact: Sheila Roberson, 706/542-5303, roberson@rx.uga.edu