Schedule of Ceremonies
May 7
Veterinary Medicine Hooding Ceremony
8:00 p.m., James R. Cox Auditorium, Alumni Memorial Building
Contact James Brace, (865) 974-7263
Speakers:
Joseph A. DiPietro, vice president of the Institute of Agriculture
Alfred M. Legendre, professor of medicine and 2007 Macebearer
May 8
Chancellor's Honors Program
10:00 a.m., University Center Ballroom
Contact Mary Ann Bright, (865) 974-7875
Audiology & Speech Pathology
11:00 a.m., James R. Cox Auditorium, Alumni Memorial Building
Contact Patricia Visser, (865) 974-5019
College of Architecture & Design
1:00 p.m., Clarence Brown Theatre
Contact Sissy Lugman, (865) 974-5265
Speaker:
Susan Martin, senior vice-provost for academic affairs
College of Nursing
1:00 p.m., Thompson Boling Arena
Contact Missy Raby, (865) 974-7583
Speaker:
Dr. Robert Holub, UT provost and vice chancellor
Graduate Hooding Ceremony
4:30 p.m., Thompson Boling Arena
Contact Kay Reed, (865) 974-2475
May 9
College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources
9:00 a.m., Knoxville Convention Center
Contact Angie Berry, (865) 974-7303.
Speakers:
Dr. Joanne Logan, associate professor in Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science and recipient of 2008 faculty advising award
Sloan Regen, student and 2008 Torchbearer
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College of Arts & Sciences
9:00 a.m., Thompson Boling Arena
Contact Heather Cockrum, (865) 974-4377
Speaker:
Loren Crabtree, former UT chancellor and current senior fellow at the Institute for Shipboard Education
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College of Education, Health & Human Sciences
9:30 a.m., Knoxville Convention Center
Contact Glenda Noe, (865) 974-5063
Speaker:
Bob Rider, dean of the college
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College of Social Work Hooding Ceremony
1:30 p.m., James R. Cox Auditorium, Alumni Memorial Building
Contact Natalie Crippen, (865) 974-3353
Speakers:
Jan Simek, UT interim chancellor
Karen Sowers, dean of the college
Angelia Rene Gordon Eastern, Faedra Fyke Fisher and Cynthia J. McCleary-North, students
College of Communication and Information
2:00 p.m., Knoxville Convention Center
Contact Sherry McNair, (865) 974-1540
Speaker:
Anne Holt Blackburn, Emmy-award-winning journalist and member of the UT Board of Trustees. (Blackburn's son, Kyle, is graduating this semester with a B.S. in Journalism and Electronic Media.)
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College of Engineering
2:30 p.m., Knoxville Convention Center
Contact Angela McCarter, (865) 974-2454
Speaker:
Joe Cook, former CEO of Eli Lilly and Co.
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College of Business Administration
3:00 p.m., Thompson Boling Arena
Contact Tara Norris, (865)974-2341
Speaker:
Larry Hughes, managing member of Dixon Hughes PLLC Atlanta office and UT alumnus
College of Law Hooding Ceremony
6:00 p.m., Knoxville Convention Center
Contact Teresa Peterson, (865) 974-6784
Speaker:
William Barker, chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court
Note: Special parking and shuttle arrangements will be provided to support the college ceremonies and hoodings scheduled on May 7, 8 and 9. Graduates and their guests may park for free in university student parking areas throughout the campus. For more detailed parking information, visit http://web.utk.edu/~pso/.