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April 29, 1999

Commencement ceremonies scheduled around state

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue University will award degrees at five campuses and seven Statewide Technology sites around the state during commencement ceremonies in May.

Ceremonies are scheduled at the West Lafayette campus May 15 and 16. Approximately 4,775 students -- 3,860 of whom are undergraduates -- will earn degrees during four ceremonies.

Purdue President Steven C. Beering and Dr. Charles Boonstra, president of the Purdue Alumni Association, will address graduates at each ceremony in Edward C. Elliott Hall of Music.

The commencement ceremonies will feature two large video screens above the Hall of Music stage. The screens will display a close-up photo of each graduate as he or she is congratulated by the dean, just after receiving the diploma.

Tickets are required for admission to the hall; participants are issued tickets for family and friends.

Each ceremony will be for specific schools. The schedule is:

9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 15, Schools of Agriculture and Liberal Arts. Class response by Stacy E. Demerly, Wolcott, Ind., and David W. Hefty, Auburn, Ind., seniors in the School of Agriculture.

2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 15, Schools of Management and Technology. Class response by Marisa M. Watts, San Jose, Calif., a senior in the School of Technology.

9:30 a.m. Sunday, May 16, Schools of Engineering and Veterinary Medicine. Class response by Sonja Y. Kos, Lafayette, a doctoral student in the School of Veterinary Medicine.

2:30 p.m. Sunday May 16, Schools of Consumer and Family Sciences; Education; Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Sciences; and Science. Class response by Christopher M. Scott, Indianapolis, a doctoral student in the School of Pharmacy.

Undergraduate totals, by schools, are:

Agriculture -- 325
Consumer and Family Sciences -- 280
Education -- 110
Engineering -- 750
Liberal Arts -- 670
Management -- 305
Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Sciences -- 265
Science -- 260
Technology -- 895

The other degree candidates on the West Lafayette campus include approximately 790 students from the Graduate School and 125 professional-degree candidates -- 61 from the School of Veterinary Medicine and 64 from the School of Pharmacy and Pharmacal Sciences.

Commencement videos for each school will be available to new graduates, their families and friends, said Steve Hall, director of the Hall of Music. The video costs $25 plus $5 postage and handling. Order forms are available at Purdue box offices and will be available from hall ushers and with programs during the commencement exercises. The Hall of Music box office will be open just before and after each commencement ceremony to accept order forms.

Commencement times and locations at other Purdue campuses are:

  • Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, 3 p.m. Sunday, May 9, at the RCA Dome. About 360 Purdue degrees will be awarded

  • Purdue North Central, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 11, at the Valparaiso University Chapel and 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 19, at the Westville Correctional Center. About 200 Purdue degrees will be awarded.

  • Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 12, at the Memorial Coliseum and Exposition Center. About 340 Purdue degrees will be awarded.

  • Purdue Calumet, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 23, on the North Lawshe Lawn of the Hammond campus. About 530 Purdue degrees will be awarded.

    Statewide Technology commencements will be:

    Anderson-Muncie, 4 p.m. Saturday, May 8, Warner Auditorium, Anderson University.
    Columbus, 7 p.m. Sunday, May 9, Holiday Inn.
    New Albany, 7 p.m. Monday, May 10, Amphitheater, Indiana University-Southeast.
    Kokomo, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 11, Kelley Center, Indiana University, Kokomo.
    South Bend-Elkhart, 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 11, Century Center, South Bend.
    Versailles, 7 p.m. Thursday, May 13, South Ripley Elementary School.
    Richmond, 6 p.m. Friday, May 14, Richmond High School.

    Source: Roy A. Johnson, associate registrar, (765) 494-6163; rajohnson@reg.purdue.edu

    Writer: J. Michael Willis, (765) 494-0371; mike_willis@purdue.edu

    Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu

    NOTE TO JOURNALISTS: Journalists who want to cover commencement May 15-16 at the West Lafayette campus will need tickets and should reserve space for camera equipment. Arrangements can be made by calling Roy A. Johnson, associate registrar, at (765) 494-6163, or Mike Willis, Purdue News Service, (765) 494-0371.

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