ASU celebrates spring 2012 commencement
Arizona State University celebrates its 125th commencement this spring, with over 10,000 students receiving degrees.
The banners – or gonfalons – lead the procession at the beginning of graduate commencement. In addition to maroon and gold, which represent ASU, each gonfalon contains the distinctive academic color for the college it represents.
The placing of the university mace by the Grand Marshal, University Academic Council President Joseph Carter, officially signals the beginning of the graduate ceremony.
Regent Richard Myers addressed the graduates.
Monica Goings and graduates from the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences listen to the ceremony while waiting to receive their diplomas.
ASU President Michael Crow speaks to the attendees of the graduate commencement.
Former ASU President Lattie Coor and his wife, Elva, watch as their son-in-law Andre Bertman receives his degree in Global Technology Development from the College of Technology and Innovation.
Graduates of the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College wait to receive their diplomas.
Regents’ Professor Colleen Keller (left) places the doctoral hood on Manal Al-Zadjali during the investiture ceremony. A native of Oman, Al-Zadjali received her doctorate of nursing from the School of Nursing and Healthcare Innovation.
As the platform party marches out, balloons drop from the ceiling of Wells Fargo Arena.
Prior to the start of the Lavender Convocation, Priscilla Morataya (left) prepares to take a photo of graduate Jessica Eisenhauer. Posing with Eisenhauer is her grandfather, Joe Schumacher (second from left), her mother, Andrea Eisenhauer, and Morataya's brother. Jessica earned her Bachelor of Arts in psychology with a minor in sociology.
Ann Marie Downes, director of the Indian Legal Program, (left) and Stephanie Skogan, Native American Law Students association vice president, wait to wrap Erin Biencourt (center) during the graduation reception for students in the Sandra Day O’Conner College of Law’s Indian Legal Program.
Graduates participating in the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences spring convocation make their way to Fletcher Lawn on ASU's West campus.
Mallory Quigg watches the procession of New College graduates from under the shade of an ASU umbrella. Her boyfriend, Colby Jeffers, was receiving his degree in Social Justice and Human Rights. Quigg is a student in ASU's Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College.
While their aunt, Sarah Cardenas, was receiving her degree in psychology during the New College convocation at the West campus, Lucas Porunotto, 2, (left) and Seth Porunotto, 4, stay cool in a fountain.
Mitzi Montoya, vice provost and dean of the College of Technology and Innovation, shakes hands with Quratul Ain Jawed Shah, who is receiving her degree in alternative energy technology.
Clutching his hard earned diploma, an ebullient David Dulebohn waves as he leaves the stage during the College of Technology and Innovation convocation.
As the ceremony for the College of Technology and Innovation draws to a close, Mayra Espino waves to friends and family. Espino majored in business administration at ASU’s Polytechnic campus.
As they wait for the beginning of the undergraduate commencement, Mariza Migliorini (right), a math major, takes photo of herself and Kelly Julian, a design management major from the Herberger Institute of the Arts.
A parade of flags, representing more than 4,400 international students enrolled in degree programs at ASU, enters the stadium. The students came from 120 nations around the globe – from Afghanistan to Zambia – to study on ASU’s four campuses. As ASU seeks ways to meet the global challenges we face, the international students and scholars in our community are a valued and integral part of that collective effort.
Representatives for the Golden Class of 1962 are next to enter the field, following the Golden Class banner carried by the 1962 student body vice president, Jim Chilton. Notable alums from the class of 1962 include Congressman Harry Mitchell, journalist Sel Yackley and medical researcher Nancy Pressendo.
ASU President Michael Crow address the large crowd of soon-to-be graduates.
ASU President Michael Crow (left) bestows the prestigious University Medal of Excellence to Nelson Broms, former chairman, president and CEO of The Equitable Life Holding Corporation.
Lim Chuan Poh (center) chairman of Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) – an internationally respected center for research that spans a broad spectrum of science and technology domains with a particular emphasis on multidisciplinary, multi-institutional collaborations – receives his honorary degree from ASU President Michael Crow. Regents’ Professor George Poste (right), chief scientist of the Complex Adaptive Systems Initiative and Del E. Webb Chair in Health Innovation at ASU, performed the Rite of Investiture.
Widely influential for her innovative work in animal science and her dedication as an author, speaker and advocate in the area of autism, Temple Grandin (center) is a researcher and professor of animal science at Colorado State University. Grandin is also a bestselling author, consultant and the subject of a recent movie that chronicles her life with autism. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Franklin Pierce College, a Master of Science in animal science from Arizona State University, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in animal science from the University of Illinois. Mitzi Montoya (right), vice provost and dean of the College of Technology and Innovation performed the Rite of Investiture.
Austrian-born American neuroscientist Eric Kandel’s (center) research demonstrates the fundamental ways that nerve cells change their response to chemical signals to produce coordinated changes in behavior. For this work that is central to understanding normal memory, dementia and mental disorders related to memory, Kandel and two colleagues, Arvid Carlsson and Paul Greengard, received the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Robert Page (right), dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, places the doctoral hood during the Rite of Investiture.
Tom Brokaw, respected news anchor and former managing editor of NBC’s “Nightly News,” shows some Sun Devil Spirit prior to being presented with an honorary degree for his contributions to the field of journalism. Brokaw was also the featured speaker for the ceremony. To see other honorary degree recipients over the years, visit: https://asunews.asu.edu/20120504_gallery_honorarydegrees.
More than 10,000 students made up ASU’s class of 2012. Some will teach, others will travel and many will innovate – changing the landscape of education, health, government, the economy and the environment. To learn more about some of our outstanding graduates, visit https://asunews.asu.edu/20120430_commencement_gradprofiles.
Anton Fischer (second from left), an urban and environmental planning major, pitches his mortarboard into the air in celebration the conclusion of the spring commencement.
Sustainability graduate Max Scott waves to family as he crosses the Gammage stage at the beginning of the School of Sustainability spring convocation.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor (ret.), who made history as the first woman to serve on the court, urged graduates of ASU’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law to recognize the power of the individual. The May 6 convocation address was the first time O’Connor spoke at graduation since the law school was renamed in her honor in 2006.
Douglas Sylvester, who was named dean of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law in March, presides over his first convocation in that role. He urged the graduates to use courage and moral responsibility in their legal careers.
Law students Vanessa Guerrero, left, and Kay Jones, celebrate after being hooded at the convocation ceremony for the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law.
Moayad Ashry S. Alhudaib is hoisted by friends and family after walking the aisle to receive his Master of Laws degree from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. The LL.M. is an advanced degree for those who already hold a Juris Doctorate.
Newly commissioned 2nd Lieutenant Johnathon Harris (right) with his father Brigadier General J.D. Harris Jr., commander, 56th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base. Johnathon will be serving as a pilot stationed at Vance Air Force Base.
Ira A. Fulton (second from left) joins Anurag Kamasamudram, outstanding computer systems graduate; Madeline Grade, student speaker; Ankit Makhijani, outstanding industrial engineering graduate; Rick Hudson, engineering alumni chapter president; Brian Perea, outstanding engineering graduate; Edd Gibson, school director, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment; plus other members of the platform party, in a celebratory dance at the Fulton Schools of Engineering convocation.
Outstanding and distinguished graduates representing all of the programs in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering celebrate at the schools’ convocation. Over 1,000 students received degrees from the school at the spring 2012 ceremonies
A declaration of accomplishment decorates a car window during a graduation event.
Jarod Pidgeon and the West Cache Creek Drum Group plays as the graduates cross the stage at Gammage Auditorium for the American Indian Convocation.
Kammy Harding, in the traditional graduation hard hat of the Del Webb School of Construction, and Woodrow Crumbo, an applied biological sciences major, listen to the speakers during the American Indian Convocation.
Jenna Hines, an elementary education major, crosses the stage. Hines received the annual Dukepoo award, named for Frank C. Dukepoo – an ASU alumni and famed geneticist.
LTC Roderick Hammond administers the oath of office to the Army ROTC cadets during their commissioning ceremony.
Following the attachment of his new shoulder boards by his wife, Dannielle, 1st Lieutenant Chad Williams also gets a kiss.
Biochemistry majors Stephanie Yee (left) and Nicole Shia wait for the 11th Annual Asian/Asian Pacific American convocation to begin. Both are planning to pursue advanced degrees.
Members of the Class of 1962 gather on the steps of Old Main for a photo after the Golden Class induction ceremony.
ASU Golden Class members Marianne and Harry Mitchell are introduced during the Golden Circle induction ceremony in front of Old Main. Harry is former U.S. representative from District 5, mayor of Tempe and Tempe High School teacher.
Lisa Blanco (left), broadcast journalism graduate, and Beatriz Velazquez, a kinesiology graduate, line up at Wells Fargo Arena prior to the Hispanic convocation, May 5.
Adriana Delgado, an agribusiness/food science graduate, displays a calavera – or skull – version of Sparky during the Hispanic convocation.
Business graduate Danya Diaz poses for family members after receiving her certificate during the Hispanic convocation.
Mark Easterling (center) and Tony Williams (left) wait backstage for the beginning of the Black and African student convocation. Both students had earned master’s degrees in geographic information systems. Dominic Porter, who received his masters degree in eigher education, is in the background.