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989 Candidates Recognized at UT Tyler Spring 2015 Commencement

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May 4, 2015

Media Contact:  Hannah Buchanan
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May 4, 2015

The University of Texas at Tyler held spring 2015 commencement ceremonies May 1 and 2, President Rodney H. Mabry announced.

Nine hundred eighty nine degree candidates were recognized in the UT Tyler R. Don Cowan Fine and Performing Arts Center.

The commencement schedule was:

• College of Nursing and Health Sciences – 3 p.m. May 1
• College of Arts and Sciences – 6 p.m. May 1
• College of Business and Technology – 10 a.m. May 2
• Colleges of Education and Psychology and Engineering – 1 p.m. May 2

Commencement speakers and the ceremonies during which they spoke were:

• Dr. David Lakey, associate vice chancellor for population health for UT System and senior vice president for population health at UT Health Northeast – Colleges of Nursing and Health Sciences and Arts and Sciences
• Martin Heines, City of Tyler mayor – Colleges of Business and Technology, Education and Psychology and Engineering

Dr. Ross Sherman, UT Tyler interim provost and vice president for academic affairs, gave remarks and conferred all degrees.

Presentation and certification of master’s, baccalaureate and doctoral degree candidates were made by the deans of each of the university’s colleges: Dr. Martin Slann, Arts and Sciences; Dr. James Lumpkin, Business and Technology; Dr. Wesley Hickey, Education and Psychology; Dr. James Nelson, Engineering; and Dr. Yong Tai Wang, Nursing and Health Sciences.

Brittany Childs, UT Tyler director of alumni relations, gave alumni association presentations.

One of the 15 campuses of the UT System, UT Tyler features excellence in teaching, research, artistic performance and community service. More than 80 undergraduate and graduate degrees are available at UT Tyler, which has an enrollment of more than 8,000 high-ability students. UT Tyler offers courses at its campuses in Tyler, Longview and Palestine as well as a location in Houston.

• COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (195 candidates)
• COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY (294 candidates)
• COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY (161 candidates)
• COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (128 candidates)
• COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES (211 candidates)