Commencement for graduates in Moscow is May 11 with each college graduating at different times. College of Art and Architecture, Education, Health and Human Science, Law and Letters, Arts and Social Sciences is set to graduate at 9:30 a.m.
The next colleges to graduate at 2 p.m. are College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Business and Economics, Engineering, Natural Resources and Science. Boise and Idaho Falls have different times and groups graduating.
The speaker for the Moscow commencement will be Anthony Doerr, a bestselling author from Boise. His World War II novel “All the Light We Cannot See” won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2015. Doerr’s short stories and essays have won five awards, his work has been translated into more than 40 different languages and won Barnes and Nobel Discover Prize, the Rome Prizes and many more.
The honorary degree goes to Keiko Ogura, a Hiroshima survivor. The University of Idaho welcomed Ogura as a guest speaker for the “Remembering Hiroshima” event in 2022. In recognition of her vast contributions to worldwide peace, education and relationship building with the university. University of Idaho is proud to bestow the honorary Doctor of Human Letters degree as part of the Spring 2024 Commencement.
The President’s Medallion is being awarded to Jean’ne Shreeve, UI chemistry professor of 63 years. Shreeve is the UI distinguished professor of chemistry; she is the longest serving employee. She and her coworkers have published more than 725 refereed academic articles.
Roughly every other year, the Shreeve lab alumni gather to reconnect with one another and honor Dr. Shreeve. In 2022 she celebrated with former students Brian Hill ’65, Charles ‘Tom’ Ratliffe ’67, Richard Swindell ’72, Dennis Sauer ’72 and Ramesh Kumar ’81, who were all inducted into the UI Alumni Hall of Fame.
No tickets are required for any commencement ceremonies. UI is excited to be able to celebrate this momentous occasion with our graduates and their guests. General seating is free and is on a first-come, first-served basis.
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