Photo essay: UH Hilo 2015 Fall Commencement
A total of 290 degrees and certificates were awarded. Congratulations to UH Hilo’s Fall Graduates!
Photos by Bob Douglas.
2015 Fall Commencement at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo was held Dec. 19 on campus at the Vulcan Gymnasium.
Students petitioned for a total of 290 degrees and/or certificates from the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resource Management (24) College of Arts and Sciences(217); College of Business and Economics (31); College of Pharmacy (1); and Ka Haka ‘Ula O Ke‘elikōlani College of Hawaiian Language (8). There were nine other candidates for post-graduate honors.
Sherry Menor-McNamara, the youngest and first female president and chief executive officer of the Chamber of Commerce of Hawai‘i, delivered the keynote address. Zachary Tman, a double major in anthropology and biology with a minor in chemistry, represented the class as student speaker.
- Read full story about the speakers.
- See video of entire commencement ceremonies.
- See photo essay on Chancellor’s Blog by photographer Daniel Nathaniel.
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Graduates with Family & Friends
Commencement Ceremonies
Mortarboard Communications
Keynote Speaker and Student Speaker
UH Hilo Leadership & Faculty
Opening Ceremonies
About the photographer: Bob Douglas is a local artist, photographer, and sometimes part-time student who volunteers his photography skills to the Office of the Chancellor and UH Hilo Stories.
-UH Hilo Stories
