Photos: UH Hilo 2024 Spring Commencement

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522 students petitioned for degrees and/or certificates and for various post-graduate credentials. UH Hilo Professor of Finance Terrance Jalbert was keynote speaker; student-athlete David Mayser was student speaker.

Group of happy graduates with lei.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo celebrated 2024 Spring Commencement on Saturday, May 11, at Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium. There were 522 students who petitioned for degrees and/or certificates and for various post-graduate credentials.

Candidates represented the College of Arts and Sciences; Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikolani College of Hawaiian Language; College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management; College of Natural and Health Sciences; College of Business and Economics; and the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy.

Keynote speaker was UH Hilo Professor of Finance Terrance Jalbert. Student speaker was David Mayser, a student-athlete graduating with a bachelor of arts in communication. Bios of both speakers can be found on this post.

Photos by Tracey Niimi, click to enlarge.

Before the event: Kihei, photos, anticipation!

Large group of students poses for photo before commencement ceremony.

Opening Procession

Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium
2024 Spring Commencement on Saturday, May 11, at Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium.

Opening Remarks, Award, and Keynotes

Chancellor Bonnie Irwin at podium.
Chancellor Bonnie D. Irwin delivers welcome remarks.
Regent places medal around Kerri Inglis's neck.
Professor of History Kerri Inglis is awarded a UH Board of Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Teaching.

Degrees Conferred

Graduate walks off the dais with her diploma in one hand and the Hawaii state flag in the other.

Celebration

Two graduates in lei, one holding a bouquet of flowers high in the air.

Photos by Tracey Niimi, UH Hilo alumnus and former student support specialist at the university’s pharmacy college.

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