Virginia Tech Commencement: 2004 facts and figures

BLACKSBURG, Va., May 14, 2004 – Overall

Virginia Tech's 132nd commencement year (24th Northern Virginia Center commencement ceremony).
3,477 undergraduate candidates to receive diplomas.
31 students will receive associate's degrees from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
1,620 graduate students (1,317 master's degrees, 285 Ph.D.'s, 18 Ed.D.'s) to receive diplomas.
91 students will receive Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degrees at 9 a.m., Saturday, May 15 in the in Commonwealth Ballroom, Squires Student Center.
Total Virginia Tech graduates from academic year 2003-04 (includes December graduates): undergraduates, 4,971 (3,477 spring, 1,494 fall); graduates, 1,620 (1,054 spring, 566 fall).

All University Commencement Ceremony:

7:30 p.m., Friday, May 14, Lane Stadium/Worsham Field.
Approximately 30,000 family members and guests are expected to attend the event.
Keynote speaker: Pierre Thomas, ABC News U.S. Justice Department correspondent and 1984 graduate of Virginia Tech (communication studies).

Graduate School Commencement ceremony:

3 p.m., Friday, May 14, Cassell Coliseum.
Keynote speaker: Orlando L. Taylor, vice provost for research and dean of the Graduate School at Howard University.

Northern Virginia Commencement ceremony:

8 p.m. Saturday, May 15, George Mason University Center for the Arts, Fairfax, Va.
Ceremony to honor 275 degree candidates (245 master's degree candidates, 30 Ph.D.s).
Keynote speaker: Lawrence J. Korb, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C.

Calendar of Events (Friday, May 14):

Corps of Cadets Ceremony: 1 p.m., Donaldson Brown Hotel and Conference Center Auditorium.
Graduate School Commencement Ceremony: 3 p.m., Cassell Coliseum.
Army Commissioning: 3 p.m., Donaldson Brown Hotel and Conference Center Auditorium.
Naval Commissioning: 3:30 p.m., Colonial Hall, Squires Student Center.
University Commencement Ceremony, 7:30 p.m., Lane Stadium/Worsham Field.

Calendar of Events (Saturday, May 15)

Pamplin College of Business Convocation: 8:30 a.m., Cassell Coliseum.
College of Natural Resources: 8:30 a.m., Donaldson Brown Hotel and Conference Center Auditorium.
Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine Convocation: 9 a.m., Commonwealth Ballroom, Squires Student Center.
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Convocation: 11 a.m., Cassell Coliseum.
College of Architecture and Urban Studies Convocation: 1 p.m., Burruss Hall Auditorium.
College of Engineering Convocation: 2 p.m., Cassell Coliseum.
Air Force Commissioning: 3 p.m., Colonial Hall, Squires Student Center.
Northern Virginia Center Commencement ceremony: 8 p.m., George Mason University Center for the Arts, Fairfax, Va.
Note: The College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences and the College of Science will hold several departmental convocation ceremonies throughout the day.