TRI-CITIES, Wash. — Washington State University Tri-Cities will honor its 16th graduating class Friday, May 13 in commencement ceremonies at the Three Rivers Coliseum in Kennewick. The processional begins at 6 p.m.
A total of 385 students will receive diplomas this year. There are 266 undergraduate and 119 master’s degree candidates eligible to participate in the 2005 commencement.
WSU Tri-Cities Chancellor Larry James will preside over the program, which includes an address by Len Peters, director of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in
WSU President V. Lane Rawlins will welcome those in attendance to witness the graduation of the Tri–Cities’ Class of 2005.
The processional of faculty and graduating students will be led for the first time by the WSU mace, the symbol of institutional authority. The Tri–Cities commencement is the first time the mace is being used at a ceremony off the
Some 3,000 people are expected to attend commencement. The Three Rivers Coliseum is located near
The graduating students earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the state’s land-grant university in a variety of academic disciplines, including biology, business administration, chemical engineering, computer science, elementary education, liberal arts, nursing and social science.
Tom Thompson, past president of the WSU Alumni Association, will deliver the alumni greeting to the new graduates. Cara Giancola and Janel Baker, outgoing president and vice president of the Associated Students of WSU Tri-Cities, will also address the graduating class.
