Approximately 720 degrees were awarded by The University of Findlay during spring commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 7, in the Koehler Complex on campus. 

As part of commencement activities, a hooding ceremony was held for both doctor of pharmacy and doctor of physical therapy graduates. Fifty students were the first to receive doctor of physical therapy degrees from the University. Fifty-seven doctor of pharmacy degrees were awarded.

Joshua Anderson is the first graduate to receive a DPT hood from the University during a special hooding ceremony May 7.

John Malacos, Ph.D., gives the commencement address.

John Malacos, Ph.D., gave the commencement address. Read his full address here.

Malacos spearheaded the Power of Positive project, a yearlong celebration of human goodness.

Margaret M. Palmer was presented with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters in honor of her outstanding service to the University and the community.  

Margaret Palmer has a passion for education, which is evident as she connects with and befriends the students who receive funds from the Margaret and Paul Palmer Family Scholarship. In addition to being involved with the University, Palmer has been active in St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, Thursday Conversation Club and the Shakespeare Club, among others, and she helped start the libraries at Jefferson Elementary School and St. Andrew’s.

Palmer was recognized by the University as a Distinguished Associate in 2005, and she was inducted into the Curtain Raisers Society Wall of Fame in 2009.

Margaret Palmer, center, was presented with an honorary doctor of humane letters. Marie Louden-Hanes, Ph.D., and C. Richard Beckett, D.V.M., present her with a doctoral hood.

More than 170 master’s degrees were awarded, and more than 410 bachelor’s degrees were awarded, including approximately 60 bachelor of arts degrees and approximately 350 bachelor of science degrees. More than 30 associate of arts degrees were conferred.        

The first class of DPT graduates joins the processional.

Barrett Brooks Jr. gives Dr. Katherine Fell a giant hug as he walks across the stage.

   
The University’s traditional Arch Ceremony immediately followed commencement at the Griffith Memorial Arch. Click here to view and download photos of the Arch Ceremony.