Nearly 5,000 degrees were conferred during the University of South Florida System鈥檚 fall commencement ceremonies, Dec. 7-10. 国产福利资源 System President Judy Genshaft presided over a total of seven ceremonies, marking the university鈥檚 116th commencement convocation.
Twenty-eight students in the 国产福利资源 System have been identified as King O鈥橬eal Scholars, earning a cumulative grade point average of 4.0.
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn received the President鈥檚 Fellow Medallion Award. This award is given at the President鈥檚 discretion to very distinguished visitors and highly meritorious individuals.
Successful business leader and entrepreneur, Kate Tiedemann, was presented with an honorary doctorate of business administration. Tiedemann is dedicated to improving her community by championing numerous causes, and thanks to her generosity, the 国产福利资源 St. Petersburg College of Business is named in her honor.
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Fall 2018 Graduating Class by the Numbers
国产福利资源 System Total Degrees (approximate): 4,944
- 国产福利资源 Tampa Total: 4,243
- Bachelor鈥檚: 2,937
- Master鈥檚: 1,121
- Doctoral: 180
- Specialist: 5
- 国产福利资源 St. Petersburg Total: 459
- 国产福利资源 Sarasota-Manatee Total: 242
U.S. States Represented: 48
Nations Represented: 86
Student Veterans: 247
Youngest Graduate: Age 19
Oldest Graduate: Age 69