[Fall Commencement] 1,355 degrees conferred

from lamar.edu

Lamar University conferred 1355 degrees during fall commencement exercises December 13. George L. Mehaffy, Vice President for Academic Leadership and Change at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) in Washington, D.C., was the keynote speaker. Beginning this commencement ceremony, Lamar University joined many of its fellow universities and inaugurated a two-phase commencement format.

Graduates hail from 13 countries, 27 states outside Texas and 283 cities and towns in Texas. Lamar ...awarded... 1355 degrees to 1352 graduation candidates – 35 for doctorates; 761 for master’s degrees and 559 for bachelor’s degrees. Doctorates include 20 in educational leadership, seven doctor of engineering, four doctor of education in deaf studies and four doctor of philosophy in chemical engineering.

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