Tag: Commencement
S&T to honor nearly 700 graduates at fall commencement ceremonies
Missouri University of Science and Technology will hold three commencement ceremonies this fall in the Gale Bullman Building, located at 10th Street and Bishop Avenue in Rolla. Ph.D. candidates will be honored during a ceremony at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15. Bachelor’s and master’s degree candidates will be recognized during two ceremonies held at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16. Saturday’s ceremonies are divided by discipline.
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Photo gallery: Spring commencement 2023
Missouri S&T celebrated the accomplishments of over 1,000 Miners as they received their degrees last weekend. Check out some photos from the ceremonies. Photos by Michael Pierce, Missouri S&T
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Ron Epps, retired NASA leader, receives honorary degree from S&T
Ron Epps of Houston, retired chief of the NASA flight design and dynamics division and a Missouri University of Science and Technology graduate, was awarded the doctor of physics, honoris causa, during the Missouri S&T spring commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 13.
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Wayne Laufer receives honorary degree from S&T
Wayne Laufer of Sanibel, Florida, retired co-founder and chief executive officer of Bois d’Arc Energy Corp. and a Missouri University of Science and Technology graduate, was awarded the doctor of engineering, honoris causa, during the Missouri S&T spring commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 13.
Read More »Missouri S&T honors alumni for professional distinction
Missouri University of Science and Technology presented the Award of Professional Distinction to two alumni during the Missouri S&T spring commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 13.
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Former Anheuser-Busch leader delivers S&T commencement address
Susan M. Simmons, retired senior resident engineer at Anheuser-Busch Inc. and president of the Missouri S&T Board of Trustees, gave Missouri S&T graduates advice for their future careers during S&T’s commencement ceremonies. Simmons, who earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from S&T, spoke during the undergraduate and master’s degree ceremonies held at 10 a.m. and […]
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Morgan State University dean honors Missouri S&T Ph.D. graduates
Dr. Oscar Barton, professor and dean of the Morgan State University Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. School of Engineering, delivered the commencement addresses during Missouri S&T’s commencement ceremony for Ph.D. graduates, held Friday, May 12, in the Gale Bullman Building on campus. Barton told graduates about his childhood experiences in a Washington, D.C., family of eight, […]
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Missouri S&T commencement speakers announced
More than 1,000 Missouri S&T graduates will be awarded degrees during three upcoming commencement ceremonies. Dr. Oscar Barton will speak at the May 12 ceremony for Ph.D. graduates. Susan M. Simmons will speak at both May 13 ceremonies.
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‘MacGyver’ Miner: From maintenance worker to middle school math teacher to mechanical engineer
In 2004, Chad Abernathy graduated from high school in Newtown, Missouri, and began his collegiate studies at Missouri S&T. Not long after, he started working as a part-time maintenance worker for S&T’s student affairs and auxiliary services.
Four years later, he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences and earned magna cum laude honors.
Fast-forward another 15 years, and Abernathy is now in the final days of his second bachelor’s degree from S&T, and this time, it is in mechanical engineering.
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory leader offers advice to Missouri S&T Ph.D. graduates
Missouri University of Science and Technology graduate Dr. Robert Wagner, director of the Buildings and Transportation Science Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee, shared life lessons with Missouri S&T Ph.D. graduates from the near failure that led to his success. “I came to Missouri S&T 34 years ago with an unbridled excitement for the […]
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