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The college honored six undergraduate students
with the CLAS Hall of Fame Award for their excellence in scholarship
and leadership. The inductees, from left to right, were Ryan Fields,
Jennifer Kress, Justin Bangs, Monique Dieuvil, Andrew Hoffman and Emily
Friend.
Graduation Spring 2006
Article originally published in the June 2006 issue of CLASnotes.
For the second year in a row, CLAS held two commencement ceremonies in May. The graduate ceremony was held on Friday, May 5 in the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, and the undergraduate ceremony was on Saturday, May 6 in the O’Connell Center. Almost 2,500 students received bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees from the college during the Spring 2006 semester.
Former
US Senator Bob Graham
received an honorary degree of public
service from the University of Florida at
the CLAS undergraduate commencement
ceremony on May 6. He also served as
the ceremony’s keynote speaker.
Rebecca Gaff was one of six graduating
Signing Gators American Sign Language
Club members who signed the
Star-Spangled Banner and the Alma
Mater during the undergraduate
ceremony.
UF Provost Janie Fouke delivered the
keynote speech at the graduate
commencement ceremony, where more
than 300 students were awarded their
master’s and doctorate degrees.
The UF Alumni Association recognized UF Outstanding Female and Male Leaders in each graduating class. Five CLAS students received the honor and posed with CLAS Dean Neil Sullivan before the ceremony. They are, from left to right, Bigad Shaban, Sarah Lowe, Marni Jacob, Kelli Anne Murray and Andrew Hoffman.
—Buffy Lockette
all photos courtesy University Photography