Washington State University undergraduate and graduate students will receive their diplomas at the Saturday, May 8, Commencement ceremonies on the Pullman campus. WSU will honor the graduates of nine of its 10 colleges with two ceremonies at Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum on the Pullman campus. Graduates of the colleges of Liberal Arts, Sciences, and Education will be recognized at an 8 a.m. program. Agriculture and Home Economics, Business and Economics, Engineering and Architecture, Pharmacy, and Veterinary Medicine graduates will be honored at a 1 p.m. ceremony.
Nursing students attend ceremonies in Spokane.
WSU alumnus and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen will be honored with a presentation of the Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award at both ceremonies. He will speak to the graduates following the presentations. Allen is the 29th recipient of this award that has also honored, among others, Edward R. Murrow, Leo K. Bustad, Melvin Hein, Philip and Neva Abelson, Keith Jackson and Gary Larson.