He cited the convenience of Maryland's scheduling and class locations as one of the best points of his Maryland experience. Peter Richardson, a civilian employee from Yokosuka who supplemented a BS in Management Studies with a secondary concentration in Asian Studies, agreed. Just an excellent program. The 1998 Asian Division Seoul Commencement Ceremony was held May 24 in the Seoul American High School Auditorium. Thirty-six students completing baccalaureate degrees and 9 receiving Associate of Arts degrees participated in the ceremony.
Students examine a commencement program before the start of the ceremony.
Stephen W. Bosworth, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, delivered the Commencement Address. Ambassador Bosworth has held a number of positions in the State Department during his career, and has served as Ambassador to Tunisia and to the Philippines. Ambassador Bosworth is chairman of the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College, where he earned his baccalaureate degree. Most college students then went to college straight out of high school and finished in four years. All that has changed now.