One of life’s greatest accomplishments — the successful completion of a college degree — will be celebrated at Virginia Tech as students, together with their faculty, family, and friends, prepare for commencement ceremonies being held on Friday, May 13.
Additionally, Twenty-seven college and departmental convocation ceremonies will be held throughout the day on Saturday, May 14 at locations across campus.
Kenneth R. Feinberg, best known for serving as the special master of the federal September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 and who later became fund administrator for the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund following the April 16, 2007, tragedy, will address the graduates shortly after the ceremony begins at 7:30 p.m. at Lane Stadium / Worsham Field.
Approximately 21 associate’s degree candidates from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and 4,363 bachelor’s degree candidates will be honored at the Friday night event.
This year, 1,540 graduating seniors will complete their baccalaureate degree programs with honors, having achieved an accumulative grade point average of at least a 3.4 on a 4.0 scale.
As it was last year, this year’s most popular major among graduating seniors is biological sciences, followed by psychology, mechanical engineering, finance, and communication.
At a ceremony to be held Friday morning, the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets will honor 134 students graduating from its program. Also on Friday morning, 38 students will be commissioned into the U.S. Army, 34 will be commissioned into the U.S. Air Force, and 26 will be commissioned into the U.S. Navy. In addition, six students will join the U.S.Marine Corps after graduation.
Virginia Tech President Charles W. Steger will preside over the two Blacksburg ceremonies. 2011 marks the 140th year of Virginia Tech.
