David Eccles School of Business 2005 Graduation

We had a reception on the School plaza before graduation, which is an opportunity for our graduates to find friends, introduce family to their professors, and show their families and friends the School. We had a cloud burst about an hour before graduation, but fortunately it passed before it was time for the David Eccles School Hoard to march up to the Huntsman Arena behind our bagpipe band. The bagpipe band is a tradition honoring David Eccles' Scotch heritage, and they have played our processional and recessional for many years. Last year, we started the tradition of having them come to our plaza and lead us up to the Huntsman Arena to line up for the ceremony.

We honor three distinguished alumni at the beginning of our graduation ceremony, and then they participate in handing out the diplomas to the graduates. We typically have representatives from the Trustees and Regents who also join the ceremony. Many of our faculty own graduation robes representing the university where they received their doctorate, so it makes for a very colorful assembly. This year we added scarfs with the Eccles tartan to our regalia. Students who make a pledge to donate for three years following graduation receive a tartan to wear with their regalia, and faculty and staff who support the School's annual campaign also get a scarf to wear.

We have a fun graduation. The students are in great spirts, and we will typically have 6,000-8,000 people come to celebrate with our 1,100 graduates. (The pictures look like the arena is somewhat empty because they are catching the area behind the stage, which is mostly overflow and people who arrive late. We also keep sections on either side of the arena open because these are where the undergraduates sit after they are recognized. A lot of making the graduation work is crowd control.) We call every graduate's name and give each person a diploma cover (the actual degree comes in the mail later in the summer). The faculty come down onto the arena floor to congratulate the students as the walk up to be recognized.

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Kids are enjoying the reception.
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Class of 2005 and Class of 2027
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It is a happy day for everyone involved.
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Colorful regalia
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Associate Dean Eining and MBA Students
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Crowd on the plaza for the pre-graduation reception.
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Pictures, pictures everywhere.
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Bagpipes
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Marching to the Huntsman Arena.
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Dean, Professor, and Students
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Families waiting for the graduates.
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Queuing up.
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Utah's colors are red and white.
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Leis and David Eccles tartans.
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Executive MBAs
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Finding your friends is required.
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Flowers to go with the regalia.
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Bagpiper
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Colorful group of friends.
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Getting everyone in line is a challenge.
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Searching the crowd for friends and family.
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Everyone is proud to be here.
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There they are.
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Staff, faculty, trustees in regalia.
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David Eccles tartan is a new tradition for the School.
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Standing out in the crowd.
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John Kunzweiler, Distinguished Alumnus
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Jack Lake, Distinguished Alumnus
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Kris Liacopoulos, Distinguished Alumna
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Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients
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There is always at least one beach ball in the crowd.
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Senator Jake Garn, Distinguished Alumnus, Trustee, and 50th Anniversary Class Representative
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Faculty congratulating graduates
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Kris and Master's student
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Professor Sondak congratulating a graduate.
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Strong supporters of the attitude adjustment seminar series.
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Found who he is looking for.
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Almost on schedule.
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Hooding a PhD candidate.
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Proud.
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PhD recipients.
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Final comments.
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Congratulations
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We did it!
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Bagpipers play the recessional.
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