The 25th Annual Graduation Convocation of the LBJ School of Public Affairs will be held Saturday, May 18, in the UT Bates Recital Hall. Approximately 100 May and August graduates will be honored at the ceremony, which is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.
This year's commencement speaker is former Texas Governor Ann Richards. Graduating student Sheila Cavanagh will deliver remarks on behalf of the class of 1996.
A reception for graduates, their families and friends, faculty, and staff members will be held immediately following the ceremony at the Joe C. Thompson Conference Center.
The university-wide commencement ceremony, which includes a grand procession of degree candidates and faculty, will be held on the same day at 8 p.m. The ceremony will take place on the South Terrace of the Main Building. In the event of rain, the convocation will be moved to the Frank Erwin Center.
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