Commencement Speakers
Starting in 1996, the School of Social Work's commencement ceremony has included speeches from graduates of the BSW and MSSW degree programs, with occasional speakers from among graduating Ph.D. students. Speakers are choosen by the students to represent their graduating class. Below are the speeches for each year. Audio format is MP3. Transcripts are provided in html, when available or by request.
| Year | Program | Speaker | Audio and Text Formats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Opening Remarks | Dean Barbara W. White, Ph.D. | MP3 | BSW | Shirene Marisa Garcia | MP3 |
| MSSW | Leah Genevieve Davies | MP3 | |
| Ph.D. | Nalini Junko Negi | MP3 | |
| Closing Remarks | Dean Barbara W. White, Ph.D. | MP3 | |
| 2007 | BSW | Rachel Ellen Mazerolle | MP3 |
| MSSW | Kenlyn Marie Powers | MP3 | |
| Closing Remarks | Dean Barbara W. White, Ph.D. | MP3 | |
| 2006 | BSW | Ann Marie Miles | MP3 |
| MSSW | Julia Nan Cuba | MP3 | |
| Closing Remarks | Dean Barbara W. White, Ph.D. | MP3 | |
| 2005 | BSW | Meredith Carole Thompson | MP3 |
| MSSW | Ashley Grace Katz | MP3 | |
| Commencement Address | Dr. Ruth McRoy, Associate Dean for Research, Ruby Lee Piester Centennial Professor in Services to Children and Families, Director, Center for Social Work Research, and Distinguished Teaching Professor |
MP3 | |
| Closing Remarks | Dean Barbara W. White, Ph.D. | MP3 | |
| 2004 | Opening Remarks | Dean Barbara W. White, Ph.D. | MP3 |
| BSW | Veronica Delgado | MP3 | |
| MSSW | Heather Lynn Davies | MP3 | |
| Closing Remarks | Dean Barbara W. White, Ph.D. | MP3 | |
| 2003 | BSW | Bree A. Coffman | MP3 |
| MSSW | Shane O. Whalley | MP3 | |
| Ph.D. | Tamara S. Davis | MP3 | |
| Commencement Address | Dr. King Davis, Ph.D. | MP3 - HTML | |
| 2002 | BSW | Kristina Marie Wilson | MP3 |
| MSSW | Meredith Carolyn Wilson | MP3 | |
| 2001 | BSW | Cory Michelle Jones | MP3 |
| MSSW | Ramón Roberto Gómez | MP3 | |
| Commencement Address | Dr. Jack Otis, Dean, UT School of Social Work 1965-1977 and Professor Emeritus |
MP3 | |
| Closing Remarks | Dean Barbara W. White, Ph.D. | MP3 | |
| 2000 | BSW | Francisco J. Camacho | MP3 |
| MSSW | Kimberly Z. Durham | MP3 | |
| 1999 | BSW | Richard Anthony Baker | MP3 |
| MSSW | Thais Davenport Kilday | MP3 | |
| 1998 | BSW | Sharon Denise Gamble | MP3 |
| MSSW | Glenn Arlyn Zimmerman | MP3 | |
| 1997 | BSW | David Jinright | MP3 |
| MSSW | Jill A. Meyer | MP3 | |
| 1996 | BSW | Ruben Stephen Medel | MP3 |
| MSSW | Stephen Jay Riven | MP3 |