Commencement Ceremonies

Shots of graduation ceremonies featuring speakers and attendees in academic attire, highlighting formal educational celebrations.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered addresses at the undergraduate commencement ceremonnies held in the Heiges Field House

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered addresses at the undergraduate commencement ceremonnies held in the Heiges Field House

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered addresses at the undergraduate commencement ceremonnies held in the Heiges Field House

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, California, where the Secretary, a San Gorgonio alumnus, delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony, and posed with graduates and families

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered addresses at the undergraduate commencement ceremonnies held in the Heiges Field House

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, California, where the Secretary, a San Gorgonio alumnus, delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony, and posed with graduates and families

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, California, where the Secretary, a San Gorgonio alumnus, delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony, and posed with graduates and families

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered addresses at the undergraduate commencement ceremonnies held in the Heiges Field House

Honor Cadet Sara Vasquez-Castro speaks to fellow graduates from the Youth Challenge Academy before they receive their diploma upon completion of a 5 and a half month long "military-style" course, at the University of the District of Columbia, August 21st 2022.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, California, where the Secretary, a San Gorgonio alumnus, delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony, and posed with graduates and families

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered address at the graduate commencement ceremony, Luhrs Performing Arts Center

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered addresses at the undergraduate commencement ceremonnies held in the Heiges Field House

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered address at the graduate commencement ceremony, Luhrs Performing Arts Center

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered address at the graduate commencement ceremony, Luhrs Performing Arts Center

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered address at the graduate commencement ceremony, Luhrs Performing Arts Center

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks speaks at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy Commencement Ceremony, College Park, MD, May 20, 2022. There were 90 bachelors graduates, 119 masters graduates and 10 PhD graduates. Its the largest School of Public Policy graduating class since its founding, 40 years ago.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered address at the graduate commencement ceremony, Luhrs Performing Arts Center

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered address at the graduate commencement ceremony, Luhrs Performing Arts Center

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered address at the graduate commencement ceremony, Luhrs Performing Arts Center

Receiving the diploma

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, California, where the Secretary, a San Gorgonio alumnus, delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony, and posed with graduates and families

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered address at the graduate commencement ceremony, Luhrs Performing Arts Center

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered addresses at the undergraduate commencement ceremonnies held in the Heiges Field House

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered address at the graduate commencement ceremony, Luhrs Performing Arts Center

Professors and students walking to graduation

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered address at the graduate commencement ceremony, Luhrs Performing Arts Center

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, California, where the Secretary, a San Gorgonio alumnus, delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony, and posed with graduates and families

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered address at the graduate commencement ceremony, Luhrs Performing Arts Center

Happy female college graduate. (MR)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, California, where the Secretary, a San Gorgonio alumnus, delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony, and posed with graduates and families

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks speaks at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy Commencement Ceremony, College Park, MD, May 20, 2022. There were 90 bachelors graduates, 119 masters graduates and 10 PhD graduates. Its the largest School of Public Policy graduating class since its founding, 40 years ago.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered addresses at the undergraduate commencement ceremonnies held in the Heiges Field House

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered addresses at the undergraduate commencement ceremonnies held in the Heiges Field House

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered address at the graduate commencement ceremony, Luhrs Performing Arts Center

Students from the Idaho Youth ChalleNGe Academy participate in a graduation ceremony, May 27, 2022, Boise, Idaho. 119 cadets graduated from the academys 17th classbringing the total number of IDYCA graduates to 1,701, since the program began in 2014.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, California, where the Secretary, a San Gorgonio alumnus, delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony, and posed with graduates and families

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, California, where the Secretary, a San Gorgonio alumnus, delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony, and posed with graduates and families

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered address at the graduate commencement ceremony, Luhrs Performing Arts Center

High school graduates at their commencement ceremony, Nordhoff High School, Ojai, CA

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, California, where the Secretary, a San Gorgonio alumnus, delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony, and posed with graduates and families

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered address at the graduate commencement ceremony, Luhrs Performing Arts Center

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered addresses at the undergraduate commencement ceremonnies held in the Heiges Field House

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered address at the graduate commencement ceremony, Luhrs Performing Arts Center

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, California, where the Secretary, a San Gorgonio alumnus, delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony, and posed with graduates and families

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, California, where the Secretary, a San Gorgonio alumnus, delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony, and posed with graduates and families

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered address at the graduate commencement ceremony, Luhrs Performing Arts Center

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered addresses at the undergraduate commencement ceremonnies held in the Heiges Field House

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered address at the graduate commencement ceremony, Luhrs Performing Arts Center

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered addresses at the undergraduate commencement ceremonnies held in the Heiges Field House

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered addresses at the undergraduate commencement ceremonnies held in the Heiges Field House

National Institute of Standards and Technology - QUEST EXCELLENCE CONFERENCE BALDRIGE AWARDS

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, California, where the Secretary, a San Gorgonio alumnus, delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony, and posed with graduates and families

High school valedictorian giving her commencement speech, Ojai, CA

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered address at the graduate commencement ceremony, Luhrs Performing Arts Center

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered addresses at the undergraduate commencement ceremonnies held in the Heiges Field House

220513-N-TP834-2080U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander, gives the College of Business commencement speech on May 13, 2022, at Colorado State University, Colo. As an alumnus, Dickinson shared his experiences at CSU and encouraged graduates to reach for the stars and forge their own path. He shared the latest facts about the Space enterprise, business opportunities and partnerships with space entrepreneurs. USSPACECOM is the 11th and newest Combatant Command protecting and defending the Space domain.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered addresses at the undergraduate commencement ceremonnies held in the Heiges Field House

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, California, where the Secretary, a San Gorgonio alumnus, delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony, and posed with graduates and families

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered address at the graduate commencement ceremony, Luhrs Performing Arts Center

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, California, where the Secretary, a San Gorgonio alumnus, delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony, and posed with graduates and families

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, California, where the Secretary, a San Gorgonio alumnus, delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony, and posed with graduates and families

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered addresses at the undergraduate commencement ceremonnies held in the Heiges Field House

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered addresses at the undergraduate commencement ceremonnies held in the Heiges Field House

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, California, where the Secretary, a San Gorgonio alumnus, delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony, and posed with graduates and families

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, California, where the Secretary, a San Gorgonio alumnus, delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony, and posed with graduates and families

High school graduation class valedictorian speech at outdoor ceremony Mt. Shasta California

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered addresses at the undergraduate commencement ceremonnies held in the Heiges Field House

Young woman receiving her high school diploma, Nordhoff High School, Ojai, CA

Teacher applauding smiling student holding decorated mortarboard hat at podium on stage during graduation ceremony

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, California, where the Secretary, a San Gorgonio alumnus, delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony, and posed with graduates and families

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, California, where the Secretary, a San Gorgonio alumnus, delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony, and posed with graduates and families

Trip to California: Charter Anniversary Ceremony, University of California at Berkeley, 1:40PM. Governor of California, Edmund G. Pat Brown, speaks at the University of California's 94th Charter Day Ceremony. Seated to right of lectern (L-R): President John F. Kennedy; President of the University of California, Dr. Clark Kerr; newly-inaugurated Chancellor of the University of California at Berkeley, Edward W. Strong; former President of the University of California, Dr. Robert Gordon Sproul; others unidentified. California Memorial Stadium, University of California, Berkeley, California.

Trip to Western States: Address at the University of Washington, 3:10PM. At a program to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the University of Washington, President of the University Charles E. Odegaard presents President John F. Kennedy with a seal of the University and a copy of the official Centennial history. Edmundson Pavilion, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, California, where the Secretary, a San Gorgonio alumnus, delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony, and posed with graduates and families

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, California, where the Secretary, a San Gorgonio alumnus, delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony, and posed with graduates and families

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, California, where the Secretary, a San Gorgonio alumnus, delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony, and posed with graduates and families

Ethnically diverse female faculty, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered addresses at the undergraduate commencement ceremonnies held in the Heiges Field House

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, California, where the Secretary, a San Gorgonio alumnus, delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony, and posed with graduates and families

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, California, where the Secretary, a San Gorgonio alumnus, delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony, and posed with graduates and families

Graduating high school students from the Sioux City, Iowa area who are headed for military service display special military related graduation stoles at an unveiling event in Sioux City, Iowa on May 12, 2022. The stoles were created to honor students who have been accepted to one of the military service academies, enlisted into an active duty component or joined a component of the Reserve or National Guard.U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, California, where the Secretary, a San Gorgonio alumnus, delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony, and posed with graduates and families

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, California, where the Secretary, a San Gorgonio alumnus, delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony, and posed with graduates and families

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, California, where the Secretary, a San Gorgonio alumnus, delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony, and posed with graduates and families

African American History Celebration, in Dean Acheson Auditorium, featuring performance by Morgan State University Choir, and remarks by guest speakers including: Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Bernard LaFayette, Jr., 1960's civil rights leader, Director of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island; Dorothy Height, long time civil rights and women's rights activist, President Emeritus of the National Council of Negro Women; and Romeo Crennel, head coach of the National Football League's Cleveland Browns.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, California, where the Secretary, a San Gorgonio alumnus, delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony, and posed with graduates and families

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, California, where the Secretary, a San Gorgonio alumnus, delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony, and posed with graduates and families

African American History Celebration, in Dean Acheson Auditorium, featuring performance by Morgan State University Choir, and remarks by guest speakers including: Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Bernard LaFayette, Jr., 1960's civil rights leader, Director of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island; Dorothy Height, long time civil rights and women's rights activist, President Emeritus of the National Council of Negro Women; and Romeo Crennel, head coach of the National Football League's Cleveland Browns.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (May 26, 2022) - Craig Maxey, a former Nile C. Kinnick High School principal, delivers an address to the students of Kinnick High Schools Class of 2022 during a graduation ceremony at Berkey Field onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY). For 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet's forward deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.

Trip to California: Charter Anniversary Ceremony, University of California at Berkeley, 1:40PM. President John F. Kennedy speaks after receiving an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of California, given to him by President of the University of California Dr. Clark Kerr, during the University's 94th Charter Day Ceremony. Seated to right of lectern (L-R): Dr. Kerr; newly-inaugurated Chancellor of the University of California at Berkeley, Edward W. Strong; former President of the University of California, Dr. Robert Gordon Sproul; others unidentified. California Memorial Stadium, University of California, Berkeley, California.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, California, where the Secretary, a San Gorgonio alumnus, delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony, and posed with graduates and families

Graduating high school students from the Sioux City, Iowa area who are headed for military service will be honored at commencement ceremonies this spring with graduation stoles decorated with the graduates particular service branch. The stoles were created to honor students who have been accepted to one of the military service academies, enlisted into an active duty component or joined a component of the Reserve or National Guard.

African American History Celebration, in Dean Acheson Auditorium, featuring performance by Morgan State University Choir, and remarks by guest speakers including: Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Bernard LaFayette, Jr., 1960's civil rights leader, Director of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island; Dorothy Height, long time civil rights and women's rights activist, President Emeritus of the National Council of Negro Women; and Romeo Crennel, head coach of the National Football League's Cleveland Browns.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he delivered addresses at the undergraduate commencement ceremonnies held in the Heiges Field House

U.S. Army Maj. Melinda F. Moyer, right, D.N.P., Director of Clinical Programs, New Jersey National Guard Joint Surgeons Office, Joint Force Headquarters-Army, addresses the Rutgers School of Nursing Convocation 2022 in Newark, New Jersey, May 18, 2022. During the ceremony Moyer received her Post-Masters Certificate in Nurse-Midwifery. This is her third academic milestone at Rutgers, where she also earned her masters in the Family Nurse Practitioner program in 2013 and her Doctor of Nursing Practice in 2019. Her credentials include Registered Nurse, Critical Care Registered Nurse, and Forensic Nurse-Certified-Sexual Assault. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)

Trip to California: Charter Anniversary Ceremony, University of California at Berkeley, 1:40PM. President John F. Kennedy speaks after receiving an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of California, given to him by President of the University of California, Dr. Clark Kerr, during the University's 94th Charter Day Ceremony. Governor of California, Edmund G. Pat Brown, is visible at far right of stage (left of flagpole). California Memorial Stadium, University of California, Berkeley, California.

Commencement Address at American University, 10:31AM. John M. Reeves, Chairman of the Board of Trustees (right, at microphones), delivers remarks prior to the conferral of an honorary Doctor of Civil Law degree upon President John F. Kennedy, during commencement exercises at American University. Left to right: Donald Derby, Dean of Administration; President Kennedy; Ralph C. John, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; Senator John Sparkman of Alabama, American University Trustee; and Chairman Reeves. John M. Reeves Athletic Center, American University, Washington, D.C.

Airmen from 129th Rescue Wing are celebrated for achieving an associates degree from the Community College of the Air Force during a graduation ceremony in Mountain View, California, Sep. 10, 2022. The graduating class earned degrees in various fields, including aviation maintenance technology, criminal justice, human resource management, information systems technology, and education and training management.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, California, where the Secretary, a San Gorgonio alumnus, delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony, and posed with graduates and families

The U.S. Coast Guard Academy welcomes 302 young women and men to the Class of 2026 for Day One, June 27, 2022. Day One marks the start of Swab Summer, an intensive seven-week program that prepares students for military and Academy life.

Commencement Address at American University, 10:31AM. President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers an address on world peace and nuclear disarmament during commencement exercises at American University. Left to right: Reverend Warren H. Bright, Jr., Minister of Glenwood Methodist Church in Columbus, Ohio; Reverend Charles R. Smyth, Headmaster of the Pennington School in Pennington, New Jersey (mostly hidden behind American flag); John S. Myers, Dean of Washington School of Law (seated in back, partially hidden); unidentified; President Kennedy; and Donald Derby, Dean of Administration (mostly hidden, right of lectern). John M. Reeves Athletic Center, American University, Washington, D.C.

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