University Honors 65 Doctoral Graduates at Hooding Ceremony
Earning a doctoral degree is a milestone accomplishment, but it’s also just the launching point for a lifetime of learning, an alumnus told graduates during a formal Hooding Ceremony on May 14 at UT Dallas.
The University recognized 65 doctoral candidates who attained the highest rung of the academic ladder. Doctoral degrees at UT Dallas include both PhDs and AuDs, the doctorate of audiology given by the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences.
The candidates clad in academic regalia entered the Clark Center Auditorium as family and friends held up cameras, video recorders and mobile devices to capture the ceremony.
Earning a doctoral degree is a milestone accomplishment, but it’s also just the launching point for a lifetime of learning, an alumnus told graduates during a formal Hooding Ceremony on May 14 at UT Dallas.
The University recognized 65 doctoral candidates who attained the highest rung of the academic ladder. Doctoral degrees at UT Dallas include both PhDs and AuDs, the doctorate of audiology given by the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences.
The candidates clad in academic regalia entered the Clark Center Auditorium as family and friends held up cameras, video recorders and mobile devices to capture the ceremony.
Ceremony speaker Seshu Madhavapeddy PhD’91, a self-described serial entrepreneur, told the newly minted graduates that their lifetime of learning had just begun.
“Your PhD is a great achievement, but it is just the beginning of your life as a student,” said Madhavapeddy, the founder of two technology startups, and currently the senior vice president and chief technology officer at Samsung Mobile.
The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science had the largest number of doctoral graduates recognized at this spring’s ceremony with 26, followed by the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences with four PhDs and eight AuDs.
The School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics had 10; the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences had nine; the School of Arts and Humanities had seven; and the Naveen Jindal School of Management had one.