WGU Commencement Ceremony, Winter 2009

Order of Events: Processional; National Anthem delivered by Thomas Gregson; Welcome and Opening Remarks by Dr. Robert W. Mendenhall, WGU President; Introduction of Commencement Speaker by the Honorable Michael O. Leavitt, Chairman Emeritus, WGU Board of Trustees (BOT), Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2004-2008; Commencement Address by Scott McNealy, Chairman and Co-Founder, Sun Microsystems, Inc., Chairman of Sun Federal, Inc.; Conferral of Honorary Doctoral Degree by Dr. Robert W. Mendenhall, WGU President; Graduation Speakers are Scott Saunders, Joanna Goslin, Leila Crouse, and Shari Davis; Conferral of Degrees by Dr. Salvatore Monaco, WGU Provost; Closing Remarks by Dr. Salvatore Monaco, WGU Provost; Recessional. Commencement was held on January 24, 2009 at Kingsbury Hall in Salt Lake City, Utah.