WGU Commencement Ceremony, Winter 2010

Order of Events: Processional; National Anthem delivered by Laura Eady Popwell and Jesslyn Popwell; Welcome and Opening Remarks by Dr. Robert W. Mendenhall, WGU President; Commencement Address by Hilary Pennington, Director of Education, Postsecondary Success and Special Initiatives, U.S. Program, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Graduation Speakers, Alex John, David Cooper, Shannon Klieves, Heather Cunningham; Conferral of Degrees by Dr. Salvatore Monaco, WGU Provost; Closing Remarks by Dr. Salvatore Monaco, WGU Provost; Recessional. Commencement was held on February 20, 2010 at Kingsbury Hall in Salt Lake City, Utah.