Bridgeport High School Alum Van Scoy to Receive WVU Honorary Degree; Guest Speaker at Graduation
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on May 12, 2015
Sylvia Matthews Burwell
Burwell will be recognized on Sunday, May 17, at ceremonies awarding bachelor's degrees to graduates of the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences in the WVU Coliseum.
Preston Wu Shyon Chen
Chen will receive an honorary doctor of science on Saturday, May 16, at the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources ceremony at 1 p.m. in the Coliseum.
The College of Law will present Marshall with the doctor of laws degree during ceremonies on Saturday, May 16, at 1:30 p.m. in the WVU Creative Arts Center.
School of Public Health, 4 p.m., Morgantown Event Center
Speaker: Ron Stollings, West Virginia state senator, doctor, WVU graduate
Saturday, May 16:
School of Dentistry, 9 a.m., Morgantown Event Center
Speaker: Daniel J. Strinkowski, dentist, WVU graduate
College of Education and Human Services, 9 a.m., Coliseum
Speaker: Gregg Behr, executive director of the Grable Foundation
Reed College of Media, 9:30 a.m., Creative Arts Center
Speaker: Rob King, senior vice president, SportsCenter and News at ESPN
Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, 1 p.m., Coliseum
Speaker: Preston Chen, founder and chairman of Ho Tung Industries, WVU graduate
School of Nursing, 1 p.m., Morgantown Event Center
Speaker: Elisabeth Shelton, associate dean of academics, WVU School of Nursing
College of Law, 1:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center
Speaker: Arthur L. Rizer, associate professor of law, WVU College of Law
School of Pharmacy, 5 p.m., Morgantown Event Center
Speaker: Lucinda Maine executive vice president and CEO, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
College of Creative Arts, 5:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center
Speaker: Jacob Lewis, director, Jacob Lewis Gallery in New York, WVU graduate
College of Business and Economics, 6 p.m., Coliseum
Speaker: Doug Van Scoy, former Smith Barney investor, founder and partner of Pit Partners, WVU graduate
Sunday, May 17:
School of Medicine (M.D. and Ph.D.), 9 a.m., Morgantown Event Center
Speaker: Michael Gaziano, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and chief of the Division of Aging at Brigham and Women’s Hospital,
Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, 9:30 a.m., Coliseum
Speaker: Ralph Currey, board director at Iberdrola Renewables, WVU graduate
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences (doctoral and master’s), 9 a.m., Creative Arts Center
Speaker: Julie Smith, founder, ChangePartner, WVU graduate
College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, 12:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center
Speaker: Ken Herock, former NFL player and administrator, WVU football player
School of Medicine (professional programs), 2 p.m., Morgantown Event Center
Speaker: Mike Schlappi, motivational speaker, Olympic gold medalist
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences (Bachelor’s degrees), 2 p.m., Coliseum
Speaker: Sylvia Mathews Burwell, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, West Virginia native
University College, 4:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center
Speaker: Kerissa Kuis, CEO and founder of the University of Wellness, WVU graduate