June 14, 2004
Contact: Teresa Hendrix
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Cal Poly Students Graduate Under Sunny Skies June 12
Cal Poly's Spring Commencement 2004 featured 3,450 degree candidates (3,196 bachelor's candidates and 254 master's candidates) who received their diplomas under blue skies at two ceremonies in Mustang Stadium June 12.
Candidates at the morning commencement ceremony were addressed by alumnus Alex Spanos, an entrepreneur and philanthropist who built a small business into a corporate giant comprising 10 companies. He received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree at the ceremony.
Candidates at the afternoon ceremony were addressed by alumnus Robert L. "Hoot" Gibson, a retired U.S. Navy captain and NASA astronaut. Gibson, a member of the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. He received an honorary Doctor of Science degree at the ceremony.
Candidates at both ceremonies heard from President Warren J. Baker, and from Associated Students President Alison Anderson. Anderson reminded both crowds that their diplomas contained something extra this year: "A signature from the Terminator," California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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Faculty lead the procession of graduates into Mustang Stadium at Cal Poly's morning commencement ceremony.
Below,
three candidates just can't wait to share the news.
Cal
Poly President Warren J. Baker confers
honorary degrees on Alex Spanos (left) and Hoot Gibson (right)
One
grad upholds the tradition of decorating the mortarboard (left) while
others go for the undecorated look.
The
beachball tradition continues...
One
grad
gets a
floral
lei
as
ceremonies
start,
(left),
while
another
(right)
opts for
a
feather
boa.
Shades
(below) were the accessory of the day.
Photos by Leah Kolt