Commencement 2006

The 2006 Commencement exercises will take place in the Continental Airlines Arena at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford on Friday, May 19, beginning at 10 a.m.

Montclair State will confer six honorary degrees this year. Richard J. Codey will receive a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, and Dr. Yu Lizhong a Doctor of Science, honoris causa, at Commencement. The following honorees will receive their honorary degrees at the individual Convocation ceremonies.

• Zulima V. Farber, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa
• Dr. Lawrence P. Goldman, Doctor of Letters, honoris causa
• Dr. Nel Noddings, Doctor of Letters, honoris causa
• Dr. Sylvia Earle, Doctor of Science, honoris causa

The Senior speaker is Kirsten L. Brown, a speech communications major, and the Graduate Commencement speaker is Christopher Kelly, a Montclair resident who is earning a master's degree in Spanish.

This year the University will award eight doctoral degrees.

Doctor of Education in Pedagogy
• Raymond Siegrist
• Nadia Stoyanova Kennedy
• Pablo Cevallos Estarellas
• Michelle Sarver

Doctor of Science in Audiology
• Tiffany Leach-Berth
• Dassan Ali
• Rachel Sarill
• Jasen Ruiz

While the University Commencement on May 19 signifies the official conferral of degrees, each College and School will host a Graduation Convocation Ceremony. These pre-commencement ceremonies celebrate students' achievements. Seating is limited and tickets are required for the Convocations.

All ceremonies will be held in the amphitheater. In case of inclement weather, the Convocation ceremony will be held in Memorial Auditorium. Since seating in Memorial Auditorium is limited, guest seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis. There will be extra seating in the Alexander Kasser Theater where the Convocation ceremony in Memorial Auditorium will be broadcast. Please call the weather hot line at 973-655-7810 or log on to www.montclair.edu for up-to-the-minute weather information.

The calendar of Convocation ceremonies is:

• School of the Arts, Friday, May 12 at 6 p.m
• College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Saturday, May 13 at 1 p.m.
• Graduate School, Sunday, May 14 at 1 p.m.
• College of Science and Mathematics, Monday, May 15 at 7 p.m.
• College of Education and Human Services, Tuesday, May 16 at 7 p.m.
• School of Business, Wednesday, May 17 at 7 p.m.