UT Tyler Celebrates More Than 1,300 Graduates at Fall Commencement
December 16, 2019
UT Tyler Office of Marketing and Communications
UT Tyler Celebrates More Than 1,300 Graduates at Fall Commencement
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The University of Texas at Tyler announced that it recognized more than 1,300 graduates during Fall 2019 Commencement Dec. 13–14.
Chris Glenney, senior vice president and CEO of CHRISTUS Health Northeast Texas, delivered the commencement address for the Colleges of Nursing and Health Sciences, Arts and Sciences and Fisch College of Pharmacy on Friday, Dec. 13.
Brent Jasper, president of Jasper Ventures, delivered the commencement address for the Soules College of Business and Colleges of Engineering and Education and Psychology on Saturday, Dec. 14.
President Michael Tidwell gave remarks and conferred degrees. Jason Cooper, vice president of corporate development and real estate for Brookshire Grocery Co., and Ben Westlake, project manager for FA Peinado Construction, gave alumni association presentations.
A member of the prestigious UT System, The University of Texas at Tyler focuses on student success and innovative research in the more than 80 undergraduate and graduate degree programs offered to nearly 10,000 students. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News and World Report as a national university, UT Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.
Fall 2019 Degree Candidates Listed by College:
COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES (422 candidates)
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (222 candidates)
FISCH COLLEGE OF PHARMACY (3 candidates)
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY (268 candidates)