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2015
CEREMONIES
THE PAVILION, UC DAVIS
C O L L E GE O F A GR I CU LTU R A L AND ENV IRONM ENTAL SCIENCES
Sunday, June 14, 2015, 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
CO L L E GE O F B I OL OG ICAL SCIENCES
Friday, June 12, 2015, 9 a.m.
CO L L E GE OF ENG INEERING
Friday, June 12, 2015, 3 p.m.
CO L L E GE O F L ET T ERS AND SCIENCE
Saturday, June 13, 2015; 9 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7 p.m
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MESSAGE FROM CHANCELLOR KATEHI
Dear Class of 2015,
Congratulations to you, your families, friends and loved ones on
reaching graduation day. You have worked hard and earned a degree
from one of the best public research universities in the world, a school
that is known and respected around the globe.
Your journey to this day began long before you came to Davis. Indeed,
this day represents a lifetime of hard work and dedication. You took
many different roads to get here, and you came to UC Davis with
intellectual curiosity and a hunger to learn. I hope you feel as much
pride in your accomplishment as we do in seeing you achieve it.
Of course, this is just the next step in your education, not a
destination. Everything you learned and experienced at UC Davis,
as well as the friendships and relationships you have developed, will
serve you well for the rest of your lives. I hope you view today’s Commencement, and all
it represents, not as the end of your education but the beginning. I am confident your love
of learning and commitment to service that were nurtured during your college experience
will grow stronger as you move forward in your lives.
No matter what you pursue in life or where you may go, you will always be part of the
UC Davis community. My heartiest congratulations to you and your families on this
momentous occasion. You have my best wishes for a bright and fulfilling future.
Sincerely,
LINDA P.B. KATEHI
Chancellor
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THE REGENTS OF
THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA
The university is governed by
The Board of Regents, which under
Article IX, Section 9 of the California
Constitution has “full powers of
organization and governance”
subject only to very specific areas
of legislative control. The article states
that “the university shall be entirely
independent of all political and sectarian
influence and kept free therefrom in the
appointment of its Regents and in the
administration of its affairs.”
EX OFFICIO REGENTS
Jerry Brown
Governor of California
Gavin Newsom
Lieutenant Governor
Toni Atkins
Speaker of the Assembly
Tom Torlakson
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Janet Napolitano
President of the University
Sheldon Engelhorn
President, Alumni Associations
of the University of California
Karen Leong Clancy
Vice President, Alumni Associations
of the University of California
APPOINTED REGENTS
Richard C. Blum
William De La Peña, M.D.
Gareth Elliott
Russell Gould
Eddie Island
George Kieffer
Sherry L. Lansing
Monica Lozano
Hadi Makarechian
Eloy Ortiz Oakley
Norman J. Pattiz
John A. Pérez
Bonnie Reiss
Fred Ruiz
Sadia Saifuddin
Richard Sherman
Bruce D. Varner
Paul Wachter
Charlene Zettel
STUDENT REGENT
Sadia Saifuddin
FACULTY REPRESENTATIVES
Mary Gilly
Chair of the Universitywide
Academic Senate of the University
of California.
Dan Hare
Vice Chair of the Universitywide
Academic Senate of the University of
California.
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UC DAVIS FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Founded in 1959, the UC Davis Foundation is led by a volunteer fundraising board
that helps to raise and increase philanthropic support, advocates for the university
and manages a portion of the university’s endowment.
OFFICERS
VOLUNTEER ADVISORS
Michael Child ’76, Chair
Paul A. Sallaberry ’79, Vice
Craig Dandurand, J.D. ’97
Bert Feuss ’84
Greg Houck ’83
Robert E. Murphy ’63
Jeff Traum ’85
Skip Wise ’85, M.A.D. ’89
TRUSTEES
Kevin M. Bacon ’72
Bruce W. Bell ’85
Guy Benstead ’81
Stephen F. Boutin, J.D. ’72
Timothy Bucher ’86
Davis W. Campbell, M.A.’68
Michael W. Chapman, ’58 M.D.
Jeffrey Child ’82
John Chuck, M.D.
Lois Crowe, Ph.D. ’75
Eamonn Dolan ’83
Richard C. Dorf, Ph.D.
J. Terry Eager
Bruce Edwards ’60
Christian P. Erdman ’88
Diane Fiddyment
Darryl Goss ’83
Anne Gray
Mohini Jain
Gerald S. Knapp
Margaret M. Lapiz ’89
Joseph “Joe” W. Lin, Ph.D. ’75
Robert L. Lorber, Ph.D. ’69, M.A. ’71
Giacomo Marini
Joncarlo Mark ’92, M.B.A. ’00
Scott M. Maxwell, Ph.D. ’84, M.S. ’86
Marshall McKay
Robert Medearis
Carol E. Parker
David Pearson ’84
Mary Ann Peoples
Paul Sallaberry ’79
Robert Warren ’58
Elena “Lin” Weaver
Bruce G. West ’71, M.S. ’73
Henry Wirz ’73
Sandy Yen
EX OFFICIO TRUSTEES
Linda P.B. Katehi, Ph.D.
Chancellor
Shaun Keister, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor, Development and
Alumni Relations
President, UC Davis Foundation
Paul Prokop
Associate Vice Chancellor, Development,
School and Unit Programs
Secretary, UC Davis Foundation
Tania Walden
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer,
UC Davis Foundation
Ramak Siadatan ’99, M.B.A. ’06
President, CAAA
Debby Stegura ’79
Vice President, CAAA
Pamela J. Fair ’80
Chair, Davis Chancellor’s Club
André Knoesen, Ph.D.
Chair, Davis Division of the
Academic Senate
Dave Lawlor, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor, Finance and
Resource Management and
Chief Financial Officer
Larry N. Vanderhoef
Chancellor Emeritus
ACADEMIC DRESS IN THE UNITED STATES
The ceremony of commencement is
the most formal occasion celebrated
by the university, and the participants traditionally wear academic
dress, their official robes of office.
The origins of academic dress date
back to the Middle Ages, when
learning was largely confined to the
church. The cap, gown and hood
of modern usage descended from
articles of dress worn by church
dignitaries, likely for warmth in
unheated buildings.
The cap, of serge or broadcloth, is
worn by holders of all degrees, but
those with doctorates are entitled to
wear a gold tassel
and may substitute a velvet tam.
Gowns for the bachelor’s degree
have pointed sleeves; for the
master’s degree, oblong sleeves; and
for the doctoral degree, round, bell
sleeves with bars of velvet either in
black or in the degree color.
Bachelor’s recipients have the option
of wearing a Stole of Appreciation
decorated with the university
seal as a symbol of achievement.
Holders of higher degrees wear
the hood, which represents a cowl
that was used at one time to cover
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the head. The doctor’s hood is
slightly longer than the master’s
and has a rounded shape. Each has
a silk, satin or velvet border on
the outside in colors representing
the discipline in which the wearer
received his or her degree. The
assignment of those colors was
standardized in the United States in
the late 19th century and includes
green, the color of medieval herbs,
for medicine, maize for agriculture
and golden yellow, standing for the
wealth that scientific research has
produced, for the sciences. The trim
for Doctor of Philosophy is dark
blue. Some other examples are:
Arts and Letters.......................white
Business................................... beige
Education..........................light blue
Engineering...........................orange
Fine Arts.................................brown
Law........................................ purple
Veterinary Medicine................. gray
The hoods are lined in the school
colors. The University of California
colors are blue and gold. Here are
some examples of others:
Chicago................................maroon
Columbia...........light blue and white
Cornell..............carnelian and white
Harvard................................ crimson
Illinois............ navy blue and orange
Indiana............... cream and crimson
Michigan.................. maize and blue
Minnesota...............gold and maroon
Pennsylvania...cardinal and navy blue
Princeton............... orange and black
Stanford...............................cardinal
Washington............. purple and gold
Wisconsin............................cardinal
Yale............................................blue
HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
For more than a century, the
University of California, Davis, has
prepared and inspired students and
discovered solutions to some of
society’s most pressing problems.
Now ranked among the top 10
public research universities in the
nation, according to U.S News and
World Report, UC Davis has a long
history of fulfilling its land-grant
mission of improving lives through
scholarship, research and service.
The roots of UC Davis reach back
to the late 19th century, when Peter
J. Shields, a Sacramento judge and
former secretary of the California
State Agricultural Society, tirelessly
advocated for the improvement
of agricultural education at the
University of California. Due in large
part to his leadership, in 1905 the
California Legislature approved the
establishment of a state agricultural
school as a branch of the university.
The location of the agricultural
school was not decided, however,
until 1906, after George Washington
Pierce, Jr., a prominent local farmer
and the first University of California
graduate from the Sacramento Valley,
lobbied Governor George Pardee
and others and rallied local boosters
to contribute land and water rights
to establish the school in Davisville.
Pierce secured the deeds to the land,
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the water rights, titles and abstracts,
and delivered them to Governor
Pardee on June 25, 1906.
In 1907, the first campus structures
were built—the judging pavilion,
the water tower and the creamery
building—and the town’s name
was changed to Davis. In October
1908, the University Farm opened
to provide farmers short courses in
the latest agricultural methods and
technology. The following January,
the campus welcomed the inaugural
class of 18 students, nine of whom
would graduate in 1911.
Research to serve the state’s
burgeoning agricultural industry
began on the campus even before
classes opened, with an immediate
focus on cereal crops and irrigation,
along with investigations launched
in the creamery and laboratory. The
first set of courses covered animal
husbandry, crops, horticulture and
viticulture, irrigation and veterinary
science. And in these early days
began the strong interdisciplinary
collaboration that would come to
characterize the research enterprise
at UC Davis.
During the next decade and a half,
the campus grew from a small school
offering practical opportunities for
young farmers into a four-year
institution prepared to educate
California’s future agricultural
leaders. The first women students
arrived on campus in 1914.
The campus name changed from
University Farm to Northern Branch
of the College of Agriculture in 1922.
Later that decade, the humanities
and engineering departments and
band were created, and the students
chose the mustang for their mascot
and adopted the Aggie nickname.
By that time, the school had already
attracted international attention,
enrolling students from Australia,
Chile, China, Mexico, India,
Germany and the Philippine Islands.
The university continued to grow
throughout the 1930s despite the
Great Depression. In 1938, as the
national economy began to revive,
the campus completed a modern
gymnasium with the first swimming
pool in Davis. Interest in sports,
particularly boxing, football and
baseball, picked up. Then, with the
United States’ involvement in World
War II, campus life was disrupted.
From January 1943 until November
1944, the campus was converted
into a training ground for the
Western Army Signal Corps.
The late 1940s and 1950s saw
rapid growth and change for the
university. The School of Veterinary
Medicine was founded in 1948 and
the College of Letters and Science
in 1951. In 1948, 101 Bachelor of
Science degrees and 195 certificates
of graduation from the two-year
curricula were awarded at the first
commencement ceremony held on
campus. In 1949, the university
had the highest growth rate of any
campus in the university system
and, in 1950, the Davis campus
conferred its first Ph.D.s—in plant
physiology, comparative pathology
and genetics.
In October 1959, more than
50 years after its founding, the
UC Regents officially declared
the University of California farm
school a general campus—the
University of California, Davis.
Since then, UC Davis’ prestige
and academic programs have only
grown. The 1960s welcomed the
School of Law, the School of
Medicine and a graduate studies
division. The campus’s art
department was catapulted into
the national spotlight in the
1960s by faculty members
Wayne Thiebaud, Robert Arneson,
Roy DeForest, Manuel Neri and
William T. Wiley, who founded an
art movement known as California
Funk that challenged the
pretentiousness of art at the time.
The department’s impact on art
in the U.S. remains strong.
UC Davis has become a national
leader in science, human and
veterinary medicine, biological
sciences and engineering.
The UC Davis Medical Center,
founded in 1973, has since become
recognized as one of the premiere
research and teaching hospitals
in the nation. Additionally,
UC Davis has been an integral
partner with industry in developing energy efficient transportation
technologies, including hybrid and
electric vehicles. And the Graduate
School of Management, founded
in 1981, now draws daytime
and executive M.B.A. students
to its three campuses in Davis,
Sacramento and the Bay Area.
In 2003, UC Davis joined the
Big West Athletic Conference,
moving to Division I of the
National Collegiate Athletic
Association, continuing a long
tradition of athletic success
coupled with academic success.
In 2010, the campus launched its
first comprehensive fundraising
campaign, The Campaign for
UC Davis, and raised $1 billion in
contributions from over 100,000
donors in 2013.
Today, UC Davis is physically the
largest of the 10 campuses of the
University of California with
5,300 acres. The campus has more
than 34,000 students, an annual
budget of nearly $3.8 billion,
including research funding nearly
$750 million, a comprehensive
health system and 13 specialized
research centers.
UC Davis Medical Center
The university offers interdisciplinary graduate study and more
than 99 undergraduate majors in
four colleges—Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences, Biological
Sciences, Engineering, and Letters
and Science—and advanced degrees
from six professional schools—
Education, Law, Management, Medicine,
Nursing and Veterinary Medicine.
Graduate Studies offers advanced
study and research opportunities in
over 90 programs. And UC Davis is
one of only 62 universities admitted to the prestigious Association of
American Universities.
Distinguished UC Davis faculty
and emeriti faculty have garnered
many prestigious national and
international awards. UC Davis
boasts 22 National Academy of
Sciences members; 13 National
Academy of Engineering members;
13 Institute of Medicine members;
24 American Academy of Arts and
Science members, including current
UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi;
two American Academy of Arts and
Letters members; three MacArthur
fellows; two Pulitzer Prize winners;
and five Royal Society members.
The university’s distinguished alumni
include former U.S. Secretary of
Agriculture and former Executive
Director of UNICEF Ann Veneman,
celebrity chef Martin Yan of
“Yan Can Cook,” California
Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye,
NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell and
former astronaut and now professor
Steve Robinson.
UC Davis is ranked first among
world research universities in the
agricultural sciences (QuacquarelliSymonds World University
Ranking, 2013).
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2 0 1 5 G R A D U AT I N G C L A S S
““As a graduate of UC Davis, you join a century-old
legacy of world-class scholarship and public service.
This achievement is a true milestone and a powerful
example of all your hard work and commitment to a
lifetime of learning.
”
– Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi
C OLLEGE O F A G R I C U LT U R A L
A ND ENVI R O N MEN TA L S CI E N CE S
The UC Davis College of Agricultural
economic development, environmental
Across the college, faculty continue
and Environmental Sciences is one of
and natural resource stewardship,
to earn national and international
the largest colleges of its kind in the
community development, land and the
recognition for teaching, research, and
country and is widely regarded as the
built environment, and human health
outreach. One of greatest rewards for
best among the nation’s land-grant
and well-being.
a faculty member comes from teaching
colleges. UC Davis’ proud past and
enduring reputation in the agricultural,
environmental and human and social
sciences began with its foundation as the
array of college majors that span the
biological, physical, environmental and
landmark college at UC Davis in 1908.
human/social sciences. An overarching
Today, the college addresses societal
society” prevails as part of the land-
needs in the larger contexts of food
grant mission.
systems, agricultural production,
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theme of “science with an impact on
students, sharing knowledge, helping
students reach their full potential, and
working side-by-side with students in the
laboratory, field, and classroom.
Dear Graduates,
Congratulations on this momentous occasion! It is my honor to join
your family and friends, and our entire UC Davis campus in expressing
our warm accolades on your completion of undergraduate studies in
the renowned College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
Graduation from this college at the University of California, Davis, is
an honor and an outstanding achievement. While here, you have honed
your leadership and critical thinking skills, and we are proud of your
dedication, perseverance, and accomplishments.
Whatever your future goals — careers, postgraduate studies,
community service, travel, improving the world, raising families — you
are now joining the ranks of our distinguished UC Davis alumni. Your
education from this excellent university will provide you with exciting
opportunities as you move forward in life. Whether your interest is
feeding the world, addressing climate change, building communities,
economic development, or one of many other challenges, we hope
that we have inspired you to continue to learn and strive for new
opportunities.
C OL L E GE OF AGR I C U LT U R AL AN D E N VI R ON ME NTAL SCIENCES
MESSAGE FROM DEAN HELENE R. DILLARD
Many people have supported you in succeeding and reaching
graduation — we hope you will remain connected to the faculty, staff,
and students in your UC Davis “family” (www.alumni.ucdavis.edu). We
also encourage you to mentor those who come after you, and help them
be successful university graduates. Your support is important to us as
we continue to excel in serving future students, as well as the people of
California, the nation, and the world. Please use the knowledge, skills
and experiences gained at UC Davis to produce a rewarding life for
yourself, while also making your community, the nation, and the world
a better place.
Enjoy all of today’s well-earned celebrations and all that comes next in
life’s journey. Fellow Aggies, I wish you the best.
Sincerely,
HELENE R. DILLARD
Dean, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
(M.S., ’79, Soil Science; Ph.D., ’84, Plant Pathology)
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C O LLEG E O F EN G I N E E R I N G
The College of Engineering at UC
civil, electrical and mechanical
1983 to 1996; Alan J. Laub from
Davis, established in 1962, can
engineering that could be offered at
1996 to 2000; Zuhair A. Munir
trace its roots to the first engineering
UC Davis by 1962.
from 2000 to 2002; Enrique J.
program at Davis offered in 1915,
with joint degrees through UC
Lavernia from 2002 to 2010; Bruce
R. White from 2009 to 2010; and
Berkeley offered in 1926.
engineering faculty at Davis to
University of California President
College of Engineering at Berkeley.
The UC Davis College of
Clark Kerr set up a systemwide
The following year they authorized
Engineering has awarded more
committee to look into the future
a separate college at UC Davis and
than 22,500 degrees to students
of engineering in the university in
named Roy Bainer as its first dean.
from around the world.
1959. Roy Bainer, who represented
UC Davis on the committee, worked
with the engineers teaching at Davis
to create a core curriculum with
options in agricultural, chemical,
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The UC Regents authorized the
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operate as a department of the
Roy Bainer served as dean of the
College of Engineering from 1962 to
1969; John D. Kemper served from
1969 to 1983; M.S. Ghausi from
Lavernia, again, since 2011.
Dear Students, Family and Friends,
It is a pleasure to welcome you to the 2015 commencement for
the College of Engineering at the University of California, Davis.
Commencement is always a highlight of the academic year, and we
are delighted to celebrate our graduating students’ accomplishments
today.
C OL L E GE OF E N GI N E E R I N G
MESSAGE FROM DEAN LAVERNIA
Created in 1962, the UC Davis College of Engineering consistently
ranks among the top engineering schools in the nation. The College
of Engineering’s seven academic departments offer undergraduate
and graduate education in the fundamentals of engineering, while
preparing students to creatively address society’s most challenging
technological problems. Our faculty—who are often national or
international leaders in their disciplines—engage students to
advance the leading edge of engineering knowledge.
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STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP BOARD 2014-15
The College of Engineering’s Strategic Leadership
Board is a distinguished group of thought-leaders
whose expertise and industry leadership embody,
inspire and honor the vision of the College of
Engineering: “Innovative research and quality
education will make life better for everyone.”
CURTIS R. CARLSON, Ph.D.
President and CEO, SRI International
IRWIN JACOBS, Ph.D.
Co-founder, Qualcomm, Inc.
DAVID KAPPOS ’83
Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
JOHN MARONEY ’75
General Partner, Delphi Venture
MASAHIKO MORI, Ph.D.
President, Mori Seiki, Inc.
INDIRA SAMARASEKERA, M.S ’76, Ph.D.
The College of Engineering at the University of California, Davis
provides an undergraduate engineering education based on strong
fundamentals, providing graduates with the tools they need for
successful careers as they continue to grow and adapt in this
dynamically changing technical world.
Our graduate programs integrate teaching, research and service to
offer highly qualified students the opportunity to find answers to
society’s most challenging problems. Faculty and graduate students
make important contributions to research understanding and societal
well-being to serve California, the nation and the world.
Students graduating today from the College of Engineering
successfully completed a challenging curriculum that fostered the
development of disciplined learning skills and the ability to think
critically. The faculty and staff of the College of Engineering are proud
of our academic programs and take special pride in the students who
graduate from them.
I know that our students’ family and friends share this pride. I am
pleased you can join us today to honor our graduates on this special
occasion.
President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Alberta
STRATTON SCLAVOS
Partner, Radar Partners
WILLIAM “BILL” SULLIVAN
CEO, Agilent
ENRIQUE J. LAVERNIA
ALAN TAUB
Dean of the College of Engineering
Former Vice-President, Global Research &
Development, General Motors
Woongchul Yang, Ph.D.
Vice-Chairman, Research and Development,
Hyundai Motor Group
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C O LLEG E O F LE T T E R S A N D S CI E N CE
The College of Letters and Science
college’s more than 50 departments
and strong global citizens. The
at UC Davis was established in
and programs, many of which
college also creates opportunities
1951. The college is the largest
are ranked among the best in the
for undergraduate research and
in the university, educating almost
world.
provides enhanced enrichment
all undergraduate students at
some point during their careers
at UC Davis. It is made up of
three divisions, encompassing the
broadest offering of disciplines at
UC Davis: Humanities, Arts and
Cultural Studies; Mathematical
and Physical Sciences; and Social
Sciences. More than 650 faculty
members develop and guide the
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Letters and Science is committed
to providing the best education
possible and to cultivate a brighter
future for generations to come.
By providing critical thinking
and fundamental education to its
students, the college opens doors
for future leaders, great thinkers,
accomplished scholars,
programs. It is the point from which
bright new futures begin. It is the
heart and soul of UC Davis.
Dear Class of 2015,
Today, you receive your degree from
the UC Davis College of Letters and
Science. You can count yourself
amongst more than 85,000 leaders and
achievers around the world who have
come before you to receive their Letters
and Science degrees. They stepped into
a future full of exciting possibilities
thanks to their hard work at UC Davis
– and we know that you will, too.
From left to right: Interim Dean Susan B. Kaiser,
As graduates of UC Davis, you have
Dean George R. Mangun and Interim Dean Alexandra Navrotsky.
accomplished what you came here to
achieve. You have acquired the skills
and ability to lead, and you know how to solve problems, often in strikingly innovative ways.
You are now ready to follow your chosen path. Your pursuit of a college degree has required
hard work, perseverance and sacrifice. You should be very proud of your accomplishments
today. As you embark on your next journey, we hope you will look back on your experience in
the College of Letters and Science and UC Davis with fond memories and appreciation for all
you have learned. Use the knowledge and experience that you have acquired to serve society,
make a difference in the ways that we know you can, and most of all, enjoy following your
path. Congratulations to you and your family on this special day.
C OL L E GE OF L E T T E R S AN D SC I E N C E
MESSAGE FROM THE DEANS
SUSAN B. KAISER
Interim Dean of the Division of Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies
GEORGE R. MANGUN
Dean of the Division of Social Sciences
ALEXANDRA NAVROTSKY
Interim Dean of the Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
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MESSAGE FROM THE CAL AGGIE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Dear Graduate of the Class of 2015,
On behalf of the Cal Aggie Alumni Association, we are
delighted to welcome you into the UC Davis alumni family.
You’ve worked long and hard, and you should feel a great sense
of accomplishment and pride upon reaching this milestone.
We are proud to say you are part of the Aggie alumni family
that is now 230,148 strong around the world. The Cal Aggie
Alumni Association is here to provide the many services,
programs and events that will keep you connected to your
alma mater throughout your life. In return, there are many
ways that you can become an active member of our alumni
family, and we hope that you will choose to do so.
Richard Engel
Today is all about you and celebrating your graduation from
UC Davis. We wish you the best of luck.
Congratulations!
RICHARD ENGEL ’90, CRED. ’91
Executive Director
Ramak Siadatan
RAMAK SIADATAN ’99, MBA ’06
President
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COMMENCEMENT AND ALUMNI RESOURCES
YOUR DIPLOMA
Your diploma will be available in
the registrar’s office four months
after graduation. It may be picked
up in Room 12, Mrak Hall
(call 530-752-3639 first to ensure
it’s ready), or you may have it
mailed to you by filling out a form
that is found on the Web at
registrar.ucdavis.edu.
Information on obtaining a
transcript of your academic
work may also be found online at
registrar.ucdavis.edu/records/
transcripts.
COMMENCEMENT
PROGRAM COPIES
Additional commemorative
commencement programs may
be purchased outside of the
the Pavilion on the day of your
graduation. You may also purchase
additional copies from the UC Davis
Store at the Memorial Union. For
more details, visit
commencement.ucdavis.edu.
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LIVE AND ON-DEMAND
VIDEO STREAMS OF
COMMENCEMENT
CEREMONIES
Visit commencementvideo.
ucdavis.edu for links to both live
and on-demand video streams
in various formats that will be
broadcast during UC Davis’
commencement ceremonies.
On-demand streams will be
available approximately 30
minutes after the ceremonies have
concluded.
AGGIE CONNECTIONS
As graduates of UC Davis, you
will receive the quarterly UC
Davis Magazine. It’s our way of
letting you know what’s happening
here—research discoveries, student
trends, the ever-changing face of
the campus—and of keeping you
informed about the activities of
your classmates.
Please make sure we have your
current address. Submit updates by
visiting www.alumni.ucdavis.edu
and filling out your profile.
ONE AGGIE NETWORK,
MANY CONNECTIONS
The Cal Aggie Alumni Association
(CAAA) is your alumni association.
It can help with your career, keep
you connected with UC Davis news,
activities and events and provide a
host of benefits, from discounts on
career services to a free subscription
to the award-winning UC Davis
Magazine.
The association is also an avenue
for your continued involvement
with the university. It’s the continued
participation and support of alumni
that keep UC Davis a world-class
university.
Visit the CAAA website for the most
current alumni group listings and
events. There you will also find
information on how to keep your
UC Davis email account. For more
information, call 800-242-GRAD,
email alumni@ucdavis.edu, or visit
www.alumni.ucdavis.edu.
ALU mni
Alu
MNI BY S tAt
TAT e
E
WA
4,962
4,981
or
OR
4,159
4,480
nv
NV
1,870
1,860
CA
176,600
176,493
mt
MT
481
479
id
ID
830
829
nd
ND
40
39
WY
170
169
ut
UT
671
678
AZ
1,810
1,823
Co
CO
2,386
2,398
Sd
SD
93
92
mn
MN
649
634
ne
NE
189
191
KS
273
267
oK
OK
229
224
nm
NM
811
808
tX
TX
2,949
2,954
AK
436
429
nH
NH
me
ME
vt 190
VT
189
194
154
156
Wi
WI
558
556
iA
IA
251
259
nY
NY
2,250
2,228
PA
994
992
mi
MI
719
713
il
IL
oH
in OH
IN
1,145
867 485
776 WV
479 785
Wv
vA
mo
MO
77 VA
KY
1,753
1,756
498
489
231
226
nC
NC
TN
tn 485
488
Ar
AR
161
156
mS
MS
122
118
Al
AL
197
188
gA
GA
828
830
1,083
1,053
SC
279
280
lA
LA
234
233
fl
FL
1,535
1,541
mA
MA
1,337
1,335
ri
RI
122
120
Ct
CT
nJ 519
NJ
522
786
762
de
DE
md
MD
125
120
1,341
1,334
dC
DC
526
525
Alumni living
outside the U.S.
u.S.
2,147
2,395
Total
totalalumni
alumni
230,148
232,370
HI
Hi
961
985
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Se
LE Ct
CT Alu
ALU mni
MNI
Anna Escobedo Cabral ‘87
’87
Former
former U.S.
u.S. Treasurer
treasurer
Richard Rominger ‘49
’49
Former
former California Secretary of Agriculture
Tracy Caldwell-Dyson, Ph.D. ’97
Astronaut
Grant Rosenberg ‘74
’74
movie and television producer
Movie
Chris Callis ‘67
’67
Prominent new
New York photographer
Jackie Speier ‘72
’72
U.S.
u.S. congresswoman
Tani Cantil-Sakauye ’80, J.D. ‘84
’84
California Chief Justice
Darrell Steinberg, J.D. ‘84
’84
Previous California Senate President pro tem
Tem
Delaine Eastin ’69
‘69
former
Former California State Superintendent of Public instruction
Instruction
Bill Sullivan ‘72
’72
CEO,
Ceo, Agilent Technologies
technologies
John C. Harris ‘65
’65
Prominent California farmer and rancher
Ann M. Veneman ‘70
’70
former Secretary of the united
Former
United States department
Department of
Agriculture and former Executive
executive director
Director of uniCef
UNICEF
Tim Mondavi ‘74
’74
owner,
Owner, Continuum estate
Estate Winery
Stephen Robinson ‘78
’78
Former
former Astronaut and now a uC
UC davis
Davis professor
Chung-Kong
Sir
Chung-Kong
Chow
Chow
‘74’74
Chairman Hong Kong exchanges
Exchanges and Clearning limited
Limited
John Watson, ‘78
’78
CEO, Chevron Corp.
Ceo,
Martin Yan ’73, M.S. ‘77
’77
renowned chef
Renowned
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