Fall Commencement Dec. 18

On Friday morning and afternoon, more than two thousand undergraduate and graduate students will walk in the fall UGA Commencement ceremonies:

The undergraduate Commencement ceremony is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. in Stegeman Coliseum, and tickets are required. The graduate ceremony will follow at 2:30 p.m.

Donna W. Hyland, president and chief executive officer of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, will deliver the fall undergraduate Commencement address.

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Madeline Hill of Decatur will be the student speaker during the undergraduate exercises. She is receiving a bachelor's degree in sociology with honors from the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences.

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The university's graduate Commencement will feature Cheryl Davenport Dozier, the 13th president of Savannah State University. In her current role, Dozier has worked to expand the institution's global engagement, foster community partnerships and improve customer service. Under her leadership, enrollment has reached an all-time high.

We are especially happy to welcome Dr. Dozier back to UGA, where she spent so much of her career prior to becoming president of SSU. We are very proud to be the academic home to Madeline Hill as she represents her graduation class with remarks from the stage. To the 300 doctoral candidates and 765 students receiving their master's or specialist's degrees, we offer hardy congratulations on a job well done. Our very best to all the graduates and their families this Friday on this very special time in their lives and in the life of the University of Georgia.