University of Wyoming commencement ceremonies take place Saturday, May 16. (UW Photo)
The University of Wyoming’s spring commencement ceremonies, featuring four separate
events, will take place Saturday, May 16.
UW is scheduled to accord degrees upon a total of 2,105 students: 1,440 undergraduates,
478 graduate students, 78 College of Law students and 19 School of Pharmacy students.
All ceremonies, free and open to the public, will be held in the Arena-Auditorium,
with the exception of the College of Law ceremony, which is scheduled in the Buchanan
Center for the Performing Arts. The ceremonies will be livestreamed on YouTube and
WyoCast; links will be posted on the UW commencement webpage at www.uwyo.edu/commencement/index.html.
Graduates should arrive at War Memorial Fieldhouse one hour before their respective
ceremony start times. Parking and shuttle information may be found here.
Carol Tomé, chief executive officer of UPS, is the keynote speaker for all three graduation
ceremonies. She received her undergraduate degree in communication from UW and a master’s
degree in finance from the University of Denver. She received three honorary doctoral
degrees from the University of Denver, Georgia Institute of Technology and Oglethorpe
University, each recognizing her leadership in business and public service.
A native of Jackson, Tomé has maintained a lifelong connection to Wyoming and its
university. In 2011, she was honored with UW’s Distinguished Alumna Award. In 2021,
she launched the Tomé Scholars to Fellow Program, supporting UW undergraduates pursuing
degrees in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.
Tomé’s professional achievements include being named to Fortune’s “Most Powerful Women
in Business” list six times; Forbes’ “World’s Most Powerful Women” rankings; and a
Four Pillar Award from the Council for Quality Growth. She has been CEO of UPS since
2020, with previous corporate executive experience with The Home Depot, Cisco Systems,
the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Verizon Communications Inc.
The schedule for each commencement ceremony May 16 is:
-- 8 a.m.: Undergraduate ceremony for College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural
Resources; School of Energy Resources; College of Engineering and Physical Sciences;
College of Health Sciences; Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources; and
Office of Academic Affairs.
-- 10 a.m.: College of Law, Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts.
-- 12:30 p.m.: Graduate ceremony for all colleges’ graduate degree recipients. Students
being awarded master’s degrees will be hooded in War Memorial Fieldhouse beginning
at 10:30 a.m.; doctoral hooding will occur on stage during the ceremony. Guests attending
the graduate ceremony are reminded that the Fieldhouse is a space for graduates only.
Graduate families and guests are encouraged to meet their graduates in the Arena-Auditorium
following the ceremony.
-- 3:30 p.m.: Undergraduate ceremony for College of Arts and Sciences; College of
Business; College of Education; School of Computing; and Honors College.
UW-Casper spring commencement is 6 p.m. Monday, May 18, at the Ford Wyoming Center. For more information on that ceremony, visit www.uwyo.edu/uwcasper/commencement/index.html.
