May 2008 grads ready to take on
the real world
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Of the 968 undergraduate students who completed their business requirements this semester or will do so this summer, the following degrees were awarded on Saturday, May 3:
• Accounting – 165
• Finance – 217
• General Business Administration/Pre-Law – 35
• General Management – 47
• Hospitality Business – 152
• Human Resource Management – 21
• Marketing – 160
• Supply Chain Management – 171
The Broad School undergraduate commencement ceremony featured alumnus speaker Philip J. Hickey, Jr. (BA ’77), recently retired chairman and CEO of RARE Hospitality International, and student Lauren E. Walker, a Marketing major.
On Friday, May 2, 291 graduate-level students received their diplomas:
• Doctor of Philosophy – 16
• Full-Time MBA – 94
• Executive MBA – 45
• Master of Science in Accounting – 110
• Master of Science in Logistics – 3
• Master of Science in Manufacturing and Innovation – 1
• Master of Science in Hospitality Business – 5
• Master of Science in Finance – 8
• Master of Science in Supply Chain Management – 7
• Master of Science in Operations and Engineering Management – 2
"It’s great to know that our faculty and staff helped so many young people become the leaders of tomorrow," said Eli and Edythe L. Broad Dean Robert Duncan. "We are proud to add these students to the ranks of our alumni."