CASPER, Wyo. — About 660 University of Wyoming students are set to receive degrees at the winter commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 14.
“The new graduates come from 22 of Wyoming’s 23 counties, 37 states and 28 foreign countries,” UW says.
The keynote speaker for the ceremony is UW graduate and retired Air Force Major General Susan Pamerleau, the university says. She is also the United States marshal for the Western District of Texas.
“Pamerleau received a bachelor’s degree in sociology from UW in 1968 and a master’s degree in public administration from Golden Gate University in 1977,” UW says. “She served for 32 years in the Air Force and was the first woman to command the Air Force Personnel Center and to command the Air Force ROTC.”
“She also served on the International Military Staff at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Her contributions to UW have included creating multiple scholarships for Air Force ROTC and sociology students, along with serving on the UW Foundation Board of Directors from 2011-18.”
Other speakers at the commencement ceremony are set to include:
- graduating mechanical engineering senior Adelaide Clarke, of Mound, Minn.
- Dan McCoy, graduating Ph.D. student in higher education administration and a UW associate lecturer
“Clarke was selected to be the undergraduate student speaker after a busy and rigorous time at UW,” the release states. “While pursuing her mechanical engineering degree, she was involved in the lacrosse and triathlon clubs; the Society of Women Engineers; undergraduate research; and the STEP Tutoring Center.”
“She studied abroad in Ecuador. Following graduation, she will work as an applications engineer in Minnesota.”
McCoy has been a UW employee for over 20 years.
“McCoy, the graduate student speaker, has pursued his Ph.D. while serving as associate lecturer and coordinator of the new outdoor recreation and tourism management degree in UW’s Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources,” UW says.” He has been a full-time UW employee for over 20 years, including starting and leading the Outdoor Program and working in Campus Recreation.”
“He has been a part-time student for the past decade, completing both his master’s and doctoral degrees.”
