Finals 2003 Graduation and Valediction Speaker

May 17: At Valediction, Dr. L. D. Britt, professor and chairman of surgery at Eastern Virginia Medical School and a 1972 graduate of the College, gave the keynote talk at 11 a.m. on the Lawn.

May 18: Mortimer Caplin, former U.Va. Board of Visitors member and former commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, delivered the commencement address at the University’s 174th graduation ceremony. More

Stories about Graduating Students

Student Pursues Dream of Improving Women's Health Care
May 7, 2003 -- Kate Neuhausen was surprised when Gladys Clemente, to whom she was apprenticed, said she could “catch” the babies. And she was amazed that several women in the South American village where she stayed for a month subsequently embraced her as kin, godmother to their children. More.
 
Advocate for Diversity leads by example.
May 7, 2003 -- Quiet by nature, H. Timothy Lovelace knows there are times to stand up and let your voice be heard. More.
 
Music Major Creates Programs for Local Schools.
May 9, 2001 -- "I like playing for fun. It’s a hobby," said the fourth-year music major. "What I really like is seeing others perform onstage." Malerich shared that passion by creating two music education programs for area schools as part of an independent study project. More.

From A One-Room School To The Athletic Field.
May 7, 2003 -- When Stephanie Lynch walks down the Lawn May 18 to receive her U.Va. degree, her 90-year-old grandmother, Nancy Liady, who graduated from U.Va. with a teaching degree in 1933, will be there to watch. But Lynch is not exactly following in her grandmother’s footsteps. More.