Final Exercises 2004
Video Stream of Finals 2004 and Past Ceremonies
- View a webstream of the entire 2004 Lawn Ceremony or just see the highlights.
[Requires Real Media Player.]
Archives of Final Exercises from 1999 are also available here.
Web Cam 2004
- 24 Hours on the Lawn in 24 Seconds - A look at the 2004 commencement ceremony on the Lawn (12.3 MB Download).
Slide Show of Finals Weekend 2004
- View a slide show of the Lawn Ceremonies during Finals Weekend 2004, including Valediction (May 15) and Final Exercises (May 16).
Speakers 2004
- The 2004 Finals Speaker was U.S. Senator John Warner, a University of Virginia alumnus - Senator Warner's Graduation Speech.
- The Valediction speaker was professional football player Tiki Barber, a 1997 graduate of the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce - Mr. Barber's Valediction Speech
Graduates - Class of 2004
Program of Finals 2004 (PDF, 96 KB).
- Download the 2004 Finals Program,which gives the order of ceremony, history of final exercises at U.Va., biography of commencement speaker Dr. Vivian W. Pinn, and more.
Highlights — Class of 2004.
- Stories about Graduating Students
- 'Child of War' Pasha Will Return Home and Help Rebuild Iraq
- Curiosity Drives Mitman's Pursuits
- Students Leave Legacy of Building Relationships and Improving Race Relations
- Reverend Nurse: At 52, Valley Minister Feels Call to Care for the Whole Person, Spiritually and Physically
- Leap of a Lifetime: Athlete Kim Turok Jumps a Formidable Hurdle — Life-Threatening Illness
- He’ll Be Back: Adult Education Graduate Studies Adult Education
- Hungry to Help: Student Refugee Wants to Improve the Lives of Burma’s Forgotten Children
- Revitalizing Main Street: Jill Nolt's Plan for Her Hometown High School Makes Front-Page News
- Peace Corps Bound: Business Major Trades Fast Lane for Slow Pace on Tonga
- First in Her Family: Angela Caldwell, a Native American, Overcomes Community Attitudes to Become a Lawyer
- From Crane's Love of the Cosmos Comes New Era for Stargazers
- Sharlotte Bolyard is Flying High
- A Ministry of Medicine
- Bombay Bound: Darden Grad to Apply Best U.S. Business Practices to Family Company in India
- Peer Educator Looks Beyond Educating: Health Advocacy Is Next Step for Alyssa Lederer
- No 'Cookie-Cutter' Solutions: Family Expert Charmaine Yoest Says Creativity, Flexibility Are Keys to Resolving Work/Family Issues
- Reflections On the Road to Enlightenment: Thirteen Years, One Class at a Time, But Who Was Counting?
- A Childhood Dream Come True for U.Va. Employee
- Connecting Communities: Presentation on African-American History at U.Va. Gets Students Thinking, Talking
- Sullivan Award-Winners: Part of the Fabric of University Life
- 'Child of War' Pasha Will Return Home and Help Rebuild Iraq
Speech Archives - from 1973 to Present.
- Read transcripts of past commencement and valedictory speeches presented at the University of Virginia from 1973 to present.
Web Site Archives of Final Exercises
- View archive files of Final Exercises at the University of Virginia from 2001 to present.