ETM Class of 2008 Graduation Ceremony

The ETM Department celebrated the graduation of 51 students (50 master's; one Ph.D.) during a commencement ceremony held on June 13, 2008, in PSU's Smith Memorial Ballroom.

Richard (Dick) I. Knight, Interim Dean of the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science (MCECS), gave the welcoming speech. The commencement address was provided by Rick Warren, IBM VP for Global ISV Support and Oregon Location Executive. ETM doctoral student Dianna Laboy-Rush (MSEM '05) gave the alumna address.

The ceremony ended with a music presentation by the talented "ETM Ensemble": Qian (Lucy) Gu, Kenny Phan, and Byung-chul Choi.

Congratulations to the ETM Class of 2008!



Prof. Kocaoglu (R) instructs the graduates
prior to the processional













Interim Dean Richard (Dick) Knight










Brent Zenobia (left) being congratulated
for his doctoral degree by his advisor,
Prof. Charles Weber (right)




Doctoral student Dianna Laboy-Rush
giving the alumna address













Qian (Lucy) Gu sang after the graduates
received their pins




Kenny Phan (L) and Byung-chul (R)
performed for the audience