2 minute read
Convocation 2019
The College of Science is proud to recognize our exceptional graduating class for 2019: 658 students in all, 75 doctoral, 92 master, and 491 bachelor graduates. The path to a Biology degree, a Chemistry degree, a Mathematics degree, or a degree in Physics & Astronomy is not easy, but the rewards are immense.
Henry S. White and Cameron Owen
Monica Gandhi
Keynote Speaker Monica Gandhi, Honors BS’91 in Biology, Summa Cum Laude, shared personal memories from her time growing up in Utah and how they shaped her career. She said, “My history at the University of Utah is long, my roots in Utah deep, and the effects of the training I received here long-lasting.”
After her time at the U, Dr. Gandhi earned a medical degree at Harvard and a Master’s of Public Health at Berkeley. She is a Professor of HIV, Infectious Disease, and Global Medicine at UCSF/San Francisco General Hospital. She is also an Associate Division Chief and Medical Director of the hospital’s HIV clinic. Dr. Gandhi has received many honors and awards including the Lifetime HIV Merit Award, the Constance B. Wofsy Women’s Health Investigator Award, and the HIV Medical Association Clinical Educator Award.
She offered the graduates these closing remarks, “The world has always struggled with disparities and vulnerable populations. Great education comes with great privilege. It is our duty as graduates of the College of Science to carry the ideals of our rigorous scientific education forth.”
Hollie Morales
Student speaker Hollie Morales, BS’19 in Biology, inspired her classmates with her tenaciousness and unbreakable spirit.
She said, “I’m what they call a non-traditional student. I’m a mother, grandmother, daughter, sister … and widow.” Holly lost her husband and her father to cancer and she’s determined to make a difference. “This fall I embark upon my next quest—a Ph.D. in oncological sciences studying brain cancer here at the U.”
To our graduates - as you go on to graduate school and your professionalcareers – you will always be a part of the College of Science.Just as the College will always be a part of you.
