
"Persistence does pay'," says Paul Manol, of Sylvania, after he graduates magna cum laude and earned his Bachelor of Science in the College of Lifelong Learning.
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Fans in the stands during graduation.
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Maher Ramahi graduates cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering Technology.
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Amanda Bennett, associate director of Alumni Relations, left, helps Dr. Amal Said, accounting professor, with her hood before commencement.
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Kristine R. Angevine is hooded by her grandfather, Robert Willenbrink. Angevin received a PhD in Biomedical Science in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases.
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Kristine R. Angevine is hooded by her grandfather, Robert Willenbrink. Angevin received her PhD in Biomedical Science in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases.
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Fans in the stands on their phones at graduation.
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Johannes Ronquillo graduates magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Music and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering Technology.
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Graduates with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing gather before the procession into the arena.
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His Excellency Dr. Anwar Mohammed Gargash, left, receives his hood from William C. Koester, chairman of the Board of Trustees.
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Paul L. Toth, Jr., president, UT Alumni Association, offers his congratulations to the soon-to-be graduates.
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Anne Simopoulos adjusts her tassel after receiving her Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences. She is from Shelby Township, Michigan.
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"I think he decorated his mortar board before yesterday['s school shooting]", remarked a fellow graduate.
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"Persistence does pay'," says Paul Manol, of Sylvania, after he graduates magna cum laude as he earns his Bachelor of Science in the College of Lifelong Learning.
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Kendall Philabaum, of GradImages, reads the program before the ceremony.
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William Free, Grand Marshall, leads the processional with the mace of the University of Toledo.
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Jason Stumbo conducts members of the University of Toledo Wind Ensemble as they perform Edward Elgar's "Pomp and Circumstance" during the processional.
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Some of the graduating students of the University of Toledo.
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Graduating students of the University of Toledo enter the arena for the commencement exercises.
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Members of the UT Army ROTC Pershing Rifle Color Guard at the beginning of the event.
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His Excellency Dr. Anwar Mohammed Gargash delivers the commencement address.
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Dr. Anwar Gargash, left, His Excellency Dr. Anwar Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, center, and Mohammed Al-Nahyan Ali Al-Mannaei.
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