Commencement Exercises
College of Letters and Science
Math, Life & Physical Sciences I
Saturday, June Fifteenth
Two Thousand Twenty-Four
Nine o'Clock
Commencement Green
PROCESSION
The audience is requested to stand while the procession is entering.
Standard Bearer
Kimberly Tobias
B.A. in Dance
B.S. in Psychological & Brain Sciences
Susannah Scott, University Marshal
Divisional Chair, Academic Senate
PRESIDING
Pierre Wiltzius
Susan and Bruce Worster Dean of Science
Executive Dean
Michael Miller
Dean and Associate Vice Chancellor of Undergraduate Education
NATIONAL ANTHEM
Gabrielle Lee
B.S. in Biological Sciences
DEAN’S WELCOME
Dean Wiltzius
GREETINGS
Henry T. Yang
Chancellor
UC SANTA BARBARA MEDAL
Robert W. Duggan (‘66)
UC Santa Barbara Foundation Trustee
STUDENT ADDRESS
Gabriel Cohen
B.S. in Pharmacology
CANDIDATE STAGE CROSSING
CONFERRING OF DEGREES
Chancellor Yang
University Marshal Scott
Commencement Speaker
Robert W. Duggan, (‘66)
UC Santa Barbara Medal Recipient
Robert W. Duggan was born and raised in California. Mr. Duggan has founded and run many successful companies over his long career. For many years, he was chairman and CEO of Pharmacyclics, a biopharmaceutical company primarily focused on cancer therapies that he successfully guided through a $21 billion merger with AbbVie.
Mr. Duggan now serves as chairman of Duggan Investments, which provides capital for innovative therapies in cancer treatment, anti- microbial therapeutics, human longevity, and anti-aging technologies. He is also chairman of the boards of both Summit Therapeutics and Pulse Biosciences.
Mr. Duggan is a dedicated champion of our campus, having studied economics here in 1966. He established two endowed chairs in the sciences and is a founding donor to the Institute of Energy Efficiency and the XIV Dalai Lama Chair in Tibetan Buddhism and Cultural Studies. He is a proud supporter of UCSB Athletics and a member of the UC Santa Barbara Gold Circle Society.
UNIVERSITY SONG
Tuyet Bach
B.S. in Biological Sciences
Hail to California
Hail to California, Alma Mater dear,
Sing the joyful chorus,
Sound it far and near,
Rallying ’round her banner,
We will never fail—
California, Alma Mater,
Hail! Hail! Hail!
RECESSION
Carillon Music from Storke Tower
Wesley Arai
University Carillonist
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