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Pepperdine Celebrates 2009 Graduations

School of Public Policy Commencement

Friday, Apr. 17, 10:30 a.m. at Alumni Park

Campbell

Beard

John B. T. Campbell III, U.S. Representative for California's 48th Congressional District (representing southern Orange County), will address the graduates. Alan Beard ('94, MPP '99), founder of Wave Strategies, Inc., a new media marketing firm, will be honored as the Distinguished Alumnus. More

 

Graziadio School of Business and Management Commencement

Saturday, Apr. 18, 10:30 a.m. at Firestone Fieldhouse

Downey, Burnett

Figueroa

Husband and wife team of actress Roma Downey (Touched by an Angel) and reality TV producer Mark Burnett (Survivor, Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?) will address the graduates. John Figueroa (MBA '97), president of McKesson Corporation, U.S. Pharmaceuticals, will be honored as the Distinguished Alumnus. More

 

Frank R. Seaver College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences Commencement

Saturday, May 2, 10:30 a.m. at Alumni Park

Lasseter

Schmidt

John Lasseter, director (Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Cars) and chief creative officer for Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, will address the graduates. Sam Schmidt ('86, MBA '87), former Indy Racing League driver, founder of Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation (paralysis-related research funding and student scholarships) and Sam Schmidt Motorsports (auto racing team), will be honored as the Distinguished Alumnus. More

School of Law Commencement

Friday, May 22, 10:30 a.m. at Alumni Park

 

 

Haugen

Jones

Gary Haugen, president of the International Justice Mission (a human rights agency for international victims of violent oppression), will address the graduates. Barbara Jones (JD '89), an attorney specializing in corporate law at McDermott Will & Emory in Boston, Massachusetts, will be honored as the Distinguished Alumnus. More

Graduate School of Education and Psychology – Psychology Division Commencement

Saturday, May 23, 10:30 a.m. at Alumni Park

Mwanawasa

Chauppette

Her Excellency Maureen Mwanawasa, the former first lady of the African country Zambia, will address the graduates. Neva Chauppette (PsyD '92), project director of a mobile medical unit that provides free HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C, and STD services, will be honored as the Distinguished Alumnus. More

Graduate School of Education and Psychology – Education Division Commencement

Saturday, June 20, 10:30 a.m. at Alumni Park

Draper

Trubenbach

Sharon Draper, New York Times best-selling author (Copper Sun, Jericho Trilogy) and former National Teacher of the Year, will address the graduates. Jennifer Trubenbach, (MA '04) and executive director of Operation of Hope, an organization that provides free facial reconstruction surgeries for needy children, will be honored as the Distinguished Alumnus. More

Graziadio School of Business and Management Commencement

Saturday, Aug. 8, 10:30 a.m. at Firestone Fieldhouse

Eckert

Ma

Robert A. Eckert, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Mattel, Inc., will address the graduates. Fiona Ma (MBA '00), representative for the people of California's 12th Assembly District, will be honored as the Distinguished Alumnus. More