Gonzaga University Graduation 2019

More than 1200 students were given their degrees Sunday, May 12, 2019 at the Spokane Arena. Their friends and family packed the Arena to cheer and hear a keynote speech by Gen. Joseph Caravalho, a 1979 GU alum. The story is here.

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Mon., May 13, 2019

A variety of mortarboard decorations can be seen among the more than 1,200 graduates of the 2019 class of Gonzaga University who fill the floor of the Spokane Arena. Several thousand family members and friends also attended the graduation Sunday, May 12, 2019.

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After the 1250 graduates of the 2019 class of Gonzaga University walked into the Spokane Arena Sunday morning, faculty and administrators file to the stage before graduation ceremonies Sunday, May 12, 2019. Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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John Roseberger, who received a bachelor’s degree later in the program, celebrates winning the Senior Class Award for having the top grades during his senior year at the Gonzaga University graduation on Sunday at Spokane Arena.

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The 1250 graduates of the 2019 class of Gonzaga University fill the floor of the Spokane Arena Sunday morning, surrounded by several thousand family members and friends for graduation Sunday, May 12, 2019. Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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Alvin “Fritz” Wolff, Jr., founder of the Wolff Company and a university benefactor, poses with Gonzaga University President Thayne McCulloh after receiving an honorary Doctor of Laws degree the Spokane Arena Sunday, May 12, 2019. Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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Women stand to be recognized on Mother’s Day in the audience at the request of University president Thayne McCulloh during the Gonzaga University graduation at the Spokane Arena Sunday, May 12, 2019.
Before the awarding of degrees to the 1250 graduates of the 2019 class of Gonzaga University at the Spokane Arena, GU alum Gen. Joseph Caravalho, right, received an honorary doctor of laws from university president Thayne McCulloh, left, Sunday, May 12, 2019. Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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Maj. Gen. Joseph Caravalho, a retired Army doctor and surgeon, speaks to the more than 1,200 graduates of Gonzaga University’s Class of 2019 who fill the Spokane Arena on Sunday morning, surrounded by several thousand family members and friends.
Gonzaga alum Gen. Joseph Caravalho, left, speaks to the 1250 graduates of the 2019 class of Gonzaga University at the Spokane Arena Sunday morning, May 12, 2019. Caravalho, a retired military surgeon, received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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The Angus Scott Pipe Band leaves the Spokane Arena, surrounded by several thousand family members and friends of the graduating class of Gonzaga University Sunday, May 12, 2019. The university graduated 1250 students, who marched in to the sound of the pipe band playing. Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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Dr. Thayne McCulloh speaks to the 1250 graduates of the 2019 class of Gonzaga University at the Spokane Arena during graduation Sunday, May 12, 2019. Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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