At the commencements I attended, graduates were classified by their academic rankings. Outstanding academic performance was noted in the programs and awarded with special honors.
I'll never graduate from collagen.
I did the commencement speech at UNH in 2006, and one of the biggest jokes was a 'Guts' joke.
I just got an honorary degree from Glasgow University, and I had to wear around very painful shoes so that I didn't laugh all the way through the ceremony because I felt like an outlaw.
At my high school graduation, I graduated from home school, so it was pregnant teens and gang members. But, when I got on stage, there were kids in the background who all screamed, "Marry me!," very loud.
I graduated from University of Maryland, 1996 - or '97, actually.
George W. Bush gave a commencement speech at Southern Methodist University this weekend. It was pretty inspirational. He said, 'As I like to tell the 'C' students, you too can be president.' Even George W. Bush has George W. Bush comedy material in his act.
I was into movies before my graduation results got out. In fact, I was on location of a movie when they came.
I was educated at Bradfield College and Oxford, where I graduated in 1939.
One of my proudest moments in life was earning the valedictorian medal in high school. I worked so hard for it!
Commencement speeches were invented largely in the belief that outgoing college students should never be released into the world until they have been properly sedated.
I never expected to join the ranks of commencement speakers, especially at my alma mater. I had a tough time there, left eagerly, and returned rarely.
I had a degree from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where they said, 'Mr. Jordan, please learn to pronounce your degree.' 'Cause I said I have a degree in 'thee-a-ter.'
Receiving my first degree was one of the most important days of my life.
I graduated from the University of Delaware with a double major in history and political science.
I'll co-host 'TODAY' from Los Angeles Saturday morning and then make my way up to Merced for that evening's graduation ceremony. I'm still touching up my remarks, but my challenge to the Class of 2010 will be to break through the deafening and too often negative echo chamber of the digital era and become critical and independent thinkers.
I graduated from high school in 1962.
I've finally graduated from 'I don't give a hoot.'
It's fun to play mom. Last I knew I was playing a 17-year-old who graduated.
North Dakota State. What do you have to do there to graduate? Milk a cow with your left hand?
I graduated from the University of Whatever.
I had a great time in high school. I really did. I went to a private Christian high school and I graduated in a class of 67 kids, so it was pretty small, and I knew and loved everybody.
I received my high school baccalaureate diploma in Latin and Science in 1928, then my two baccalaureate diplomas in Mathematics and Philosophy in 1929.
When I was 17, I was excited to graduate from high school!
My vision is one of celebrations and banquets, diplomas and banners, rings and parades.
