VCU Sets Plans For Dec. 9 Commencement

By Tom Gresham

More than 2,000 students will receive professional, graduate and undergraduate degrees during Virginia Commonwealth University's fall commencement exercises on Saturday, Dec. 9.

Nancy C. Everett, chairman and CEO of General Motors Asset Management Corp. and its U.S. subsidiaries, will deliver the commencement address at the ceremony, which begins at 10 a.m. at the Alltel Pavilion at the Stuart C. Siegel Center, 1200 West Broad Street.

Everett, who received a bachelor's degree in accounting from VCU in 1978, is responsible for more than $160 billion of assets held by GM and third-party clients. She is a founding trustee of the School of Business Foundation at VCU and a member of the board of directors of the VCU Foundation.

The 2,300 students expected to receive degrees marks the largest total ever to graduate following VCU's fall semester. The class includes students from 108 counties and cities in Virginia, 35 states and 40 countries.

Media interested in attending the commencement exercises, including still and video photographers, should contact Tom Gresham of VCU News Services at 804-828-6051 in advance of the ceremony and should be prepared to display credentials for access to the arena floor and to reserved media seating. To reach staff on the day of the ceremony, call the News Services pager at 804-759-7675.