The University of Texas at Austin held its 141st spring commencement ceremony Saturday evening, May 11. Drawing more than 50,000 attendees, the main commencement in Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium was the culmination of individual ceremonies celebrating graduates from each of from 17 degree-granting colleges and schools held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Some 7,630 bachelor’s degrees were awarded, 2,344 master’s degrees, 343 doctoral degrees, 400 law degrees, and 160 other professional degrees, for a total of 10,877.
The keynote address was delivered by retired Maj. Gen. Jeannie M. Leavitt, the U.S. Air Force’s first female fighter pilot and a 1990 graduate of UT. During her 31 years of service, Leavitt logged more than 3,000 hours of flight time, including over 300 hours of combat flying in Iraq and Afghanistan.
