Summer 2008: Emory’s 163rd Commencement
Commencement by the Numbers
Commencement 2008
‘Many Roads Lead to Your Dreams’
2008 Faculty Awards and Honors
McMullan Award Winner: Rachel Zelkowitz
Brittain Award Winner: Zain Ahmed
One Graduate’s View of Leaving Emory
More Commencement
Number of graduates: 3,595
Simultaneous degrees: 52
Undergraduate degrees: 1,858
Graduate degrees: 1,291
Professional degrees: 487
Percent male: 42
Percent Caucasian: 59
Percent Asian/Pacific Islander: 13
Percent black: 10.5
Percent Hispanic: 3
Percent other minority: 15
Number of countries represented: 77
Number of states represented: 47
Degree candidates 50 and older: 37
Oldest degree candidate: 70
Youngest degree candidate: 20
Number of military service veterans graduating: 17
Average GPA of Emory College graduates: 3.35