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This Week in Pictures | 05/14/2011 - 05/20/2011

LSU held its 274th commencement exercises on Friday, May 20, in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, as 3,559 students received degrees. During the main ceremony, doctoral candidates received their diplomas individually, and degrees were conferred for all students. Separate diploma ceremonies for each college followed across campus, where every student was recognized individually. The May 2011 graduating class represented 57 Louisiana parishes, 44 U.S. states and 55 countries. Fifty-five percent of the graduates were women and 45 percent were men. The oldest graduate was 60, and three graduates were the youngest at 20.
W. Henson Moore, chair of the Forever LSU campaign and former representative of Louisiana’s sixth congressional district for 12 years, delivered the commencement address at LSU's spring commencement ceremony. During the commencement ceremony, W. Henson Moore and A.P. Tureaud Jr. were awarded honorary degrees. Tureaud was LSU's first African-American undergraduate student and Moore holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in government and a law degree from LSU. The LSU Alumni Association sponsors the annual Golden Tiger Reunion, which honors graduates who have surpassed 50 years since graduating from LSU. Each year, the class gets to don gold caps and gowns and participate in commencement ceremonies.
LSU graduate Brandon Hendrickson, who received a Doctor of Musical Arts degree during the spring commencement ceremony, sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” and the LSU alma mater. Members of the LSU Commencement Band accompanied Brandon Hendrickson as he sang the national anthem during the ceremony. One happy graduate smiles for the camera during LSU's 2011 spring commencement ceremony at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
Happy graduates smile during LSU's 2011 spring commencement ceremony. New LSU graduates pose for photos next to a statue of Mike the Tiger at Mike VI's habitat. Beautiful flowers serve as a backdrop for the conclusion of the 2011 spring semester.

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