University of Houston Commencement Ceremony
2020 University-Wide Ceremony
College Graduation Celebrations
Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Cullen College of Engineering
College of Nursing Pinning Ceremony
C. T. Bauer College of Business
Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management
College of Education
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
College of Technology
Military and Veterans Cording Ceremony
Welcome and President’s Address to Graduates
Jeronimo Cortina,
Faculty Senate President
Renu Khator,
President
Regent's Remarks
Tilman J. Fertitta,
Chairman
University of Houston System Board of Regents
PRESENTATION OF PRESIDENT’S MEDALLIONS
President Khator
Regent Durga D. Agrawal
University of Houston System Board of Regents
Regent Jack B. Moore
University of Houston System Board of Regents
William A. Brookshire
2020 President's Medallion Recipient
The John M. O’Quinn Foundation
2020 President's Medallion Recipient
PRESENTATION OF ACADEMIC HONORS & CONFERRAL OF DEGREES HONORIS CAUSA
Paula Myrick Short,
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
President Khator
Marvin E. Odum III
2020 University of Houston Honorary Degree Recipient
Richard G. Rawson
2020 University of Houston Honorary Degree Recipient
Commencement Address
Carl Lewis
During his career Carl Lewis won nine Olympic gold medals over four Olympic Games, earning international respect and a place in history as one of the great athletes of all time.
Giving Back
An activist for family, youth, education, wellness and fitness, Carl Lewis brings his international celebrity to attract awareness for the challenges and opportunities surrounding these issues around the world.
Athlete of the Century
During his career as an Olympic athlete, Carl Lewis was part of five American Olympic Teams, winning 10 medals, nine of them gold. With unsurpassed talent in the long jump and his speed in the sprints, he has gone places where no other track and field athlete has ever visited. His five Olympic appearances are a record for a male athlete, and many of his Olympic performances were in world or Olympic record time. His impressive track and field performances earned him the title of “Athlete of the Century.”
Going the Distance For Those in Need
Since his retirement from active competition in 1997, Carl Lewis has devoted a great deal of his time and energy to charity, founding “The Carl Lewis Foundation,” which serves as an umbrella for the many charities that Lewis supports including the “Best Buddies” organization, The Wendy Marx Foundation (for organ donor awareness), Ronald McDonald House Charities and many youth fitness groups. Carl Lewis is also a United Nations Ambassador for the Food and Agricultural Organization and a coach at the University of Houston.