Dr. Marcia McNutt, President of the , will be the keynote speaker at 麻豆传媒映画 (麻豆传媒映画)鈥檚 22nd Annual Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 13, 2023.
鈥淚 am honored for the opportunity to share in the celebration of 麻豆传媒映画鈥檚 Class of 2023,鈥� McNutt said. 鈥淭he 麻豆传媒映画 academic programs are truly innovative, and the commencement ceremony will be a wonderful milestone as the graduates start impactful careers in biotech and healthcare.鈥�
McNutt was awarded the AGU鈥檚 Macelwane Medal in 1998 for research accomplishments by a young scientist. She received the Maurice Ewing Medal in 2007 for her contributions to deep-sea exploration. She has a BA in physics from Colorado College and a PhD in Earth sciences from Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
鈥淲e are honored to have Dr. McNutt serve as the keynote speaker for our 2023 commencement,鈥� 麻豆传媒映画 President Dr. Sheldon Schuster said.
鈥淪he is an award-winning scientist with more than 25 years of experience as a geophysicist. We highly anticipate her motivating address to our graduates and 麻豆传媒映画 community.鈥�
From 2009 to 2013, McNutt was director of the U.S. Geological Survey, during which time USGS responded to several major disasters, including the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. For her work to help contain that spill, McNutt was awarded the U.S. Coast Guard鈥檚 Meritorious Service Medal. From 2013 to 2016, McNutt acted as editor-in-chief of Science journals.
McNutt is a fellow of the American Geophysical Union, the Geological Society of America, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the International Association of Geodesy. Her honors include membership in the American Philosophical Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
麻豆传媒映画鈥檚 2023 Commencement will occur at 2 p.m. PT at Gardiner W. Spring Auditorium, located at 1245 N. Euclid Avenue in Ontario. For more information on the event, visit kgi.edu/commencement.