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The following press release was issued by Michigan Tech:
Saturday is Michigan Tech’s Spring Commencement and more than 1,000 graduates will be taking part in the ceremony.
The commencement address will be given by former astronaut Lt. Col. Gregory H. Johnson.
Johnson is a former test pilot and has logged more than 60 combat missions in the Middle East as a fighter pilot with the US Air Force. A graduate of the Air Force Academy, Johnson also has a Master of Science in Flight Structures Engineering from Columbia University and an MBA from the University of Texas.
Johnson said he is looking forward to addressing Michigan Tech’s graduates. “I am honored and excited to share in the graduation celebration of Tech’s Class of 2019,” he said, adding that he was extremely impressed with the high quality of curriculum, faculty and students when he visited campus last year.
Johnson lives part time in Traverse City, Michigan, where he is an aerospace and youth development consultant for Newton’s Road, a non-profit company that works with regional partners to support and increase access to learning opportunities in STEM. He is also managing director of the Traverse City Space Accelerator.
This Spring’s student speaker is Monica Brechting of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Also Saturday eight new military officers will be commissioned at ceremonies prior to commencement. In services at the Rozsa Center, eight cadets from Tech’s Reserved Officer Training Corps (ROTC), six from the Army and two from the Air Force will be commissioned. The new officers will receive their diplomas and take the Oath of Office during commencement.
The new officers will receive their diplomas and take the Oath of Office during commencement.
Michigan Tech’s Spring Commencement will take place at 10:30 a.m. in the MacInnes Student Ice Arena in the Student Development Complex.
Read the full story at https://www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2019/april/former-astronaut-to-address-graduates-at-spring-commencement.html
