MEDIA ADVISORY: University of New Hampshire Commencement is Saturday, May 16, 2015

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

WHAT: University of New Hampshire 145th Commencement
 
WHEN: 10 a.m., Saturday, May 16, 2015
 
WHERE:  Memorial Field, rain or shine.
 
Ryan Pitts '13, the ninth living recipient of the Medal of Honor, will deliver the commencement address. Gerald Carmen '52 and Hope Makris '46 will receive UNH's 2015 Granite State Awards, given in recognition of outstanding community service. Richard Whitney '68, a nationally known portrait and landscape painter, and Pitts will receive honorary degrees.

PRESS PASSES: Press passes can be picked up in front of the box office inside the Whittemore Center starting at 8 a.m. 

PARKING: General parking is available in Lot A, West Edge and Mast Road lots. Small lots are also open. Lots D, H, and Z are closed. There are no fees and no passes are required for general parking in any of the open lots.
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
http://www.unh.edu/universityevents/commencement/
/unhtoday/news/releases/2015/03/em26commencement.cfm   
http://www.unh.edu/universityevents/commencement/awards/

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