Spring Break
More than 2,200 students honored for academics
David Zugnoni
Issue date: 4/30/07 Section: News
Families and friends sat in stadium seats while honorees sat in seats on the floor.
In addition to the deans, who sat on the stage wearing traditional caps and gowns, other members of the faculty attended, filling a section of the Event Center and also wearing caps and gowns.
Joe Miller, a professor of graphic design, said he gets a "nice feeling" when students invite him to the Honors Convocation because it shows that they think he had a role in their success.
He added that acknowledging students at a school event is a significant gesture compared with a professor privately recognizing a student's accomplishment.
"We're going out of our way to say thank you and congratulations," Miller said," and even that gesture can be significant. It can be encouragement."
The SJSU Wind Ensemble played music at the beginning and end of the event, and also performed "America the Beautiful," with vocal accompaniment from Joseph Frank, a professor of music.
The event included moments of laughter during the acknowledgment of dean's scholars. After each major was listed, various yells and cheers rang through the Event Center, prompting laughter from the crowd and verbal responses from some deans.
"You should have heard the non-honor students," said Timothy Hegstrom, dean of the College of Social Sciences.
In addition to the deans, who sat on the stage wearing traditional caps and gowns, other members of the faculty attended, filling a section of the Event Center and also wearing caps and gowns.
Joe Miller, a professor of graphic design, said he gets a "nice feeling" when students invite him to the Honors Convocation because it shows that they think he had a role in their success.
He added that acknowledging students at a school event is a significant gesture compared with a professor privately recognizing a student's accomplishment.
"We're going out of our way to say thank you and congratulations," Miller said," and even that gesture can be significant. It can be encouragement."
The SJSU Wind Ensemble played music at the beginning and end of the event, and also performed "America the Beautiful," with vocal accompaniment from Joseph Frank, a professor of music.
The event included moments of laughter during the acknowledgment of dean's scholars. After each major was listed, various yells and cheers rang through the Event Center, prompting laughter from the crowd and verbal responses from some deans.
"You should have heard the non-honor students," said Timothy Hegstrom, dean of the College of Social Sciences.
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