Utah State University Celebrates More than 6,800 Total Graduates in 2021

More than 5,600 undegraduate students from 48 states and 66 countries, and 1,200 graduate students, will graduate in 2021 with a degree from Utah State University.

Due to the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, USU has revised its 134th commencement ceremony in Logan and at all graduation events at its statewide campuses this spring. A general virtual commencement ceremony will be broadcast Wednesday, May 5, at 7 p.m. via YouTube. The YouTube link will be posted on USU’s commencement web page the day of the ceremony. College convocations will be held Thursday, May 6, and Friday, May 7. Specific times and further information has been posted on the Logan campus commencement schedule page.

“We celebrate this significant accomplishment during a year with many challenges, but it cannot quell our Aggie spirit of togetherness,” said President Noelle E. Cockett. “The class of 2021 has shown remarkable resiliency. It has been an incredible privilege and humbling opportunity to serve as president during this time in our history.”

USU Commencement Statistics (Spring 2021)

**Numbers of degrees (undergraduate):**

Certificates: 192
Associate: 1,272
Bachelor’s: 4,587

Graduate School Grads

Master’s: 1,063
Doctorate: 130
Education Specialist’s: 11

**Geographic origin (undergraduate):**

Foreign countries: 66 (Top 3: Mexico, 25; China, 19; Canada, 14)
U.S. states (not including Utah): 48

**Ethnicity (undergraduate):**

American Indian/Alaskan native: 103
Pacific Islander: 23
Asian: 369
Black, non-Hispanic: 47
White, non-Hispanic: 4,806
Multicultural: 147
Not Specified: 169

**Gender of graduates (undergraduate):**

Female: 3,170
Male: 2,288
Nondisclosed: 2

Number of degrees awarded to first-generation students:

Associate: 364
Bachelor’s: 811

**USU majority campus (total 5,660 undergraduate students):**

Logan/Main: 3,787
USU Eastern 401
USU Blanding: 124
Salt Lake: 171
Brigham City: 154
Uintah Basin: 123
Kaysville: 110
Tooele: 64
Southwest: 63
Orem: 71
Moab: 38
International: 286
Out-of-State: 268

Valedictorians:

College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences: Jeffrey Austin
Caine College of the Arts: Amber Archibald
Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services: Maegyn Ipsen
College of Engineering: Joshua Ward
College of Humanities and Social Sciences: Anny Spencer
Jon. M. Huntsman School of Business: Jack DeSpain
S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources: Maria Catalano
College of Science: Nicole Anderson

Wynne Thorne Research Award: Ronald Sims, College of Engineering

Faculty University Service Award: Joyce Kinkead, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Faculty Researcher of the Year Award: Regan Zane, College of Engineering

Undergraduate Faculty Mentor of the Year Award: Brian Champagne, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Graduate Mentor of the Year Award: J.R. Dennison, College of Science

Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor of the Year Award: Breanne Litts, Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services

Eldon J. Gardner Teaching Award: Heloisa Rutigliano, College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

Cazier Lifetime Achievement Award: Ryan Dupont, College of Engineering

E.G. Peterson Extension Award: Kathleen Riggs, Extension

Distinguished Teaching Awards:

Caine College of the Arts: Sara Bakker
College of Humanities and Social Sciences: Jeannie L. Johnson
College of Engineering: Jackson Graham
Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services: Kimberly H. Lott
Jon M. Huntsman School of Business: Bret D. Crane
S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources: Mark Chynoweth
College of Science: Mike Christiansen