Looking back at the Class of 2017

St. Mary’s celebrated the accomplishments of 463 new graduates, including 387 receiving bachelor’s degrees, 73 receiving master’s degrees and three students receiving a doctoral degree.

Commencement exercises will began at 1:30 p.m. at Bill Greehey Arena, inside the Alumni Athletics & Convocation Center on the St. Mary’s campus. Baccalaureate Mass was held Friday, May 12, at 5:30 p.m., also at Greehey Arena.

One student – Vilimira Delcheva, receiving her B.B.A. in Management – will graduate with a 4.0 GPA. Twenty-seven students graduated summa cum laude; 20 will graduate magna cum laude; 56 will graduate cum laude; and 23 received distinguished graduate honors.