FOR RELEASE: Aug. 18, 2006
GALVESTON, Texas — The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston awarded 93 degrees to graduates from the School of Allied Health Sciences during commencement ceremonies Aug. 18 at Moody Gardens.
Judith Craven, a member of the University of Texas System Board of Regents, addressed the class, reminding them that the most important thing they have learned in their studies is the need for constant improvement and innovation.
“We depend on your desire to retain and enhance the position you have achieved today,” she said. “Your work, your success and your innovation will prove the real worth of your education and bring added respect to UTMB.”
As the highest-ranking official at the ceremony, Craven also conferred degrees, which included 10 master’s degrees in occupational therapy, 43 master’s degrees in physician assistant studies, 24 Bachelor of Science degrees in clinical laboratory sciences and 12 Bachelor of Science degrees in respiratory care. In December, the university will also award four master’s degrees in physical therapy.
UTMB’s School of Allied Health Sciences was founded in 1968 as the first of its kind in the Southwest. Since then, the school has graduated nearly 6,000 health care practitioners. Most SAHS alumni practice in Texas, fulfilling the school’s goal to help meet the ever-increasing health care needs of the state’s residents.
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