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The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Spring 2025 Commencement Ceremony will take place on Thursday, May 15 at 7:30 pm in Lane Stadium. The event will be live streamed and available online here.

The University Spring 2025 Commencement will take place on Friday, May 16 at 8:30 am in Lane Stadium. The event will be live streamed and available online here.

Important Commencement Details

Virginia Tech Commencement website: 

Please visit to find out important spring commencement details. 

 

Graduates that have served the CALS Community

  • Karlie Casper, ENSC
  • Katelyn Domke, BCHM 
  • Brandon Duncan, APSC 
  • Liz Eroshenko, ENSC 
  • Abby Greenwood, DASC 
  • Makaia Haight, DASC 
  • Liv Huselton, FST 
  • Leilani Hyatt, ENSC 
  • Jason Jun, FST 
  • Jess Kumke, BCHM 
  • Bella Lee, BCHM 
  • Jeffer Lin, APSC 
  • Michele Mickelwait, AGRB 
  • Sophie Miller, FST 
  • Peyton Penland, ENSC 
  • Aubree Schaum, APSC 
  • Emily Truong, HNFE 
  • Samantha Whilby, HNFE 
  • Stella Whitaker, BCHM 
  • Eric Villasenor, EVHT, PLSC

Agricultural Technology Ambassadors

  • Allison Bower
  • Michael Bemis
  • Whit Coggin
  • Brooklyn Hensley
  • Aiden Mueller
  • Emily Sears
  • Melody Simpson

Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics

  • Michele Mickelwait
  • Nina Stolmeier
  • Teresa Thornton
  • Henry "Jack" Wilson
  • Mary Katherine Denson
  •  Kinley Kellum

Department of Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education

  • Ciara Lazaro Blas
  • Michael Worrell
  • Olivia Smith
  •  Jordon Crisp
  •  Ellie Bowman
  • Meg Coble
  • Jenn Hersee 

School of Animal Sciences

  • Cassie Borino
  • Brandon Duncan
  • Abby Greenwood
  • Makaia Haight
  • Audrey Hood
  • Gage Kelly
  • Jeffer Lin

Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise

  • Sarah Oldakowski
  • Gracie Miller 
  • Nicole Forth

Department of Food Science and Technology

  • Sophie Miller

Department of Biochemistry 

  •  Katelyn Domke
  • Stella Whitaker

Agricultural Technology Program Peer Mentors

  • Michael Bemis 
  • Allison Bower
  • Samuel Whitfield Coggin Jr.
  • Trenton Johnson
  • Logan Kellum
  • Aiden Mueller
  • Emily Sears
  • Melody Simpson

School of Plant and Environmental Sciences Peer Mentors

  • Karlie Casper
  •  Bridgett Dunivan 
  • Liz Eroshenko
  •  Ellie (Vance) Gregoire
  • Leilani Hyatt
  •  Peyton Penland

Biochemistry Peer Mentors

  • Kofi Asiedu-Agyei
  • William Bonham 
  • Isabel Fluegel
  • Semhar Habte-Mariam
  • Jacqueline J. Hou 
  • Abhinav Krishnan
  • Jessica Kumke 
  • Timothy Le 
  • Kaitlyn Loggans 
  • Mackenzie Lonack
  • Camille Porter 
  • Audrey Prendergast 
  • Kailynn Roberts 
  • Renee Sarmiento
  • Karoline Sevier 
  • Isabella Thelen
  • Zohal Zekrya 

Agricultural and Applied Economics

  •  Elizabeth Bates
  • Kinley Kellum

Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education

  • Ellie Bowman
  • Michael Worrell

Food Science & Technology 

  • Liv Huselton
  • Sophie Miller
  • Matt Zimmerman 

Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise

  • Rakshan Mudumba
  • Sarah Oldakowski
  • Emily Truong

School of Animal Sciences

  • Cassie  Borino
  • Lydia  Callabresi
  • Sophia Cheng
  • Caitlin Cox
  • Brandon Duncan
  • Jade Galligan
  • Makaia Haight
  • Ema Hollinger
  • Montana Hushon
  • Hannah Kwan
  • Jeffer Lin
  • Jacob Porzeinski
  • Ann Rae Sisson

University Commencement

Friday, May 16, 2025
8:30am
Lane Stadium


Graduate School Commencement Ceremony 

Wednesday, May 14
3 pm-5 pm
Cassell Coliseum
(For doctoral degrees and interdisciplinary master's degrees, all other master's degree students will attend their college ceremony)


Departmental and School Receptions  for Graduates

Department of Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education
April 10, 2025
Litton-Reaves Auditorium 
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Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Noon-2pm
Ag Quad
RSVP Normand Adams | nadams10@vt.edu
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Department of Food, Science, and Technology
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Noon-2pm
HABB1 Atrium
RSVP to Melissa Breen | msbreen@vt.edu
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Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise
Thursday, May 15, 2025
4:00pm-6:30pm
Wallace Hall Atrium
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Department of Biochemistry
Thursday, May 15, 2025
4:30pm-6:30pm
Fralin Lawn
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School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Thursday, May 15, 2025
4:00pm-6:00pm
Hahn Horticultural Garden Marque Pavilion
RSVP to Karen Drake-Whitney kdrake@vt.edu by April 30th.
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School of Animal Sciences
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Litton-Reaves Lawn
RSVP Kathy Tarter Duncan | kathytd@vt.edu
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Agricultural Technology
Thursday, May 15, 2025
5:00pm-6:30pm
Litton-Reaves Lobby