AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron announced Wednesday that a combined 1,081 students are eligible to participate in morning or afternoon commencement ceremonies scheduled for Saturday at E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall.

President Gary L. Miller is expected to deliver the address at both the 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. ceremonies.

The class of 2019 will receive 48 doctorate degrees, 31 law degrees, 166 master’s degrees, 728 bachelor’s degrees and 108 associate degrees, according to a university news release. The graduates will represent 24 state and 26 countries.

The morning ceremony is to feature student speaker Charles Kirkpatrick of Canal Fulton, a ROTC cadet who will receive a bachelor of science degree in biology. The ceremony will be for graduates from:

Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences

College of Business Administration

U.S. Army ROTC Cadet Commissioning

The student speaker in the afternoon is set to be Navy veteran Jason Logan from Boston Township. Logan will receive a bachelor of science degree in food and environmental nutrition. The ceremony will be for graduates from:

College of Engineering

The Lebron James Family Foundation College of Education

College of Health Professions

College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering

Wayne College

College of Applied Science and Technology

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