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Following is the full text of the commencement address made to Fall 2010 graduates on Dec. 18, 2010, by Gene Bressler, Head of the Department of Landscape Architecture, College of Design, NC State University:
Good Afternoon, Dean, College Colleagues, Parents, Friends and Guests, and Graduates:
Today marks a game changing moment in our lives!
Parents, and friends of [...]

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[Transcript]
Fall 2009 Commencement Address
December 19, 2009
ABOUT CAKES AND RAISINS
Dr. Paul Tesar
Professor of Architecture
Good afternoon – and a very good afternoon it is for all of us here!!! Such things as the weather cannot, must not, get in the way of events such as this. On the contrary: I think that a little adversity makes them [...]

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Rachel Cannon wears her 3-D glasses to accept her graphic design degree from Santiago Piedrafita and Dean Marvin Malecha. Graduates have an option to choose an image that is displayed when their name is called and the Graphic Design graduates created 3-D photos. (Above photo taken by alumnus Devin McKim.)
Of the 136 graduates receiving awards, [...]

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The Awards Program will take place Friday, May 8, 2009 at 4 p.m. in Burns Auditorium. A reception will be following the award ceremony for recipients and their families.
Graduation will be on Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. in Stewart Theatre at the Talley Student Center. For more information for the University Graduation ceremony [...]

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The College of Design held their 2008 Fall Commencement on Wednesday, December 17 at Stewart Theatre in Talley Student Center on NC State’s central campus. Professor of Architecture Frank Harmon was the keynote speaker during the ceremony.

Professor of Architecture Frank Harmon

(Left) Dean Malecha speaking to graduates. (Right) Design Guild President Turan Duda
COMMENCEMENT DECEMBER 2008 Speech [...]

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Dean Marvin J. Malecha with “Wings on Wings” Dean’s Award Recipient Elizabeth Morrison
Malecha’s remarks:
On occasion there are individuals who stand out among the graduating class for the extra life effort dedicated to accomplishing the goal of graduation. It is appropriate that we recognize this performance with the Dean’s award for outstanding College Citizenship and Academic [...]

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Natalie Chanin (BED 1987), 2007 Distinguished Alumna, prepares for words to graduates.

Professor Michael Pause stands with Distinguished Alumna Natalie Chanin and Art + Design Department Head Chandra Cox.

Dean Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA, welcomes family and guests of graduates to the College of Design’s 2008 Spring Commencement exercises held in Stewart Theatre at 1:30 p.m. 5/10/08.

Christine [...]

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May 2008 AASP Graduates: Ilana Marks, CharlesAnna Herring, Brandon Alley, Charity Mize, Amber Gantt, Jenna Draughn, Liz Bradford, and Jenna Eason (December 2007).

Ken Sigmon presenting Jessica Roush, and Jenna Bost with the Anni Albers Scholar’s Program Plaque, sponsored by the North Carolina Textile Foundation (NCTF)

AASP Necklace designed by Dean Marvin Malecha

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NC State University’s Spring Commencement Exercises will be held on Saturday, May 10, 2008, at the RBC Center. The College of Design will hold its commencement exercises at 1:30 p.m. in Stewart Theatre at Talley Student Center on Main Campus (tickets required for entry). A college-wide reception will be held for graduates and families immediately [...]

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On Wednesday, December 19, 2007, at the fall commencement ceremony of the College of Design in Stewart Theatre, Dean Marvin J. Malecha presented his Dean’s Award to Master of Architecture Graduate K.C. Kurtz.
Remarks from Dean Malecha: On occasion there are individuals who stand out among the graduating class for the extra life effort dedicated to [...]

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Gianfranco Zaccai, co-founder, president and CEO of Continuum, with offices in Boston, Milan, & Seoul, delivered the commencement address to the graduates of the College of Design on December 19 after receiving an honorary doctorate from Chancellor James Oblinger at the university’s morning commencement. Read Dean Malecha’s introduction of Zaccai and Zaccai’s remarks.

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The College of Design held its fall commencement exercises at Stewart Theatre at 3 p.m. on Dec. 14, 2005. More than forty students participated in the festivities that included a reception in Brooks Hall prior to the event.
Professor of Landscape Architecture Robin Moore, pictured left, gave the commencement address. Moore is currently serving as Interim [...]

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The College of Design Fall Commencement for the graduates will be held at 3:00 p.m. at Stewart Theatre in Talley Student Center on Main Campus. A reception for graduates and guests will be held from 12:30 p.m.-2 p.m. in the Brooks Hall Rotunda prior to commencement exercises.
University Commencement is a 9 a.m. in the RBC [...]

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Richard Meier, one of the world’s most accomplished and recognized contemporary architects, received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree at NC State University’s Spring Commencement on May 14.
Meier has been awarded major commissions in the United States and Europe; some of his best-known projects include The Getty Center in Los Angeles, the High Museum [...]

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The University’s <a href=”http://www.ncsu.edu/registrar/graduation/schedule.html”>Commencement Exercises</a> will be held at 9 a.m. at the RBC Center. The College of Design will hold its individual ceremony at 1:30 p.m. at Stewart Theatre in the Talley Student Center on Main Campus. A reception for the graduates will follow in the Brooks Hall Courtyard at 2:30 p.m.

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