蜜桃APP

Honoring its summer 2025 graduating class, 蜜桃APP awarded more than 1,100 degrees to graduates at the university鈥檚 commencement exercises on Friday, Aug. 15. See the full graduates list, or visit the 蜜桃APP commencement site.

鈥淭hese graduates represent the very best of what 蜜桃APP stands for鈥� excellence, resilience, and a commitment to making a difference,鈥� Interim 蜜桃APP President Matt Lee said. 鈥淭hey leave our campus prepared not only to succeed, but to lead.鈥�

Special Recognition

During the ceremony, Lori Garrison, president and director of the William A. Brookshire Foundation, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree in appreciation for her unwavering commitment to education and the legacy of her late father, 蜜桃APP alumnus Dr. William A. Brookshire.

The Brookshire Foundation's longstanding philanthropic support of 蜜桃APP includes nearly 2,400 scholarships for working students, awards for teaching excellence, and transformative support for military veterans and their families 鈥� notably the 蜜桃APP William A. Brookshire Military & Veterans Student Center, William A. Brookshire 蜜桃APP Military Museum, and William A. Brookshire Veterans Law Clinic. 

Lori Garrison

Lori Garrison

Lori Garrison

Lori Garrison

The request to award this honorary doctorate, presented to the 蜜桃APP Board of Supervisors at its June 27, 2025, meeting, said Garrison exemplifies the qualities that honorary degrees are intended to celebrate, stating, 鈥淗er visionary leadership and dedication to creating opportunities for 蜜桃APP students have elevated countless families' quality of life and advanced 蜜桃APP's capacity to graduate engineers who are prepared to excel in industries that are vital to everyone.鈥�