ATSU-ASHS congratulates 433 new grads
Posted: January 17, 2012
Another class of ATSU students has come and gone, leaving an imprint on the University and hoping to add to its legacy through their own healthcare careers.
A total of 433 students from ATSU’s Arizona School of Health Sciences donned cap and gown Aug. 6 at Phoenix Symphony Hall in Phoenix, Ariz. Graduates received master of science or doctoral degrees in human movement, occupational therapy, physician assistant studies, audiology, health sciences, physical therapy, or athletic training.
Two separate commencement ceremonies were held: one for 256 online graduates, the other for 177 residential program graduates.
Keynote speaker Diane V. Jewell, PT, D.P.T., Ph.D., CCS, FAACVPR, received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree. Dr. Jewell, founder and CEO of Rehab Intel Network in Ruther Glen, Va., applauded graduates for choosing the path less traveled in her commencement addresses.
“You could have chosen a different, less challenging path. Instead, you found your calling in service to others who are vulnerable and often surprised by the situations in which they find themselves,” Dr. Jewell said. “They will depend on your knowledge, skill, expertise, compassion, and empathy.”