UW-Stout: Stout Proud day: Chancellor congratulates 526 happy UW-Stout graduates during fall commencement

Menomonie, Wis. — Smiles and warmth filled Johnson Fieldhouse at University of Wisconsin-Stout on an early winter day as 526 graduates received degrees in two commencement ceremonies on Dec. 16. Chancellor Katherine Frank addressed graduates and their guests while two members of the class of 2023 and an alum also spoke. Frank congratulated graduates on their achievement and a job well done. “This is a world that needs you, your knowledge, your talent and your vision,” she said. Ceremonies were held at 10 a.m. for the College of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Management and the College of Arts and Human Sciences; and at 2 p.m. for  Graduate Studies. In each of her speeches, Frank cited examples of inspiring graduates. In the undergraduate ceremony,