Pagtatapos 2008

(UP Diliman Information Office)— Fifteen students will receive the highest academic honors of summa cum laude at the 97th General Commencement Exercises of the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) to be held on April 27 at the University Amphitheater.

The summa cum laude is awarded to graduates with a general weighted average (GWA) of l.20 or better. Of the top honors, three will be conferred the degree of Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (BS MBB); another a degree in Bachelor of Science in Economics (BS Econ) while two will receive a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (BS Ch E).

Leading more than 4,000 graduates is Daryl Patrick G. Evangelista, BS Econ with a GWA of 1.072, followed by Jerome de Castro Sanchez, Bachelor of Arts in European Languages (1.083) and Bernadette Lopez, Bachelor of Science in Business Economics (1.109). The other summa cum laude graduates are: Carla Kathryn D. Co, BS Ch E (1.122); Ma. Ana Micaela G. Chua, Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature (1.148); Christina Lora M. Leyson, BS MBB (1.164); Glaiza Lyn A. Tan, BS MBB (1.168); Andrea Francesca M. Salvador, BS MBB (1.172) and Dan Christian de Ocampo Llaneta, BS Computer Science (1.174).

Two candidates have a GWA of 1.176, namely Gabriela M. Francisco, Bachelor of Music in Voice and Marione Allen R. Ozaeta, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. The other top honors were: Brylle Lewylle S. Baluyot, BS Econ (1.177); Marian Angelica K. Panganiban, BS Econ (1.183); Dennis Cristoffer B. Tagaza, BS Ch E (1.187) and Dorothy Anne B. Caligado, Bachelor of Science in Statistics (1.199).

Francisco will deliver the response on behalf of the graduating class.

In February, Francisco and Co received UPD’s Gawad Chanselor Natatanging Mag-Aaral award. Leyson and Llaneta, on the other hand, were among the recipients of the 2008 BPI –DOST Science Awards.

The commencement rites carries the theme “100 Years of Excellence, Leadership and Service” in celebration of the University’s centenary and features UP Regent Abraham F. Sarmiento.

Traffic within the Academic Oval will be rerouted on April 27 for the commencement rites starting at 1 p.m.