“Graduates, we are proud of your accomplishments.”

With these words, Dean Barbara K. Rimer welcomed new public health graduates and their friends and families who packed UNC’s Memorial Hall Saturday afternoon.

“Our students took on great mountains and climbed them,” Rimer said. “In the process, you showed your leadership, humanity and sense of fun.”

Graduates receiving bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees came from 33 states and 11 countries. About 65 percent were from North Carolina.

Last updated May 12, 2008