Students and alumni. , honoredshed trustees guests, faculty, staff, family and friends, it is a pleasure to be here with you today and a true honor to be a part of todays celebration. Graduating class of 2017, a big congratulations. You first stepped foot on this campus during her freshman year, you could not believe how fast this day would come. And believe me, life only gets faster from here on out after todays celebration. The 2017 graduating class of the university of alabama in huntsville is made up of some 853 outstanding men and women who have accomplished so much in such a short amount of time. The students have achieved countless honors and recognition in research, academics, the arts, and athletics. Some of the most recent accolades received by members of you a age include students by members of uah include those receiving prestigious recognitions like the following. Being named First National oceanic and atmospheric scholar, winning first place at the National Organization f