2002 graduates show their joy.

• Graduates assemble Friday, May 16 at 8 a.m.; the processional to Alumni Park begins at 8:30 a.m.

• USC’s 120th commencement begins at 9 a.m.

• Commencement speaker: Ruth J. Simmons (see page 5)

• Honorary degree recipients: Wallis Annenberg, Mary Ellen Avery, Joseph Medicine Crow

• Valedictorian: Kevin C. Huoh (see page 4)

• Salutatorians: Jennifer Lee and Dara Purvis (see page 4)

• Ceremony ends at 10:10 a.m., graduates go to satellite ceremonies

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