Over 3,545 undergraduates were honored at the 2014 Honors Convocation April 25 in the Event Center.
The university’s top academic performers, seated in rows, flooded the floor as family and friends packed the stands. All rose as faculty and SJSU Air Force Color Guard entered.
The President’s Scholars, all 4.0 students, self-introduced and then crossed the stage, producing a stream of names and majors displaying the amazing diversity at SJSU.
Each dean congratulated, as a group, his or her Dean’s Scholars, undergraduates who earned a 3.65 or higher GPA in at least two contiguous semesters of the three semesters prior to the event.
Also honored were the 2013-2014 Outstanding Professor Winifred Schultz-Krohn and alumnus Charles W. Davidson, who rose from humble beginnings to become one of the region’s most successful and influential real estate developers.
After receiving an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Davidson delivered a short speech addressing the classic question for college speakers: What can the youths of today do to build a better tomorrow?
Start with yourself, the only person over whom you have complete control,” Davidson said. “Always keep in mind your moral compass and keep it balanced. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. To thy own self be true. Keep this in mind and you can help make this a better society.”