Guest Speaker
Stephanie Abrams
The ceremony’s keynote speaker was Stephanie Abrams, a meteorologist with The Weather Channel, who earned her bachelor’s degree in geography from UF in 1999. Abrams also earned a bachelor’s degree in meteorology from Florida State University and started working at The Weather Channel in June 2003.
During the past several months, she has given live television reports throughout Florida during the state’s hurricanes. Abrams also provides online video forecasts and weather information for The Weather Channel Interactive. She delivers local forecasts for more than 75 US cities as well as forecasts related to various activities and interests, such as golf, health and gardening. Abrams is a member of the American Meteorology Society and was president of the North Florida chapter of the AMS from 2002–2003.
Stephanie Abrams' Convocation Address
Program
Prelude
Selections from Suite Gothique Leon Boellmann
- Laura Ellis, Associate Professor of Music and University Organist
Introduction and Welcome
- Neil S. Sullivan, Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Recognition of Faculty
- Louis J. Guillette, CLAS Associate Dean for Research
Recognition of National Merit Scholars and National Achievement
Scholars
- Sheila K. Dickison, Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education
Director, University Honors Program
Recognition of John V. Lombardi Scholars
- Sheila K. Dickison
Recognition of Transfer Scholars
- Sheila K. Dickison
Recognition of CLAS Scholars and 2004 Anderson Scholars
- Dean Sullivan
Introduction of Speaker
- Peter R. Waylen, Chair and Professor of Geography
Convocation Address
- Stephanie Abrams, Weather Channel Meteorologist and UF Geography
Alumna
“Weathering College and Storming into the Real World”
Postlude
Grand Choeur Dialogue Theodore Dubois
- Professor Ellis
Carillon Postlude
- Music from Century Tower Lee Cobb, Graduate Student Carillonneur
