Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Florida Atlantic University celebrated its summer commencement by awarding nearly 3,000 degrees, including more than 83 to graduates over the age of 50 and 16 to those over 60.
Among the graduates, 308 are first-generation college students, and 130 earned a perfect 4.0 GPA. They now join a proud network of more than 218,000 Florida Atlantic University alumni worldwide since the university welcomed its first class in 1964.
Speakers during the 2025 commencement ceremonies were Brendan Cavanagh, president and CEO of S.B.A. Communications, FAU College of Business alumnus and member of the dean’s advisory board; Susan Ball, executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Cross Country Healthcare and alumna of FAU’s College of Business; Howard Lurie, distinguished alumnus of FAU’s College of Engineering and Computer Science and general manager of the B-21 Programs Division at Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems; Kirk Brown, CEO of Handy, Inc. and FAU College of Social Work & Criminal Justice alumnus; and Mikki McComb-Kobza, CEO and chief scientist of Ocean First Institute and distinguished alumna of FAU’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science.
Florida Atlantic University celebrated its summer commencement by awarding nearly 3,000 degrees, including more than 83 to graduates over the age of 50 and 16 to those over 60.
Among the graduates, 308 are first-generation college students, and 130 earned a perfect 4.0 GPA. They now join a proud network of more than 218,000 Florida Atlantic University alumni worldwide since the university welcomed its first class in 1964.
Speakers during the 2025 commencement ceremonies were Brendan Cavanagh, president and CEO of S.B.A. Communications, FAU College of Business alumnus and member of the dean’s advisory board; Susan Ball, executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Cross Country Healthcare and alumna of FAU’s College of Business; Howard Lurie, distinguished alumnus of FAU’s College of Engineering and Computer Science and general manager of the B-21 Programs Division at Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems; Kirk Brown, CEO of Handy, Inc. and FAU College of Social Work & Criminal Justice alumnus; and Mikki McComb-Kobza, CEO and chief scientist of Ocean First Institute and distinguished alumna of FAU’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science.
