Commencement 2024
We are happy to announce the dates for the 2024 Commencement Ceremonies, May 9-13. Please check this website often as information will be updated as commencement nears.
Commencement 2024 schedule
Commencement 2024 Speaker: Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice
Infertility researcher and health equity advocate Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, president and CEO of the Morehouse School of Medicine, will deliver the keynote address at Emory University’s 179th Commencement on May 13.
Learn more about the Commencement SpeakerCongratulations to our 2024 graduates!
- Sanjay Aiyar
- Sarah Arnold
- Victor Attia
- Jordan Averett
- Greta Franke
- Jay Hammond IV
- Runyu Huang
- Taekyu Lee
- Patricia Liehr
- Julia Nagel
- Chloe Nelson
- James Pabon
- Koan Roy-Meighoo
- Siu-Lin Sampson
- Delia Savin
- Alexa Schwartz
- Katie Suh-yeon Shin
- Griffin Trejo Noble
- Austin Watkinson
- Peiming Yang
- Serena Zhou
- Jessie Jiajing Zhu
- Kayla Beck
- Michael Dehn
- Alex Koeppel
- Rachel Lee
- Mariana Lopez Ruiz
- Emi Lundberg
- Ally Mandell
- Malhaar Nair
- Miles Straw
- Catalina Varela
- Aaron Wei
- Christian Chae
- Darisi Garg
Awards

Oluwasijibomi Osunkoya
Friends of Music “Excellence in Music” Award
(graduating with honors)

Eli Parrish
Sudler Prize for Achievement in the Arts
Stipe Society Fellowship
(graduating with honors)

Doowon Kim
Scruggs Orchestral Prize Award
Kind words from our graduates
The value of collaborationStudying music at Emory has been a transformative experience for me. The mentors, colleagues, and friends I have had the pleasure to meet through Music at Emory have created some of my best memories.
Transferrable skillsStudying music at Emory has been one of the best aspects of my liberal arts education. I've been able to cultivate meaningful relationships with faculty, broaden my musical horizons, and gain many transferrable skills. It has been a privilege to study my artistic and performance passions in an academic setting.
A meaningful experienceStudying music has been transformative in ways I never could have anticipated. Most importantly, it has provided me with a balance that I will bring with me for the rest of my academic and personal life.














