MARCH 31, 2021
Valedictorians and Graduation Plans Announced
Congratulations to the graduating seniors in the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences! If you are a December 2020, April 2021, June 2021, and August 2021 graduate, keep reading for more details you’ll want to know about our virtual graduation exercises.
Tell Us About You
Since we won’t see you walk across the stage this year, we’d love to see you and read about your BYU highlights on our graduation site. Please upload your photo before April 5, if possible, so we can have it for graduation! And complete your bio too — this is a great record of all the experiences our students have at BYU.
We also have a small gift for you. Please be sure to verify your address so we can send you a diploma cover, cap, tassel, and more. This needs to happen by April 20 and it’s all in one process at http://fhssgraduates.byu.edu.
Sociology Alumnus Setema Gali to Speak at Convocation
The 2021 FHSS Convocation speaker will be Setema Gali, a BYU alumnus (BS Sociology ‘01, MPA ‘14) and a living example of winning after the game.
On the field, he was a Super Bowl Champion with the New England Patriots and an All-Conference defensive end and team captain for the BYU Cougars. However, since retiring from the NFL, he’s built world-class businesses and teams in the areas of mortgages and real estate, sales, consulting, coaching, and mentoring. Setema has faced hardship, the fall of markets, losses of a business he built and yet he has proven time and time again that mindset and discipline aligned with a holy cause can restore you to the top of your game.
Setema credits his marriage and family for shaping him in ways that business and football could not have. He also recognizes the positive impact of his BYU education. He says, “I loved my time at BYU. I love the campus, the football program, the professors who were instrumental in helping me learn and grow to become the man I am today.”
Setema wants graduates to “get really clear on the life you want to live, the impact you want to have, and make a commitment that you will never lose sight of what matters most — your spouse, your children, your purpose, and faith in God.”
Valedictorians Announced
Each department has named an exemplary student as valedictorian. Read more about each students’ BYU experience at https://fhssgraduates.byu.edu/p/Valedictorians
- Anthropology: Samuel J. Jensen from Provo, Utah
- Economics: George Reuben Garcia III from Pueblo, Colorado
- Geography: Haley Anna Morris from Monroe, Louisiana
- History: Hovan Lawton from Provo, Utah
- Neuroscience: Alyssa Stockard Lee from Fallon, Nevada
- Political Science: Heather Kristina Walker from Pleasant Grove, Utah
- Psychology: Sydney Rasmussen from Franklin, Tennessee
- School of Family Life: Eliza Crump Heim from Lehi, Utah
- Sociology: Emley Holcombe from Morton, Illinois
Join the Virtual Graduation Ceremonies
BYU commencement exercises will be broadcast live from the Marriott Center on BYUtv on Thursday, April 22, at 10 a.m. MDT. Elder Gerrit W. Gong will be the speaker.
Convocation for the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences will be held virtually on Friday, April 23 at 11:00 a.m. MDT. Join the event at https://fhssgraduates.byu.edu/p/Convocation. Our featured speaker is Setema Gali.
Each department will host its own program immediately following convocation. Details will be posted at https://fhssgraduates.byu.edu/p/Convocation.
