Carroll University Celebrates Commencement for Class of 2011

The sun was shining bright for most of the commencement ceremony on Carroll Univeristy's lawn early Sunday afternoon – although it did start to get chilly and breezy toward the end of the ceremony.

More than 600 students received degrees during the graduation, with about 530 with bachelor's degrees and 100 with master's or doctor of physical therapy degrees, according to a Carroll news release.

Dr. Daniel Van Hoff was the keynote speaker. Van Hoff is a 1969 Carroll College graduate and physician in chief at Translational Genomics Research Institute in Phoenix, AZ. He is also chief scientific officer for Scottsdale Healthcares’ Clinical Research Institute and for U.S. Oncology, according to the Carroll University news release.