MISSOULA — The University of Montana will celebrate over 1,030 degree candidates in the fall class of 2025 during its Commencement celebration on Friday, Dec. 12.

UM will host the ceremony at 2 p.m. in the Adams Center.

“When these graduates arrived on campus, we made a commitment to put their success at the center of everything we do,” UM President Seth Bodnar said. “This ceremony will celebrate their contributions to our University as they pursue the next chapter of their lives with a hard-earned diploma in their hand.”

UM will present an honorary doctorate to trucking industry executive and UM alumna Lana Batts during the ceremony. A 1968 graduate of UM, Batts rose through the trucking industry to become president of the Truckload Carriers Association. She also launched the investmen

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