Iowa State University Fall Commencement Ceremony, December 15, 2012

Steven Leath, President of Iowa State University, presides over the combined graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremony held on December 15, 2012 in Hilton Coliseum. An estimated 1,708 students receive degrees. Lieutenant Governor and former Iowa Senator Kim Reynolds speaks to the graduates. One of the wrold's leading environmental engineers, James Barnard, receives an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the university in honor of his innovative research in water quality and wastewater treatment.