I was invited to the 2011 USC graduation both by the Daily Trojan and Melody, and to shoot for both as well! I got the best seats in the house for the ceremony, in front of the front row! I decided to get a few shots of the professors and faculty walking onto the stage as well as the students walking to their seats in the morning session.

Masters students waiting to be seated.

And some Ph D students anxious to graduate.

C. L. MAx Nikias leads off the graduation talks.

Half Century Trojans celebrate.

And the guest speaker this year, Steve Ballmer – CEO of Microsoft.

After all the hours of talking and congratulations, doves are released to signify the end of the morning ceremony.

And students erupt in celebration!

Just waiting for Melody to meet up with me before we head to lunch, and then her Masters’ student ceremony.

Melody… Proud Melody.

Tsai Family portrait #1, in Soy… Convenient.

The parents.

The three musketeers.

Portrait #2 since Mitch was messing up the first, I guess the second as well?

Getting her hair did.

The Masters engineering school had their ceremony held in the Galen Center, which is a lot better than sitting outside in the sun. I got two general views of the stadium all fancied up.

Where is Waldo??

And Melody finally is up to get her “diploma.”