{"id":10334,"date":"2017-12-10T17:09:13","date_gmt":"2017-12-10T22:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/?p=10334"},"modified":"2023-12-14T09:27:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T14:27:41","slug":"founder-chairman-shima-seiki-receive-honorary-degree-dec-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2017\/12\/founder-chairman-shima-seiki-receive-honorary-degree-dec-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Founder and Chairman of Shima Seiki to Receive Honorary Degree Dec. 15"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
North Carolina State University will confer degrees on nearly 3,500 graduating students during its fall commencement exercise, beginning at 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 15, at the PNC Arena in Raleigh.<\/p>\n
Chancellor Randy Woodson will deliver the commencement address. During the ceremony, he will confer honorary degrees on Martine Rothblatt, a lawyer, biotech company founder, satellite radio innovator and author; and Masahiro Shima, founder and chairman of the board of directors of Shima Seiki Manufacturing Limited, known for innovations in garment manufacturing.<\/p>\n
During the ceremony, NC State will award 3,493 degrees \u2013 59 associate\u2019s, 2,005 bachelor\u2019s, 1,096 master\u2019s, 330 doctoral and three Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degrees. With the 5,755 degrees conferred in May, NC State will award a total of 9,248 degrees in 2017. A total of 32 valedictorians will be recognized for earning perfect 4.0 grade-point averages during their academic careers at NC State.<\/p>\n