PHOTO GALLERY: Graduates recognized at Honors Convocation and College of Arts and Science commencement

Honors graduates talk on their cellphones before the start of the Honors Convocation at Mizzou Arena on Saturday morning.   |  Timmy Huynh

Graduates and their families wait for the start of Honors Convocation at Mizzou Arena on Saturday morning.   |  Timmy Huynh

An MU athlete wears a sash with a tiger on it for Honors Convocation.   |  Timmy Huynh

University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe addresses graduates during the Honors Convocation at Mizzou Arena on Saturday morning.   |  Timmy Huynh

John J. Bowders, a professor in the College of Engineering, gives a thumbs up to graduates after taking their photograph during Honors Convocation.   |  Timmy Huynh

Students and professors join together during the singing of MU's alma mater at the end of the Honors Convocation at Mizzou Arena on Saturday morning.

Graduates of the College of Arts and Science wait in the stairwell before the start of commencement Saturday afternoon at the Hearnes Center.   |  Timmy Huynh

Decorated mortar boards could be found among the graduates of the College of Arts and Science, such as this one proclaiming "Daddy's Peanut," at commencement on Saturday afternoon at the Hearnes Center.   |  Timmy Huynh

Kim English and Marcus Denmon search for friends and family in the audience at the College of Arts and Science commencement Saturday afternoon at the Hearnes Center.   |  Timmy Huynh

Commencement speaker and MU alum Howard Richards yells out "M-I-Z" before the start of his speech Saturday afternoon at the Hearnes Center. Richards was drafted into the NFL out of MU in 1981; he played for 7 years for the Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks. He currently works at Harris-Stowe State University and is a football color analyst on the Tiger Radio Network.   |  Timmy Huynh