The 68th commencement ceremony for graduate business programs of Saint Mary’s College of California was held on Sunday, May 2, 2010. Over 100 graduates received their MBAs or Master of Science in Financial Analysis & Investment Management.

The School of Economics and Business Administration’s graduate programs celebrated commencement on Sunday, May 2, in the Saint Mary’s Chapel, with the Master of Business Administration program graduating 101 students and the Master of Science in Financial Analysis and Investment Management graduating 16 students.

Rebecca Sallee, associate director of the Mission and Ministry Center, began the proceedings with the invocation, saying “God of the poor, let us remember when we were poor in spirit and in resources.” Brother President Ronald Gallagher ended the ceremonies with a speech, remarking, “What does ‘master’ mean? It origin is in Latin, meaning ‘teacher’ – about that responsibility I want to remind you.”

Steve Buster, President and CEO of Mechanics Bank, gave the inspiring commencement address, while Joe C. Buenavista, MBA Alumnus and Vice President of Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management welcomed our newest graduates to the Saint Mary’s College alumni family.