Professor John Stanton delivers graduation keynote

On June 6, CEE held its graduation celebration at Alaska Airlines Arena in Hec Edmundson Pavilion, honoring students receiving bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees. Professor John Stanton served as the keynote speaker for the event.

Stanton joined the UW faculty in 1978 and has spent more than four decades teaching and conducting research in structural engineering, with a focus on seismic engineering, bridge design and precast concrete framing systems for buildings. A respected voice in the department, Stanton was selected as the 2016 Steve and Sylvia Burges Endowed Lecturer, where he spoke on the science and art behind bridge design and construction.

Stanton is retiring at the end of this summer, making the keynote a fitting capstone to a career dedicated to the department and its students. During his address, he shared reflections from his career and words of encouragement for the graduating class.