(Vallejo, California – April 18, 2017) – Vallejo native Dr. Rick Rigsby will be the
speaker at Cal Maritime's largest-ever commencement ceremony on Saturday, April 22.
Rigsby is a motivational speaker, corporate coach, author, a former award-winning
journalist, and current president and CEO of Rick Rigsby Communications.
The military commissioning for students who entered as ensigns into the U.S. Navy,
U.S. Coast Guard, or the U.S. Navy Reserve will be held at 10:00 a.m. on the Campus
Quad. The commencement ceremony will be held on the Quad beginning at 1:30 p.m. During
the ceremony, 229 undergraduates and 17 graduate of the Master's Program in Transportation
and Engineering Management will cross the stage.
Cal Maritime has garnered recognition for its high-achieving graduates and its return
on investment for students. U.S. Department of education data show that Cal Maritime
alumni rank as the top-earning graduates of any public university in the state ten
years after enrollment. A study by the Equality of Opportunity Project ranked the
Academy first in the state for raising students from the bottom 20 percent in family
income to the top twenty percent.
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ABOUT CAL MARITIME
Established in 1929, California State University Maritime Academy is the only degree-granting
maritime academy on the West Coast. Located in Vallejo, California, the campus offers
undergraduate degrees that prepare students for careers in engineering, transportation,
international relations, business, and global logistics. Cal Maritime also offers
a master’s degree in Transportation and Engineering Management, as well as a number
of extended learning programs and courses.