This spring 5,542 graduates are expected to receive diplomas at the University of California, Davis, in a series of commencement exercises that begins Saturday, May 21, and ends Sunday, June 19, as individuals graduate from three colleges and four professional schools. The number of students expected to complete their undergraduate studies this spring comes to 2,332, bringing the total number of undergraduate diplomas awarded this academic year to 4,188. The number of students receiving graduate or professional degrees is 1,354. The first ceremony of the spring is for the School of Law, which has 146 candidates eligible for doctor of law degrees. The commencement program will take place Saturday, May 21, at 1:30 p.m. in Recreation Hall. Leon Panetta, federal Office of Management and Budget director and former California congressman, will deliver the graduation address. On Friday, June 10, the School of Medicine will award Doctor of Medicine degrees to 96 students at a 6 p.m. ceremony in the Health Sciences Quadrangle. Dr. William F. Blaisdell, professor and chair of the surgery department at the medical school, will be the keynote speaker. The School of Veterinary Medicine will hold its graduation ceremony Saturday, June 11, at 10 a.m. in Recreation Hall. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degrees will be awarded to 118 students. In addition, 17 students will receive a Master of Preventive Veterinary Medicine degree. N. James MacLachlan, associate professor of veterinary pathology, microbiology and immunology at the school, will be the faculty speaker. On Thursday, June 16, Graduate Studies will award 902 graduate degrees to students in a 6:30 p.m. ceremony in Recreation Hall. M.R.C. Greenwood, associate director of the federal Office of Science and Technology Policy who is on leave from serving as UC Davis graduate studies dean, will be the faculty speaker. Interim Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Robert Grey will preside over the graduation ceremony. During the evening ceremony 592 master's degrees and 307 doctorates will be awarded to students. In addition, three students will receive candidate in philosophy degrees. The College of Engineering will give diplomas to 345 students in a ceremony Friday, June 17, at 6:30 p.m. in Recreation Hall. Chancellor Larry N. Vanderhoef will preside over the graduation ceremony. Christopher Richard, a mechanical engineering major, will be the student commencement speaker. The Graduate School of Management will hold its graduation ceremony Saturday, June 18, in Freeborn Hall, awarding Master of Business Administration degrees to 75 students at 10 a.m. Dale M. Hanson, chief executive officer of the California Public Employees' Retirement System, will be the commencement speaker. On Saturday, June 18, approximately 2,687 students in the College of Letters and Science are expected to graduate in two separate programs in Recreation Hall. Dean K. Simonton, UC Davis psychology professor and internationally recognized for his research on leadership and creativity, will be the commencement speaker at both programs. Simonton recently was awarded the 1994 UC Davis Prize for Teaching and Scholarly Achievement. The morning program begins at 9 a.m. and the afternoon graduation ceremony begins at 2:30 p.m. The Division of Biological Sciences will hold its graduation ceremony for 714 students who are expected to graduate on Sunday, June 19. (These biological science majors are included in the number of graduating seniors provided by the College of Letters and Science and the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.) Vanderhoef will preside at the ceremony at 9 a.m. in Recreation Hall. The final ceremony of the year will also be on Sunday, June 19, when approximately 1,156 students in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences are expected to receive their bachelor's degrees at 2:30 p.m. in Recreation Hall. Vanderhoef will preside at the program. Five special awards will be given to graduating seniors this year: • The University Medal for outstanding scholarship and the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Medal will be presented to Maria K. Inglesby of Fairfield, a candidate for a bachelor of science degree in textiles and clothing. Inglesby holds a nearly perfect grade-point average of 3.958 for all work completed at UC Davis. She is planning to complete her master's degree in textiles next year. She transferred as a junior from the University of Maryland to UC Davis in 1991. During her four-year undergraduate education through to the winter quarter, Inglesby has received 28 "A's" and 14 "A+" grades. Inglesby's immediate goals are to obtain her master's degree and raise her four children. • The Herbert A. Young Award, given by the College of Letters and Science, will be presented to Trieu Hoang Nguyen of Davis, a candidate for a bachelor of science degree in biochemistry. Maintaining a 3.96 grade-point average during four years at UC Davis, Nguyen has received numerous academic scholarships. His future plans include attending medical school in the fall. • The Leon Mayhew Award, also given by the College of Letters and Science, will be presented to Catherine A. Paytash of Redway, a candidate for a bachelor of arts degree in history. Paytash has accumulated a 3.98 grade-point average through the 1994 winter quarter. A Phi Beta Kappa member, Paytash is planning to pursue her Ph.D. in history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. • The College of Engineering Medal will go to James A. Primbs of Davis. He is a candidate for a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering. He maintained a 3.96 grade-point average over four years at UC Davis. Primbs received 26 "A+" grades and 20 "A's" through the 1994 winter quarter. A recipient of a Regents Scholarship and a National Science Foundation Fellowship, Primbs plans on attending Stanford University in the fall to pursue a Ph.D.