As president of Utah Valley University, Matthew Holland helps shepherd graduates through commencement ceremonies each spring. This year, he symbolically joined 6,329 students in graduating from the university.
Holland announced in November his plans to step down from his position with the university in order to serve as mission president for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, beginning in July. The graduation was one of his last duties to perform after spending about nine years with the university.
Holland’s mission will take him to North Carolina, where the Wright brothers taught themselves to fly.