From the Cockrell School
Congratulations — you are now engineers! As Texas Engineers, you will shape solutions to the world’s most pressing problems, and, in the process, define the future. I urge you to rise to the challenge and seize the opportunity to make a difference. If you ever need support or advice, remember that you are now alumni of the Cockrell School – one of the world’s strongest engineering communities.
Hook 'em
Roger Bonnecaze
Dean, Cockrell School of Engineering
Choose Your Ceremony:
Schedule of Events
Undergraduate Commencement
May 9, 2025
Moody Center
Processional
Faculty Marshals
C. Tyler Dick, Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Nuttada Panpradist, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Welcome and Introductions
Roger T. Bonnecaze, Dean
Recognition of Outstanding Scholar-Leader
Recognition of Outstanding Young Engineering Graduate
Recognition of Distinguished Engineering Graduates
Fernanda L. Leite, Associate Dean for Research
Commencement Address
Edgar Figueroa
B.S. Mechanical Engineering 1994
Former President and CEO, Wi-Fi Alliance
Recognition of Undergraduate Degree Candidates*
Clint N. Dawson, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Edward Castillo, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Delia J. Milliron, McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering
Robert B. Gilbert, P.E., Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Diana Marculescu, Chandra Family Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Donald J. Seigel, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering
Matthew T. Balhoff, Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
Closing Remarks
Roger T. Bonnecaze, Dean
Recessional
*Designation of degree candidates and honors for May 2025 is based on not-yet-confirmed records and is therefore subject to adjustment. Official names in program recognized as of April 25, 2025.
Commencement Speaker
Edgar Figueroa
B.S. Mechanical Engineering 1994
Former President and CEO, Wi-Fi Alliance
Edgar Figueroa is a former president and CEO of Wi-Fi Alliance, a nonprofit organization that promotes Wi-Fi access and adoption around the world.
He was born in Guatemala and raised by a single mother. At age 13, he immigrated to the United States and later joined the U.S. Navy, where he received the VT-24 squadron sailor of the year award. After serving in the Navy, he earned his B.S. with honors in mechanical engineering.
Edgar worked in product lifecycle roles at 3M Company before joining Ridgeway Systems, a startup that enabled ad hoc live media to traverse private IP networks and became an International Telecommunications Union standard. He then joined Wi-Fi Alliance, spearheading the industry’s Wi-Fi development. In 2007, Edgar became the alliance's chief executive officer and led a period of extraordinary growth. When he retired in 2022, Wi-Fi’s annual economic value exceeded $3.3 trillion, and more than 18 billion Wi-Fi devices carried most of the world’s data traffic.
Edgar also has an M.S. in technology commercialization from UT. He is a member of the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering’s Academy of Distinguished Alumni, the Cockrell School’s Engineering Advisory Board and the Texas Leadership Society.
