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On Saturday, May 1, nearly 1,400 University of Montana students received their diplomas in two ceremonies inside Washington Grizzly Stadium.

Hamilton ceremonies are Friday - Missoula and Bozeman are Saturday.

The University of Montana's 120th commencement exercises will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday inside Washington Grizzly Stadium.

On a wind-swept Saturday morning, soon-to-be graduates at the University of Montana were treated to an address by a man who is not only an Academy Award winning actor, but also the voice of the Yellow M&M, UM grad J.K. Simmons.

The University of Montana will graduate 3,114 students in the class of 2016. Those students will be taking home 3,447 degrees among them.

The University of Montana will celebrate its 119th commencement on Saturday, with featured speaker, Oscar award winning actor and UM graduate, J.K. Simmons.

The University of Montana will award honorary doctorates to former U.S. Forest Service Chief Jack Ward Thomas and Academy Award-winning actor J.K. Simmons during its May 14 commencement ceremonies.

Montana's former U.S. Senator and now Ambassador to China, Max Baucus, addressed nearly 3,000 students, families and friends at the 2015 University of Montana Commencement in Washington Grizzly Stadium on Saturday, May 16.

The University of Montana's 118th Commencement ceremony is set to kick off Saturday as graduating students wrap up finals this week in Missoula.

The University of Montana announced who will be the 2015 commencement speaker for the 118th annual graduation ceremonies.

Starting with the advice "buy a Mickey Mouse watch", Montana Governor Steve Bullock presented the commencement address to the University of Montana graduating class of 2014 on Saturday, May 17.

Nearly 3,600 graduates and degree candidates will be in Washington Grizzly Stadium on Saturday for the University of Montana's 117th commencement ceremonies.