Laie, Hawaii – Elder D. Todd Christofferson, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will address Brigham Young University–Hawaii’s 223 graduates and their families at this Fall’s commencement ceremony held on Monday, November 2, 2015, at 9:30 AM (HT) in the Cannon Activities Center.
The university will award 48 associate’s degrees and 175 bachelor’s degrees. Graduates range from 19 to 55 years old, and come from 22 countries. The Fall 2015 commencement is the first since the university began a new academic calendar that started Fall semester in August. Because of the transition, the number of degrees awarded is higher than those who will participate in Monday’s graduation. With the new three-semester calendar, there will be three annual graduations going forward.
Other Weekend Events In addition to graduation, Elder and Sister Christofferson will speak at a multi-stake evening Devotional on Sunday, November 1, at 7:00 PM in the Cannon Activities Center. This Devotional is part of the joint celebrations of the 60th Anniversary of BYU–Hawaii and the 150th Anniversary of the LDS Church in Laie. Earlier in the afternoon, Elder Christofferson will rededicate the recently completed Hales 3 and 5 (on-campus residences) on Sunday, November 1, at 5 PM. That will take place in the courtyard between Hale 3 and Hale 5.
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Elder D. Todd Christofferson was called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 5, 2008. At the time of his call, he was serving in the Presidency of the Seventy.
Prior to his call to serve as a full-time General Authority of the Church, Elder Christofferson was associate general counsel of NationsBank Corporation in Charlotte, North Carolina. Previously, he was senior vice president and general counsel for Commerce Union Bank of Tennessee in Nashville, where he was also active in community affairs and interfaith organizations.
He earned his bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and his law degree from Duke University. Among other callings, he has served the Church as a regional representative, stake president, and bishop. As a young man, he served as a missionary in Argentina.
Elder Christofferson and his wife, Kathy, have five children.
Accompanying Elder Christofferson at commencement will be Elder Kim B. Clark, General Authority Seventy and Commissioner of Education for the LDS Church.
Elder Clark was sustained a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 4, 2015. At the time of his call he had been serving as the president of Brigham Young University–Idaho since 2005.
Elder Clark received a bachelor of arts degree, a master of arts degree, and a Ph.D., all in economics, from Harvard University. He became a member of the faculty at the Harvard Business School in 1978 and was named dean of that school in 1995. He served in that capacity until the summer of 2005, when he was named the president of Brigham Young University–Idaho.
Elder Clark and his wife, Sue, have seven children.
Graduates, parents, and guests can find more information about Fall commencement events.
