Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) proudly presents students in PNCA’s undergraduate Studio Arts, Media Arts, and Design Arts programs and three of the graduate programs of PNCA’s Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies—MFA in Visual Studies, MFA in Collaborative Design, and MFA in Applied Craft and Design—for Commencement on May 25.

The 2014 Commencement Address was delivered by Spencer Beebe, Chair of Ecotrust’s Board of Directors. Beebe is a fourth generation Portlander who spent 14 years with The Nature Conservancy before serving as founding president of Conservation International (CI) beginning in 1987. In 1991, with CI’s support, he founded Ecotrust to work in the rain forests of home. He serves on the boards of Shorebank Corporation (Chicago), Ecotrust Canada, Tamastlikt Cultural Institute, and Walsh Construction Company.