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Class of 2006 off to a Good Start

The average starting salary of jobs reported by members of the Class of 2006 in a survey at the May Commencement program was $35,532. The range of salaries reported was $24,960 to $52,000.

The survey, conducted by Alice Griffin, Bumpers College coordinator for advising and retention, provided insight into the immediate plans of 179 students surveyed out of the 187 who participated in Commencement.

Of those surveyed, 153 (85%) either planned to start jobs (94) or attend graduate school (59), and seven of those planning to pursue advanced degrees also said they had jobs line up, Griffin says.

The 59 students planning to pursue advanced degrees included four enrolled in schools of veterinary medicine, seven accepted to medical or dental schools, and four going to law school.

The Class of 2006 is one of the largest in recent years, with 245 graduates who completed bachelor’s degree requirements in May 2006 and in August and December of 2005. Some of the students who participated in the May 13 Commencement the Pauline Whitaker Animal Science Center still had courses to complete before receiving their degrees.

In addition to bachelor’s degrees awarded, 99 students received M.S. degrees and 33 received Ph.D. degrees after completing a course of study and research under the direction of Bumpers College faculty members.
  Class of 2006 graduates applaud during Commencement ceremony.
Bumpers College Commencement, May 2006



Class of 2006 Jobs Survey Results
(At Commencement, May 2006)

Class of 2006 Employers Listed by Graduates Receiving Bachelor’s Degrees

Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, Inc.
All Around Landscaping
B&B Farms
Bancorp South
Barnes Jewish College in St. Louis
Bentonville Chamber of Commerce
Biobased Systems
Bordinos
Brewski's
BTC Farms
Cobb-Vantress
Colliers
Consumer Testing Labs
Corgan Associates
Cromwell Architects
Dietetics Internship - Tucson, AZ
Dillard's
Dillard's Corporate
Dougall Design (Los Angeles)
Early Childhood Education Director
Embassy Suites – Rogers
Enercon Services
Fayetteville Auto Park
Fayetteville Creative School
Global Purchasing Group
Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital
High School Teaching
Hight-Jackson
Hill Seed
Hugg & Hall Equipment Company
Jarrett & Bell, Inc.
JCPenney
Julie Wait Designs
Lawn Care (self)
Meeks
Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
MGM Mirage
Miller Chick Service
Montana Tractor
Mt. Oak Products
National Home Centers, Inc.
New Hope Animal Hospital
Own Landscape Design/Installation Company
Pilgrim's Pride Co.
Redball Productions
Rocky Meadow Ranch
S&E Farms
Saatchi & Saatchi X
Self Employed
Self Employed - 1st Impressions Lawn Care
Simmons Foods, Inc.
Simmon's Pet Food
SWES
Teksystems
The Academy in El Salvador
The Ritz Carlton
Tucker Sadler Architects
Tyson Foods, Inc.
Union Pacific Rail Road
UofA
UofA - CAST
UofA Experimental Station - Hope, AR
US Army
USA Truck
Visual Merchandising/Business Owner
Wal-Mart
Washington Regional
Westwood Gardens
York Construction
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