Clifford Abbott Graduates from the University of San Diego

2014 Jun 4

Clifford Abbott of Placerville graduated from the University of San Diego on May 25.

Abbott earned a bachelor's degree in English. Abbott graduated cum laude. Abbott participated in the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) at USD and was commissioned as an ensign in the Navy on May 23. Abbott has been designated a surface warfare officer nuclear and will spend his first tour aboard the USS Bunker Hill out of San Diego.

The University of San Diego (USD) is a Catholic institution of higher learning committed to teaching, the liberal arts, the formation of values and the creation of ethical leaders. Chartered in 1949, the school enrolls approximately 8,300 undergraduate and graduate full-time equivalent students. USD has a long history of public service and was recently recognized as a Changemaker Campus by Ashoka, the global association of the world's leading social entrepreneurs. The university's eight academic divisions include the College of Arts and Sciences, the schools of Business Administration, Engineering, Law, Leadership and Education Sciences, Nursing and Health Sciences, Peace, and the Division of Professional and Continuing Education.