via readMedia Newswire:

Sean Kizy of West Bloomfield, MI, graduated from Rice University on May 12.

Kizy received a Master of Architecture degree.

Khan Academy founder Salman Khan delivered the commencement address.

Rice University President David Leebron congratulated the graduates with a handshake as they walked across the stage.

This year Rice awarded 1,665 degrees, including 881 undergraduate and undergraduate professional degrees and 784 graduate degrees (master's and Ph.D.s).