TOM SZALAY/Standard-Examiner. Weber State graduates: listen to. eceiier Janice White, one of: three anions: enepen: be address her adie school’s 105th commencement exercises held this morning at during. the a CEO Offersa glimpse a world of technology DON BAKER Standard-Examiner Staff OGDEN — Encouraged to look forward to an exciting new era that will see a worldwide revolution in technology and social structure, nearly 2,000 Weber State University graduates received their diplomas today during the institution’s 105th commencement exercises. Dee Ward Hock, a North Ogden na- Chad Henke: of Ogden received in Spanish. ular levels — will bring a quick end to the 400-year-old industrial age, said Hock. An organizational maverick who has become famous for his unorthodox management methods and innovative organizational thinking, Hock is chief executive officer of Visa USA and Visa International. ‘Today's organizations arid technologies will soon appear to be “quaint. abtive and 1949 Weber graduate who surd relics” of an archaic industrial took a foundling credit card company age. he said, as today’s graduates watch --on the verge of collapse and put the “an old age.dying and a new one strugwords “Visa card” in the global dictiogling to be: born. — nary. told graduating seniors he envies “You are going to build that age.” them because they standat the entry Hock told the 1.990 students:who reway of a new technological age that ceived bachelor’s and master’s degrees will usher in an era of change unlike and another 1,131 who picked up assoanything the world has. seen ciate degrees for completing two-year — The evolution of nanotechnology — programs. “And | am pea-green with the developmént of nanocircuits and envy. ; his bachelor’ s degree nanomachines: capable of manufactur- But. for most F eeecueies — like 36ing processes at the atomic and molec- ~ See WSU on 2A Woman goes from addiction to nets cum laude Special to the Standard-Examiner ntil eight years ago, Janice Olson White spent her hard-earned money on cocaine, drank a fifth of vodka five nights a week and neglected her 8-year-old son. But times have changed for the 35-year-old single mother. Today, having conquered her problems, White graduated magna cum laude from Weber State _ University with a 3.82 grade point average, a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and a minor in communications. She also spoke during commencement ceremonies at the Dee Events Center. . After graduation, White hopes to earn a master’s degree in counseling or social work so she can help others conquer addiction and improve their lives. White says she began to change when she realized her son needed a better mother. “I saw him growing up without me and I knew he needed me. I looked at him one day and woke ” she said. White says she had abused drugs and alcohol since she was 14 and used cocaine heavily for Six years. “I had a change of heart. I decided I did not want to live Janice Olson White years ago enrolled at WSU. A counselor with Weber State’s © Women’s Educational Resource Center told White about programs that would help her meet her financial responsibilities, care for her son and finish school. She graduated with a 3.82 grade point average. In April, White began assisting counselors in a gang intervention program. that way anymore. I decided to say ‘No.’ to the entire lifestyle of drugs and alcohol,” White said. White, of Roy, received help from Utah’s vocational it. You are worthwhile. You can succeed in this world,’ ” White said, “People at Weber State did that for me. Now, I want to do rehabilitation program ‘that for others.” and five “Everyone needs at least one other person to say, “You can do