A recipient of a Certificate of Graduation with Academic Distinction, Ruth N. Natividad, is the cream of the 14th mid-year commencement exercises of the University on November 26, 2004.

Natividad belongs to the Bachelor of Arts in Development Communication curriculum. She was among 259 graduating students of which 240 were from the undergraduate level while 9 and 10 were from the doctoral and masteral levels, respectively.

Meanwhile, 8 students were given special awards namely: Ma. Cristina G. Villamar, (BSGT)-Cultural Award; Rochelle DG. Ferrera, (BSA)-Cultural Award; John James Malamug, (PhD)-Loyalty Award; Imelda DG. Nicolas, (MS)-Loyalty Award; Maria Cristina N. Eligio, (MS)-Loyalty Award; Alvin D. Alingag, (BSA)-Athletic Award; Raol P. Pamiloza, (BSA)-Best Thesis Award and Xianhua Shen, (PhD)-Best Thesis Award.