Commencement - Spring 2024

Undergraduate Program SATURDAY, MAY 11 • 9:00 a.m. • O’PAKE FIELDHOUSE ANNOUNCEMENTS....................................................................................Matt Santos ’03, M.S. Vice President, University Relations and Athletics POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE: March No. 1, Op. 39 (Edward Elgar) NATIONAL ANTHEM (Francis Scott Key) WELCOME.......................................................................................Kenneth S. Hawkinson, Ph.D. President STUDENT REMARKS...................................................................................................Ella Mahon Social Work ALUMNI GREETINGS.....................................................................................Don Jones ’86, B.S. Alumni Ambassador INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER...................................................................Robert P. Grim, Esq. Chair, Council of Trustees COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS.......................................................................Carol Mapes, Ph.D. Professor, Biological Sciences PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES......................Lorin Basden Arnold, Ph.D. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs CONFERRING OF DEGREES......................................................................President Hawkinson ALMA MATER: Tune Aurelia (Clyde Francis Lytle) RECESSIONAL: Selections from Danserye Tillman Susato John G. Vafeas, L.S.W., D.S.W., Grand Marshal Paul S. Ache, Ph.D.; Lisa Frye ’90, B.S.Ed./B.S., ’93, M.S., Ph.D.; Tracy Keyes, Ed.D.; Mark Wolfmeyer, Ph.D.; Usher Marshals KU Wind Ensemble, Daniel Neuenschwander, Ed.D., Director; Eleanor Carroll ’25, Vocalist *Audience will remain seated. **All who are able, please stand. * ** ** *

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