UIS: Creating a Brilliant Future
The 2007 commencement Ceremony
Pre-ceremony
UIS Chorus, directed by Assistant Professor Anthropology/Sociology Sharon Gral
Commencement Ceremony
Processional
Pomp and Circumstance Nos I and IV by Elgar (Audience is asked to remain seated during processional)
Grand Marshal*
Nancy Ford, Interim Director Institute for Legal & Policy Studies, Professor Legal Studies
Presentation of the Colors
Springfield Fire Fighters Local #37 Honor Guard
National Anthem
Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key
Performed by Denise Yates, Class of 1999
Presiding
Chancellor Richard D. Ringeisen
Greetings from the University of Illinois Board of Trustees
Trustee Kenneth D. Schmidt M.D.
Greetings
President B. Joseph White
Commencement Address
Ms. Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, Vice President, Global Corporate Citizenship, The Boeing Company
Remarks to Fellow Graduates
Audra Roach, Class of 2007
Presentation of Doctoral Degree Candidates
Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Harry J. Berman
Conferring of Doctoral Degrees
President B. Joseph White
Presentation of Master’s Degree Candidates
Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Harry J. Berman
Conferring of Master’s Degrees
President B. Joseph White
Presentation of Bachelor’s Degree Candidates
Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Harry J. Berman
Conferring of Bachelor’s Degrees
President B. Joseph White
Induction to Alumni Association
James H. Baumont, Vice-Chairman of UIS Alumni Advisory Board, Class of 1984
Presentation of Graduates**
College of Business and Management
College of Education and Human Services
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
College of Public Affairs and Administration
Closing Music
Illinois, Illinois by Archibald Johnston/Charles Chamberlin
America the Beautiful, words by Katharine Bates and melody by Samuel Ward
Performed by Denise Yates, Class of 1999
Recessional
Pomp and Circumstance Nos. I and IV by Elgar
*Grand Marshal is an honorary title conferred each year on a professor by vote of the University’s faculty.
(Audience is asked to remain seated during the recessional)
**Graduates’ names are read by Kavitha Cardoza, Springfield Bureau Chief, WUIS/WIPA, and Tim Schweizer, Public Service Administrator, Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
