UIS: Creating a Brilliant Future
The commencement Ceremony
Processional
Pomp and Circumstance Nos. I and IV by Elgar
Grand Marshal*
Dr. Paul McDevitt, Associate Professor, Business Administration and
Director of the MBA Program
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
Chancellor Richard D. Ringeisen
Greetings
President B. Joseph White
Commencement Address
Dr. Matthew Holden Jr., Wepner Distinguished Professor designee
Remarks to Fellow Graduates
Mr. Paul Gesterling, Class of 2009
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
Mr. Thom M. Serafin, Vice Chair, UIS Alumni Advisory Board,
Classes of 1973 and 1993
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
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.
**Graduates’ names are read by Jenna Dooley, Statehouse Reporter, WUIS/WIPA, and Tim Schweizer, Public Service Administrator, Illinois Department of Natural
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