Pomp and Circumstance Nos. I and IV by Elgar
(Audience is asked to remain seated during the processional)
Dr. Henry E. Nicholson, Professor, Communication
Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key
Performed by Denise Yates, Class of 1999
Chancellor Richard D. Ringeisen
Trustee David V. Dorris
President B. Joseph White
The Honorable Anne M. Burke, Illinois Supreme Court, First District
Denean Vreeland, Class of 2008
Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Harry J. Berman
President B. Joseph White
Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Harry J. Berman
President B. Joseph White
Dr. Linda Renee Baker, Member of UIS Alumni Advisory Board, Class of 2004
College of Business and Management
College of Education and Human Services
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
College of Public Affairs and Administration
Illinois, Illinois by Archibald Johnston/Charles Chamberlin
Performed by Denise Yates, Class of 1999
Pomp and Circumstance Nos. I and IV by Elgar
(Audience is asked to remain seated during the recessional)
*Grand Marshal is an honorary title conferred each year on a professor by vote of the University’s faculty.
**Graduates’ names are read by Kavitha Cardoza, Springfield Bureau Chief, WUIS/WIPA, and Tim Schweizer, Public Service Administrator, Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
