Graduation

2013 Commencement Ceremony

Sunday May 26, 2012 at 2:00pm, Brown Auditorium

-- Ceremony will be webcast live on this page --

Commencement Program

Prelude

Dr. Steven Gustafson
Organist, Director for Planned Giving
Former Professor of Music
"Westminster Fanfare" - Charles Callahan

Processional

McPherson Youth Pipes & Drums
Mr. Lonny Liljegren and Mr. Ian Ferguson
A Medley of Scottish Tunes

Invocation

Dr. Steven Crain
Associate Professor of Philosophy & Religion
Campus Pastor

Welcome

Ms. Natalie Boss
Senior Class Representative

Homily

Dr. Laura Workman Eells
Assistant Professor of Sociology

Alumni Citation Recognition

Mr. Michael Schneider
President
David Fruth '61 and Bonnie Fruth '68
Bill Grove '65 and Lois Grove '64
Phil Miller '65 and Pearl Miller '67

Commencement Address

Mr. Balbir S. Mathur
Founder and President, Trees for Life International

Presentation of Candidates

Dr. Kent Eaton
Provost

Conferring of Degrees and Honors

Mr. Michael Schneider
Dr. Kent Eaton
Dr. Cari Lott
Academic Dean
Prof. Karlene Tyler
Associate Academic Dean

Benediction

Dr. Kent Eaton

Recessional Hymn

Audience
"Come, Thou Fount"

Recessional

Dr. Steven Gustafson
Organist
"Menuet Gothique" from Suite Gothique - Leon Boellmann