Master of Arts in
Higher Education Commencement Ceremony
Commencement Ceremony
Prelude
Organ Selections for a Ceremonial Occasion
Processional
“Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1,” Edward Elgar
Invocation
Imam Shane Atkinson, Associate Chaplain for Muslim Life
Welcome
Ann Bullock, Dean of the School of Education
Student Address
Christopher Edward Horack
Introduction of the Speaker
Smith Jackson, Assistant to the President, Associate Professor of Education, and Vice President Emeritus for Student Life and Dean of Students
Address
Darris R. Means ’05, Associate Professor in Educational Foundations, Organizations, and Policy, University of Pittsburgh
Presentation of Candidates for Degrees
Aswani Volety, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Conferring of Degrees
Connie Ledoux Book, President
Hooding Ceremony and Awarding of Diplomas
Dean Bullock
Rozana Carducci, Associate Professor of Education and Graduate Director of the Master of Arts in Higher Education
Rodney L. Parks, University Registrar
President Book
Charge to the Graduating Class
President Book
Recessional
Music performed by W. Thomas Jones, University Organist
Faculty Marshals
Leo M. Lambert, President Emeritus and Professor of Education
Randy Williams, Vice President and Associate Provost for Inclusive Excellence and Associate Professor of Education
Student Marshals
Chanece Bigelow
Norma Rodriguez
Nelson Ysabel
Class of 2021
Name | Previous Institution(s) | |
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Shawn David Thompson | B.A., Curry College | |
Joseph Michael Strid | B.S., Western New England University | |
Zoe Paulina Palomaki | B.S., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro | |
Torii Ann Masinsin | B.S., Christopher Newport University | |
Maria Jose Larrazabal | B.A., Florida International University | |
Marjae M. Jackson | B.S., Southern Connecticut State University | |
Christopher Edward Horack | B.S., Endicott College | |
Natalie M. Hawkes | B.A., University of Scranton | |
Mackenzie Elaine Hall | B.S., Ohio University | |
Nicole Lee Galante | A.B., Elon University | |
Ashton Elizabeth Croft | B.A., Texas Christian University | |
Dominique Nicole Battle | B.A., Salem College |