("Pomp and Circumstance" by Sir Edward Elgar) (orchestral music) ("Pomp and Circumstance" by Sir Edward Elgar) - [Announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, the Dean of the College of Social Science, Dr.

Rachel Croson.

(audience applauding) - Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of our faculty, I welcome you to the 2018 commencement for the College of Social Science.

We are beginning one of the most important ceremonies in each of your lives.

This is a great achievement.

For our faculty, it is a renewal of purpose.

We ask our guests to join students and faculty in singing one stanza of America the Beautiful, under the direction of Professor Travis Higa.

Miss Anna Montgomery will lead the singing.

I ask you all to rise.

("America the beautiful") ♪ Oh beautiful for spacious skies ♪ ♪ For amber waves of grain ♪ ♪ For purple mountain majesties ♪ ♪ Above the fruited plain ♪ ♪ America, America ♪ ♪ God shed his grace on thee ♪ ♪ And crown thy good with brotherhood ♪ ♪ From sea to shining sea ♪ (audience applauding) - Please be seated.

- [Student] Hi Mom!

(audience murmuring) - Today's ceremony represents the culmination of discipline, intellectual work and creative imagination.

Certainly no small accomplishment.

For many of you and your families here today, the sacrifices have been long and great.

The degree you have earned acknowledges your success, and honors those who have encouraged it.

It has been a challenging time to be a Spartan.

We have all had to think seriously about the core values that shape our university, to make it more transparent and open, trusting and trustworthy, inclusive and safe.

I want to say how proud I am of our students, who have stood up for what they believe is right.

(audience applauding and cheering) Our wish is that you will always be leaders who generously use your intelligence and your knowledge to improve the quality of life for your community, to advance the common good, and to renew hope in the human spirit.

Our faculty, administrators, and the MSU trustees are very proud of you.

Please accept our warmest congratulations and our best wishes.

At this time, we would like to recognize the accomplishments of particular students who have excelled in a number of dimensions.

Will the students who are present please stand and remain standing as your names are called?

I request that we hold our applause until all are introduced.

First are the graduates who maintained the highest grade point average of 4.0 in the class, thereby meriting the Board of Trustees Award.

Jessica Aicaraz, world politics.

Megan DeRoo, psychology.

(cheering) James Finch, psychology and computer science.

Celia Hallan, environmental geography and international relations.

(audience laughing) Zachary Ireland, psychology and neuroscience.

Jenna McNamara, human development and family studies.

Tyler Miksanek, economics and human biology.

Next is the recipient of the Bienecke Scholarship, Amber DeJohn, and the recipient of the Mitchell Scholarship Cecilia Hallan.

Both students are receiving degrees in the colleges of James Madison and the College of Social Science.

Students who participate and fulfill the requirements of the Honors College by completing enriched programs of study are graduating with Honors College distinction.

These graduates wear a white collar stole with the HC designation.

All students who are graduating with Honors College, please also stand.

(audience applauding) University High Honor is awarded to students who attain grade point averages between 3.91 and 4.0, and University Honor is awarded to students who have earned grade point average between 3.73 and 3.90.

These honors are designated by the gold cord added to the academic costumes.

Will all students who are graduating with honor and high honor please stand?

(audience applauding and cheering) The Council Awards Committee of the senior class council recognizes outstanding seniors who have maintained academic achievement and displayed extraordinary involvement in the campus of MSU or the greater Lansing area.

This year's outstanding senior from the College of Social Science was Tyler Hopper.

Taylor Hopper, apologies.

We also commend and congratulate Bridget Kerwin, member of the senior class council, for her outstanding contributions to the senior class and the university community, Bridget, please stand.

Finally, in recognition of Michigan State University's ongoing commitment to experiential learning, internships, service learning, study abroad, study away, and undergrad research, I ask all graduates who participated in the Office of Education Abroad's programs while at MSU to please stand so we can recognize you.

(audience applauding and cheering) Please join me in recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of all of these phenomenal students.

(audience applauding) Anyone still standing, take your seat.

Commencement also affords us an opportunity to acknowledge important contributions made by members of the college community.

It's my pleasure now to introduce Miss Aimee Argel, president of the College of Social Science Alumni Board of Advisors, who will present awards for outstanding achievement.

(audience applauding) - It is a pleasure for me to be here today.

On behalf of the alumni of the college, I congratulate each and every one of you, and welcome you to the ranks of the College of Social Science alumni.

We hope that you will stay active and connected with us in your alumni association.

Each year, the College of Social Science Leadership Council selects an awardee who is distinguished through a high level of professional accomplishment, who is recognized for high standards of integrity and character, and who made significant contributions to the community and to society.

Individuals who are honored with our Outstanding Alumni Award reflect and enhance the prestige of Michigan State University and the College of Social Science.

This year's College of Social Science outstanding alumna is Mrs.

Carolyn Jackson.

Would Miss Jackson please come to the podium?

(audience applauding) Miss Jackson was the Senior Vice President of Human Resources for the Coca-Cola North American Group, where she led a team of 700 HR professionals who provided strategic HR leadership, organizational performance and development, talent management, planning, and operational support to over 60,000 employees at the Coca-Cola Company.

The College of Social Science Leadership Council is pleased and proud to present Miss Carolyn Jackson with the 2018 Outstanding Alumna Award.

(audience applauding) - Good morning, MSU.

- [Audience Members] Morning.

- To Dean Croson, the Leadership Council, MSU trustees, faculty, staff, and other alumni present today, I would like to thank you for this extraordinary honor and privilege.

I accept this award on behalf of my mother, who was my energy, Lou Jean McLaughlin Jackson.

I am very honored to be here to celebrate your special day, because today is not about me.

Today is about all those proud parents, grandparents, family members and friends who are full of love, happiness, and pride to see their children graduate today.

Let's give your parents and grandparents a round of applause.

(audience applauding and cheering) Yes, today is not about me at all.

At all, it's about all of you.

Congratulations, class of 2018, go green!

(audience applauding and cheering) My gosh, over 40 years ago, I was one of you.

I was a young woman of modest means from Detroit, Michigan, and I was the first to graduate from college in my family.

And you know what?

I was scared to death, because I was so worried about payin' off my student loan.

I'm sure none of you feel that way today.

But I was excited, excited to graduate from Michigan State University.

That was my definition of success.

Soon after graduation, my definition of success was to get a job and pay off that student loan.

And I'm proud to say I paid it off, and so will you.

Keep the faith.

As I learned and experienced more, my definition of success changed.

I knew I wanted a career, not a job.

I wanted to be a leader and help others be the best they can be; I wanted to make a difference.

So after 40 years, I'd like to tell you all what I learned.

I have learned that leadership makes a difference, and I define leadership as the courage to shape a better future.

All of you today are the next generation of leadership, in your communities, in our country, and in the world.

Unlike me, it won't take you 40 years to realize you're a leader of yourself.

Today, you are embarking on a journey as the CEO of you.

I encourage you to choose wisely.

Choose wisely about how you behave, what you post online, what values you hold.

What is your brand?

What is your reputation?

And what are you known for?

Because it ultimately makes a difference.

And in the future, as you become leaders of others, ensure you have a vision and a strategy to make things better.

Listen to other ideas.

Be more predictable with your decision making, based on facts and analysis.

Role model your values, and above all else, do the right thing versus doin' things right.

As the head of human resources, ie, people solutions, in the Coca-Cola Company, I was responsible for 700 team members and over 60,000 employees.

There were many days I had to decide not what I could do, but what I should do.

As a Spartan, I believe in all of you, and that you will become amazing next-generation leaders.

Recently I read a quote, the future is sending back good wishes and waiting for all of you with open arms.

We are counting on you to write the next chapter of history, we are counting on you to have the courage to shape a better future.

And in closing I'd like to say one more thing: When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, remember, class of 2018, Spartans never retreat.

Spartans never surrender.

Spartans never give up.

What do Spartans do?

Spartans will!

Win!

Congratulations, class of 2018, and thank you for lettin' me be here with you.

(audience applauding and cheering) - Each year, the Colleges of Science Leadership Council also sponsors an award to recognize and honor one of the great teachers within this college.

Professor Helen Veit has been selected for this Outstanding Teaching Award.

Would Professor Veit please come to the podium?

(audience applauding) Helen Veit is a professor in the Department of History.

Her specialty is in the history of food in the United States in the 19th and 20th centuries.

So today, in celebration of the learning all the students gathered here have achieved, the College of Social Science Leadership Council is proud to present the 2018 Outstanding Teaching Award to Professor Helen Veit.

(audience applauding) - Hello, and thank you.

I am truly honored to be able to speak to you today, on what is justly one of the most celebratory days of your lives.

And I am going to say something that I would not say in mixed company.

But since it's just us, just us social scientists, I'm gonna tell you something that I have observed for a long time.

Which is that social scientists tend to be cool.

(audience laughing) And I don't mean that in the history-is-cool sense.

I truly mean it in the high school sense.

And I realize, students, that you may be thinking, I don't know, have you met my professor?

Wouldn't wanna hang out with him at a party.

Actually, I have met your professor, and he's amazing at parties.

I won't go into details, but I am completely serious.

People who do well in the social sciences are often pretty social themselves; i's not a coincidence.

Social scientists study a huge range of things.

We study how people vote, and how people spend money, and how people live in other cultures, and how people lived in the past, and a thousand other topics.

But for most of us, the common denominator is people.

Social scientists like thinking about people.

We are good at figuring out how people think, how they relate to each other, why they do what they do.

These are the basic skills of our disciplines.

They are also basic social skills.

And when they get deployed in daily life, they can translate into coolness.

Students, your coolness has given you all kinds of advantages.

But it also gives you special responsibility.

Because you have friends, because you have social influence, because many of you are natural leaders.

When you walk out of this very big room today, you will walk out as college graduates.

By the standards of our culture, that means that you will walk out as adults into the world.

And the world needs your help.

There are some very big problems on the horizon.

Nobody knows what's going to happen.

As a historian, the one thing I can say with certainty is that things have always changed.

They're going to continue to change, and they may change a whole lot in your lifetimes.

We need good people working to make sure those changes are good ones.

We need thoughtful, educated people with social influence, like you.

This kind of positive change-making is not easy.

It takes creativity, and tenacity, and more than anything else, struggle.

And I know, because you made it here today, that you already know how to struggle.

Because you've spent your whole lives as students.

And when you're a student, you have somebody standing over you and demanding that you struggle.

Demanding that you do things you don't always feel like doing, demanding that you try doing something new and then get good at it, demanding that you finish what you start.

The thing is, though, that starting today most of you are never going to be students again.

At least not officially.

You're not going to have a teacher standing over you and demanding that you struggle and learn and grow.

In fact, as an adult in the modern world, you are going to have a lot of forces pushing you in the opposite direction.

You've probably heard somebody say, in the old days, people had to make their own fun.

And that's true.

For most of human history, people didn't have Netflix, and people didn't have smartphones, and they didn't have even movies or books.

Today, we don't have to make our own fun, because there are whole industries devoted to making fun for us.

You will have to make your own struggle.

So listen up, social scientists.

You who really majored in people, whether you knew that or not, you who are a little cooler than average, please struggle not to spend your lives being distracted.

Please struggle to keep learning about important things, and then to talk about those things with all those people you know.

Most of all, please struggle to do meaningful things, even when they're hard.

I truly believe that doing all of that will make your life richer and make you happier.

But I'm not saying it for your sake.

I'm saying it because the world really does need you.

It is calling you.

Starting today, it will be up to you to go out and answer that call.

Congratulations, graduates, and thank you.

(audience applauding) - It is our tradition in the College of Social Science for seniors of the Dean's Student Advisory Council to select one of our graduating seniors to give a brief address.

This year's College of Social Science senior speaker is Breanna Escamilla.

(cheering) Breanna is graduating today with a bachelor's of arts degree in anthropology.

During her years here at MSU, Breanna has served as the undergraduate assistant for the Women of Color Initiatives, the undergraduate board member for the Dean's Advisory Board on Diversity and Inclusion for the College of Social Science, and as student librarian assistant at the MSU main library special collections.

Breanna has presented her research at other universities, national conferences, and at MSU.

She's a 2017 Moore Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program Fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

In the fall, Breanna will begin an anthropology PhD program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Please join me in welcoming Breanna Escamilla.

(audience applauding and cheering) To family, friends, faculty, and alumni here today, thank you and welcome.

To my fellow Spartans in the College of Social Science and the Graduating Class of 2018, I'm glad this is one eight a.m.

we didn't miss.

Today is a day we have long waited for and it marks the end of a chapter in our lives that feels like we began writing only yesterday.

And so, before we leave here today to embark on a new chapter and newfound journeys, I want to take us back to the beginning of this one.

I want you to think back to move-in day your first year.

How did you feel?

What did you expect?

What were your dreams?

Now I want you to ask yourself: What are some of your favorite memories or stories from your time here at Michigan State University?

Is it the weekly movie nights with floor-mates turned best friends?

Is it the late-night study sessions at the library filled with pizza, laughter, and procrastination?

Is it the feeling of waking up early on a fall Saturday morning to the cheers of thousands of people?

And now I want you to think back to those moments when your circumstances, and deadlines, and life seemed insurmountable.

And I want you to think of those moments, the good, the bad, and everything in between, that have shaped your legacy at MSU and hold onto them.

Because while I do not know the story of every senior here today, I do know this: I have seen my classmates, friends, professors, and I have seen us encounter the impossible these last couple years, and I have seen us continuously and without doubt create anew in the classroom, through friendship, research, collaboration, and always as a community.

The challenges we have faced have shaped our journey through MSU and added depth to this chapter in our lives.

My fellow Spartans, we have grappled with being states, countries, and oceans away from home, as we carried the weight of taking classes to expand our understanding of the world around us and ourselves.

I have seen our MSU community organize around social and political issues at a local, state, and national level to incite change.

Because time and time again Spartans will rise to a challenge, whether it be personal, academic, political, or professional.

The trials and tribulations of our time at MSU is just another facet of the legacy we leave behind and continue to build upon in moving forward.

Today is more than a celebration, it is the recognition of everything we have overcome to get to here, to this final victory.

And so, as we leave here today I leave you with a final challenge: I challenge you to never forget that there is no obstacle, big or small, that you cannot overcome.

We, as Spartans, are leaders, innovators, creatives, scholars, practitioners, researchers, and ultimately, the authors of our own stories.

Congratulations to the Graduating Class of 2018!

I wish you the best in continuing to challenge the present moment and create a better tomorrow, thank you.

(audience applauding and cheering) (students shouting) - Congratulations, Miss Jackson, Dr.

Veit, and Miss Escammilla.

You all represent the College of Social Science with the highest distinction.

We now have the pleasure of listening to the MSU Wind Symphony perform an arrangement of Fantasy on MSU Songs, by James Curnow.

(orchestral music) (lively orchestral music) ♪ Go right thru' for MSU ♪ ♪ Watch the points keep growing ♪ ♪ Spartan teams are bound to win ♪ ♪ They're fighting with a vim, rah, rah, rah ♪ ♪ See their team is weakening ♪ ♪ We're going to win this game ♪ ♪ Fight, fight; rah, team, fight ♪ ♪ Victory for MSU ♪ (stately orchestral music) (audience applauding) - Thank you, Professor Higa and members of the Wind Symphony.

Now I invite Dr.

Walter Hawthorne, Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, to introduce the chairpersons and directors of the college academic units; Dr.

Hawthorne.

(audience applauding) - Thank you, Dean Croson.

As I introduce the chairpersons and directors of a college, they will present the graduates in their units who have completed the program requirements for their respective degrees.

The candidates for each degrees in each major will rise as they are introduced and remain standing.

Once all majors have been presented, the baccalaureate degrees will be conferred.

Professor Jodie O'Gorman, chairperson, of the Department of Anthropology.

(audience applauding) - [Jodie] Will the graduates in anthropology, ready to go out and make the world a better place, please rise?

(audience applauding and cheering) Dean Croson, on behalf of the anthropology faculty, I present to you these candidates for their degree.

- Professor Mary Finn, Director of the School of Criminal Justice.

(audience applauding) - Will the graduates from the School of Criminal Justice please rise?

(audience applauding and cheering) Dean Croson, on behalf on behalf of the faculty in the School of Criminal Justice, I present these candidates, who are graduating from the longest-standing criminal justice program in the nation, for the conferral of their degrees.

(audience applauding and cheering) - Professor Jeff Biddle, representing the chairperson of the Department of Economics.

- Will the graduates in economics please rise and remain standing?

(audience applauding and cheering) Dean Croson, on behalf on behalf of the faculty in the Department of Economics, I present these candidates to receive their degrees.

(audience applauding) - Professor Alan Arbogast, Chairperson of the Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences.

- Will the graduates in the Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences please rise and remain standing?

(audience applauding and cheering) You may be relatively few in number, but everybody else depends on you to know exactly where they are and the best way to get home.

(audience laughing) Dean Croson, on behalf of the faculty in the Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences, I proudly present these students for the conferral of their degrees.

(audience applauding) - Professor Michael Stamm, representing the chairperson of the Department of History.

- Will the brilliant graduates in history please rise and remain standing?

(audience applauding and cheering) Dean Croson, on behalf of the faculty of the Department of History, I present to you these candidates to receive their degrees.

(audience applauding) - Professor Amy Bonomi, Chairperson of the Department of Human Development and Family Studies.

(audience applauding) - Will the amazing, world-changing graduates of Human development and Family Studies please rise and remain standing?

(audience applauding and cheering) Dean Croson, on behalf of the faculty of the Department of Human Development and Family Studies, please accept these outstanding, brilliant, amazing candidates to receive their degrees.

(audience applauding) - Professor Jeff Erickson, representing the director of the School of Human Resources and Labor Relations.

- Will the very first 10 graduates in Human Resources and Labor Relations please rise and make some noise?

(audience applauding and cheering) Dean Croson, on behalf of the faculty of the School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, I present these wonderful graduates to receive their degrees.

(audience applauding and cheering) - Professor Jeff Erickson, Director of the Center for Integrative Studies.

- Will the graduates in interdisciplinary studies and global and international studies please rise (applauding and cheering) and remain standing?

Dean Croson, on behalf of the faculty of the College of Social Science, I present these candidates to receive their degrees.

(audience applauding and cheering) - Professor Charles Ostrom, Chairperson of the Department of Political Science.

- Will the graduates of political science please stand and remain standing?

(audience applauding and cheering) The future students of these turbulent times.

Dean Croson, on behalf of the faculty of the Department of Political Science, I present these students to receive their degrees.

(audience applauding and cheering) - Professor Brent Donnellan, Chairperson of the Department of Psychology.

(audience applauding and cheering) - Will the psychology graduates please rise and remain standing?

(audience applauding and cheering) Dean Croson, on behalf of the faculty of the Department of Psychology, I present our outstanding candidates for degrees.

(audience applauding and cheering) - Professor John Mooradian, Interim Director of the School of Social Work.

- Will the ethical, excellent, and enthusiastic graduates of the School of Social Work please rise?

(audience applauding and cheering) Dean Croson, on behalf of my colleagues in the faculty of the School of Social Work, I present these outstanding candidates to receive their degrees.

(audience applauding) - Professor Aaron McCright, representing the chairperson of the Department of Sociology.

- Will the sensational graduates in sociology please rise and remain standing?

(audience applauding and cheering) Dean Croson, on behalf of the faculty of the Department of Sociology, I present these candidates to receive their degrees.

(audience applauding) - Professor Ming Han Lee, Director of the School of Planning, Design, and Construction.

- Will the outstanding graduates in urban regional planning please rise and remain standing?

(audience applauding and cheering) Dean Croson, on behalf of the School of Planning, Design, Construction, I present these outstanding graduates to receive their degrees.

(audience applauding) - This is the moment you've all been waiting for.

At this time, I would like to ask Trustee Foster to come forward to confer the degrees.

- Thank you, Dean Croson.

Social Science graduates, on behalf of President Engler, who has delegated to him the authority of the state of Michigan, vested in the Board of Trustees, I confer upon all of you the degrees for which you have been recommended, with all of the rights and distinctions to which they entitle you; congratulations.

(audience applauding) - According to custom, you may now all move your tassels from the right side of your caps to the left.

(cheering) Congratulations, MSU alumni, class of 2018.

Please be seated.

(audience applauding) - Go Kathy!

- This act, sh, it's a happy time, eh?

This act represents the conclusion of a great achievement, and the beginning of a lifetime of dedicated service.

It's achievement worthy of celebration.

And we are here this morning to celebrate the fact that over 1,300 men and women have completed their academic programs of choice in the College of Social Science.

We have the largest graduating class of any college at MSU this year, and we are proud of each and every one of you.

(audience applauding) Mr.

Jody Knol and Mr.

Scott Pohl of WKAR Radio will announce the names of the graduates as they receive their token diplomas.

We ask that the audience be considerate in applauding the graduates as their names are read.

Each graduate's name should be heard.

We ask all degree recipients to return to your seat following the presentation of the diplomas.

Each graduating senior is a member of the Spartan family.

Please show the same respect for the last graduate as the first.

- [Announcer] The graduates in history, led by the outstanding senior, Emily Renee Kearns, with.

Anna Helaine Cumming.

Emily Lauren Vos.

Katherine Montana Magoulick.

Andrew Earl Lloyd Phillipson.

Kemper James Fullerton.

Gabriel Cruz.

Erik Thomas Rose.

Tysean D'Angelo Hendrix.

Haley Elizabeth Rueske.

(cheering) Matthew Richard Beaver.

Cameron Spencer Macko.

Andrew Joseph Miller.

(cheering) Zachariah Q. Torrey.

(cheering) Kellen Thomas Saxton.

Jack Mathews Sherman.

(yelling) Erik Joseph Rujan.

Jamie Lee Linnell.

(cheering) Noah Goldberg.

Kasandra Faith Purkey.

(cheering) Kylie Marie Glazier.

- Yeah!

- [Announcer] Jane A. Katzer.

Darrell Leon Hopson II.

(cheering) Eric William Purcell, with honor.

Savannah Marie Bracken.

Zachary David Bertram.

Nicolette Shirley Bailey.

(cheering) Nina Lynae Squillace.

Patricia Eileen Wittenberg.

(cheering) Emily Suzette McNicholas.

The graduates in human development and family studies, led by the outstanding senior Jenna Mariah McNamara.

(cheering) Casey Danee Campbell.

(cheering) Haneen Ghazi Mustafa.

(cheering) Taylor Anne Reid.

Kasey Lyn Miles.

Ronida J. Powell.

Cassandra Marie Lawton.

Breanna Critese Buckner.

(cheering) Symphony Ollie.

(cheering) Cedrina Renee Davis.

(cheering) Caitlin Mary Farenger.

(cheering) Devon Francesca Gruskin.

Erin Marie Collins.

Gena Lou Do.

Delaney Maureen Sullivan.

Domonique Cherelle Caldwell.

(cheering) Bria Antonese Carter.

(cheering) Tierra Jamiia Tyler.

(cheering) Shantane Airele Martin.

Alyssa Marie Harris.

Abike Amanda Amsterdam.

Ashley Elizabeth Carter.

(cheering) Carol Michael Andraous.

Kristina Suryapranata Tio.

Kayla Elizabeth Miller.

(cheering) Elizabeth Nicole Gifford.

Kira Ann Wadsworth.

Janie Brie Kaess.

- Janie!

- [Announcer] Quishanna Nicole Coleman.

Elisse Imane Parker.

Megan Ashley Jones.

Monica Suzanne Goodin.

Miranda Rinck.

(cheering) Brianna Lynne Hatfield.

Nicole Olivia Sturgeon.

(cheering) Gabrielle Rose Johns.

(cheering) Josie Ann Witt.

(cheering) Noelle Anne Marie Medbery.

Mercedes Shante Bolden.

(cheering) Caitlin Ann Catt.

Morgan Leigh Brennemann.

Katya Alice Van Dyke.

Kaitlin Rutledge Reeves.

Tracey Lynn Davis.

Riley Anne Mullahy.

(cheering) Hannah Lee Weiger.

Brittanny Nicole Murray.

Harmony Monique Florence.

(cheering) Bree-ell Jones.

(cheering) Alizabeth Diana Otto-Spaulding.

Janine Renee Schneider.

Hannatu Jumai Sadiq.

Jennifer Perez.

(cheering) Rebecca Pena.

(cheering) Irene Prado.

(cheering) Rebecca Marie Wagner.

Bailey Lorraine Burchette.

(cheering) Jewel Bonyett Dotson.

(cheering) Lonnie Emmanuel Hurst.

(cheering) Dukernse Augustin.

(cheering) Ariel Patrice North.

(cheering) Angela Loren Salerio.

Roopa Chander.

Kayla Elise Stokfisz.

Elaina Lynn Coscarella.

MaryKate Otchy.

Sara Beth Weinfeld.

(cheering) Kloe Paige Rosenbloom.

(cheering) Kearta Shuntell Dailey.

Bryanne Nicole Colin.

(cheering) Vanessa Renee LaCosse.

Bailee Jordan White.

(cheering) Meosha Umekia Robinson.

(cheering) Mercedes Malon Gillard.

(cheering) Tyler Camille Turner.

Mary Catherine Bush.

Pierre Bren-ton Ah-stell.

Tarren Storm Leszczynski.

(cheering) Molly McClain Fischl.

Anastasia Mariah Reinhart.

Emily Marie Klatt.

(cheering) Dezha Rayel Willoughby.

(cheering) Ellise Kayla-Janay Lee.

(cheering) Kelsey A. Fankhauser.

Brittany Nicole Lane.

Brandi Nicole Vaughn.

Amanda Patricia Schlegel.

(cheering) Vivien Leigh Christiansen.

Jessica Rose Truesdell.

Amy Hannah Berry.

Barbara Duran.

(cheering) Sarah M. Borkowski.

(cheering) Rachel Irene Heberlein.

(cheering) Monique Presberry.

Elizabeth Marie Webster.

(cheering) The graduates in political science, led by the outstanding senior Cody James Proudfoot.

Marina Te-dall-dee.

Courtney Amber Smith.

Connor David Burney.

(cheering) Marah Salamah Maaita.

Aaron Dhawan Stephens.

Taylor E. Bronstein.

Aaron Kenneth Wroblewski.

Kaylin Jay Mosler.

Aaron Daniel Delikta.

Peter Shamaon Esho.

Christopher C. Jacobson.

Madison Paige Melton.

Eric Ross Newman.

Neal Anthony Wilds.

Julian Thomas Hughes.

Rachelle Lynn Borgiei.

Lukas Brandt Venema.

Jonathan Paul Keller.

Erin Grace Beebe.

McKenzie Rose Mak.

Charles Hudson Albert Medema.

Katlynn Brook Kretz.

Joseph Robert Klawiter.

Mason Samuel Bailey V.

(cheering) Brooke Taylor Hansen.

Charles Alexander Clark.

Bradley Martin Govan.

Ye Sung Lee.

Jae Hyun Park.

Morgan Jenna Koetie.

Michael Anthony Fox.

Andrew James Kacmarcik.

Grace Catherine Katalinich.

Jingyi Yao.

(cheering) Patrick Glenn Meredith.

Vincenzo Richard Sarti.

Joseph C. Micallef.

Peter Joseph Butkovich.

(cheering) Steven Joseph Nigro.

Justin Neil Carpenter.

Madison Marie Faculak.

Angelina Bella Mastromatteo.

Samantha Alana Glazer.

Shaniah Danae Girty.

Danielle Morgan Cuss.

Paula Doreen Val-oo-check.

Amanda Marie Miller.

Rachel Ann Yaggi.

Alexandra Katherine Jeannotte.

Benjamin Michael Goodman.

Jesse Abraham Yaeger.

(cheering) Joanna Danielle Velazquez.

(cheering) Vanessa Maria Velazquez.

(cheering) Alma Lezama Perez.

(cheering) Joseph Patrick Coleman.

(cheering) Sean Douglas Hassberger.

Marc Wellon Daniels.

Thomas Alexander Randall.

John Lloyd Hughes.

Davin Barnabas Surio.

Grant William Stephen Ricketts.

Toren Michael Chenault.

Cameron Reid Brown.

Brittany Elaine Martin.

Matthew Ryan Flickema.

Edwin Anthony Minney.

Kevin Coughlin Cohn.

Peter Ross Kelbel.

Audrey Kathryn Adams.

Ernest Eli Gordon.

Victoria Lee Padula.

(cheering) Savannah Caitlin Robinson.

Madeline Dawn Nelson.

Brittany Nickel Dailey.

Hee-shin Wang.

Elias Soo-hale Koo-kah-lee.

Mark Anthony Zuccaro.

Abel Ayala Sanchez III.

Joe Alex Abeska.

Blake Leon Glinn.

Jessica KayLee White.

(cheering) Noelle Jacqueline Laub.

Andrew Michael Smith.

(cheering) Kennedy Nicole Johnson.

David Villatoro Sorto.

(cheering) Tabitha Yohan Inna.

Caleigh Marie Hunt.

Cailyn Emma Wolski.

(cheering) Gillian Marie Nevarez.

Ian T. Striz.

Vicky Nene Nyombe.

(cheering) Savannah Danbert.

Jasmine Ashley Shafquat.

Genevieve Anne Brown.

(cheering) Amanda Louise Bethel.

Anthony Allen McNichols.

Rebecca Lynn Hutsell.

(cheering) Noor Ed-el Haq.

Denye Courtney Hopkins.

(cheering) Emily Nicole Paulson.

Krystal Simone Jones.

(cheering) Ayesha Miah.

(cheering) Francesca Marie Salamida.

(cheering) Francesca Maria Caalskonos.

Haley Marcel Green.

Kyle James Hammond.

Dean Alvin Martin.

Olivia Mae Vaden.

(cheering) Jared Sorin Jollay.

John Waller.

Mikhail Trevon Perkins.

(cheering) Lea Tenia Glenn.

(cheering) Ariel Evelyn Fueri.

(cheering) Jessica Lynn Alcaraz.

Gilchrist Ayao Ireland.

(cheering) Aron Joseph Augustitus.

Davis James Strowbridge.

James Rudolph Bebarski.

Benjamin John Schubert.

(cheering) Jason Nguyen.

Samuel George Mallory.

(cheering) Jacob Richard Ferguson.

Michael Jamad Tuss-kee.

Benjamin Michael Roth.

(cheering) Natalie Ann Dally.

Ani Papazian.

Raven Michelle McBrayer.

(cheering) Aaron Shelton Parks.

(cheering) Jordan Michael Yuhanna.

Charles Benjamin Beer.

(cheering) Brooklyn Ileana Braun.

Clint P. Stevenson.

Katelyn Marie Bower.

(cheering) Julia M. Miller.

Kiley Rose Novak.

Jeffrey Scott Morales.

Alec Michael Faggion.

Justin Ross Lipski.

(cheering) The graduates in economics, led by the outstanding senior Laura Alexandra Boisten.

Jordan Christopher Woods.

(cheering) Anthony Michael Taormina Jr.

Kate Care-man Kah-trak.

Yahya Bassam Talab.

(cheering) Grace Elizabeth Ho.

Noah James Honaker.

Raj R. Kadel.

Jackson Edwin Eli Falkowski.

Honey Nash-er.

Kemal Ha-men-drez Shah.

Chase Anthony Pouliot.

Hunter Scott Kulka.

Scott Michael DiFilippo.

Christopher Geoffrey Hill.

(cheering) Thomas Dylan Cetina.

Andrew Charles Bigham.

Patrick Edmund Jackman.

Joseph Elmore Dudley.

Robert Michael Cross.

Armand She-hool Sev-air-ee.

Yinlu Chen.

John Mason Cortez.

Isabella Sage Hewitt.

Thomas Steck Rozycki.

Guangyuan Di.

Austin Louis Edward Krause.

Charles Edward Warren IV.

Jacob Alexander Warren.

Brandon Bruce Erickson.

Robert Ward Backus.

Nickolas Jason Reuber.

Kyle Anthony Maddox.

(cheering) Corey Robert Jose.

Nathan C. Stadwick.

Emily Nicoletta Lad-ko.

Clark Robert Beattie.

Yu-fay Son.

Nicholas Michael Recchia.

Grant Thomas Sweeney.

(cheering) Izzatul Hayati Yusri.

- [Woman] Congratulations.

- [Announcer] Nora Liyana Binti Nor Azlan.

Jacqueline Rose Sheehan.

Matthew Conley Rzeppa.

Yu-Hsin Chen.

(cheering) Kai-Yuan Pai.

Adi Ra-joo-pa-back-a-ran.

Anika Patel.

Renxiu Weng.

Jiaying Li.

Alexa Jeanette Casimir.

Joseph Holcomb.

(imitates barking) Philip Van Tran.

Christopher Mikha.

(cheering) Alexis Hannah Butler.

(cheering) Nicholas Owen Klinger.

Derek Edward Hackett.

Jack Dillon Johnson.

Kellan Patrick Flanagan.

Michael Richard Barber.

(cheering) Jacob Christian Peters.

Nathan Davalurie.

Taylor Arianna Harris.

Gwo Wan.

Benjamin Allen Keutzer.

Philip Lucas Stair.

Zhaoyuan Wen.

Yuelei Wang.

Shuqi Liu.

Chaoyang Li.

Sihang Yang.

Ruijun Li.

Ziyao Zou.

Jingxiang Zhang.

Nikunj Navneet Mundra.

Jinsong Ou.

Ziqian Yang.

(cheering) Ian Edward Hennessey.

Siyan Liu.

Chelsea A. Maninang.

Eryn Frances Lee.

Megan L. Isaacson.

Siyan Li.

Hyuk Joo Kwon.

Evelyn Amanda Andre.

Mariana Lopez.

Michael Trevor Mead.

Jin-shan Tran.

Zhongyao Zhou.

Joshua Austin Scott.

Troy Joseph Youmans.

Kyle Pil-a-bont.

Thomas Francis Schmitz.

Connor Douglas Patterson.

(cheering) Scott Geoffrey All-er.

Yu-chen Zhang.

Mihai T. Cucu.

Lincoln Gilbert Henderson.

(cheering) Andrew Bradley Pitlock.

Shane Vincent Ciccone.

Brendan Kevin Sullivan.

Carter Latour Mayes.

Casey Patrick Waters.

Bradley Ryan Minniear.

Peter David Owen.

Yuyao Shen.

Brandon Singh Randhawa.

Leah Laurice Strausser.

(cheering) Molly Elizabeth Keasey.

Emily Lynne Lundquist.

Emerald Grace Fulton.

Seth Morgan Britton.

Samuel John Houston.

Kevin Charles Morgan.

(cheering) Matthew James Perrin.

Breanna Nicole Spillane.

Jao-chee-me-ow.

Lawrence Andrew Blaty.

Julian Michael Paulson.

Jordan Glen Gross.

Emily Frances Vanderstelt.

Ri-ah Mo-nee Kelly.

Brandon Martin Mazell.

(cheering) Dylan Edmund Clarke.

Harrison Kell-bert.

Todd Ryan Larson.

Daniel James McCloud.

(cheering) Zee-kun Lee.

Chan-yao Lu.

Teruhiko Muto.

Jen-shang Lu.

Luchen Zheng.

Nicholas Jeffrey Wilberding.

Brent Armand Piechocki.

Connor Ryan Travis.

Evan Phillip Bahs.

Joshua Edward Strike-ah.

Jee-way Zhang.

Yu Ray.

Sheena Lilly Marvin.

William Devon Owens.

(cheering) Estrellita Martinez.

(cheering) Zee-yay Hwang.

Jake Joseph Duell.

Brandon Michael Sowards.

Casey Shriner.

Chase Sebastian Curtin.

See-yuu-woa.

Leon Li-peng.

Shane Leonard Bachynski.

Troy Raphael Sabatini.

Han-ji Wang.

Geh-koon Lu.

Shin-ran Li.

Ryan James Kelley.

Michael Robert Schudlich.

Hao Fu.

Chijin Chen.

Shihao Hua.

Kaiyuan Jin.

Jiannan Yan.

Esau Martinez.

Jordan Scott Bo.

Qiwei Han.

Jacob Bernard Gorter.

Dongze Liu.

Christopher Charles Wraxton.

(cheering) John Jao Zhan.

Jie Li.

Yu Pei.

Yee-teng Wang.

Drew Jamison Twardy.

(cheering) Hao-Te Chiu.

Yuchen Yan.

Jialong Wang.

Zihan Lin.

(cheering) Yao Ho.

Zhehan Xu.

Han-Ting Chiu.

Tsao-yun Chan.

Veronica Marie Zak.

Zixi Zhang.

(cheering) Ryan Joseph Morgester.

Damon Matthew Grace.

Uros Milosevic.

Bradford Harley Woodward.

Brooke Kaiser Becksvoort.

JinHee Han.

Nicholas Jay Gandhi.

Jingyi Yao.

Zi-hao Liu.

Hong-sen-too.

Andrew James Knox.

(cheering) Margo Andrea Masserman.

Joseph Patrick Michael Higgins.

Khadija Hi-lee.

Samuel Vincent Shafer.

Lucas David Klinger.

Kevin Mai.

(cheering) Spencer Bartholomew Staudacher.

Terry T. Tran.

(cheering) James Francis Payne III.

Tao Chen.

Xue Feng.

Tong Sun.

Ryan Stagg Eccker.

Devin James LaPorte.

Jonas Leevinrao Tobiassen.

Nicholas John Hess.

Austin Michael Jacobs.

Ali Ahmed Mahmood.

Sammie Nicholas Borden-Sanford.

Austin Kent Miller.

Ree-zwan Mo-tar.

(cheering) Faisal Asyraf Faizu.

(cheering) Yu Wang.

Zoo-choo Ma.

Conner Matthew Worm.

Brooke Joy Rupprecht.

Yu-zhu Wang.

Yifan Wang.

Madison Eva Elizabeth Sparkman.

Lars John Ekholm.

Blake Hunter Freeman.

Samuel K. Turnipseed.

Neilank Das.

Carl Scott Erickson.

(cheering) David Dominic Klavon.

Wahid Maqsood.

Partha Pratim Chakraborty Ga-kak.

Shashank Hiremath.

Mahendra Tunggul Putra.

Dong Zi Li.

Tanner John Paul.

(cheering) Kieran O'Keefe.

Chance Stephen McKimmy.

Zilu Wang.

Han Lu.

Bomin Cai.

Zhiqian Zhu.

Xees-jun Lu.

Hao Dong.

Dean Patrick Meisner.

(students yelling faintly) The graduates in sociology, led by the outstanding senior Alec Minaya.

Rico Trevon De Mario Curley.

(cheering) Mah-sahl Kenn-ai.

Jacob John Allen.

Ayeesha Asta Gote.

(cheering) Ju-see Zhang.

Michael Colton Smith.

Jake Evans Corden.

Sean Patrick Lynch.

Julie Ann Vernon.

Nancy Crystal Herrera.

(cheering) Elaine Marie Baile.

Grace Kelly McLaughlin.

Sara Ahmed Mohamed.

Shannon Cathryn Ahearn.

(cheering) Justin Jeffrey Pine.

(cheering) Donovan Presbery.

(cheering) Cameron Chanel Ellison.

(cheering) Amanda Stevens.

(cheering) Matthew Kyle Hunter.

Benjamin Allen Wegryn.

Victoria Nicole Cortez.

Mar-dray La-mont Lon-don.

The graduates in geography, environment and spatial studies, led by the outstanding senior Benjamin Vern Dougherty.

Thomas Michael Yazbeck.

Henry Wolfe IV.

Caiden Jacob Pietrowski.

Donavan Jarriel Snow.

Mitchell Alexander Wiest.

The graduates in human capital and society, led by the outstanding senior Haley Judith Shoan.

Kristin Rose Anderson.

Lexus Sharay Ferrell.

(cheering) Jaynn Myesha Wood.

(cheering) Kathryn Anne Knoth.

Erica Soo-jin Song.

(cheering) Emily Rose Koller.

(cheering) Morelia Chavez Chavez.

(cheering) Amanda Marie Stafford.

Blake Harrison Weinberger.

(cheering) Charles Thomas Busse Jr.

The graduates in interdisciplinary studies in social science, led by the outstanding senior Hannah Marie Sauter.

(cheering) Brittany Samantha Slater.

(cheering) Bridget O'Donnell Kerwin.

(cheering) Vegg-ra I. Covington.

Zaqua I. Covington.

(cheering) Jennifer Lynn Miller.

(cheering) Natalie Marie Slowiczek.

(cheering) Alyssa Maureen Lyons.

Andrea Charlene Kelly.

Taylor Idonis Mobley.

(cheering) Joseph Randolph Quintana.

Claire Elyse Durivage.

Sabrina Abukar Muridi.

(cheering) Courtney Lynn Houghtaling.

Grace Louise Clark.

Alexandra Marguette Nazaruk.

Darrius Rae'shon Gregory.

(cheering) Danny Joseph O'Donnell.

Kenneth Paul Brown II.

De'Jah Monique Greason.

(cheering) Kayla Autumn-Mone Morse.

(cheering) Helen Beckham.

Diana Laura Suarez.

(cheering) Brianna Joi Lemon Alexander.

Endiah Lashay Whitehead.

(cheering) Nathan Meyer Flanders.

(cheering) Kat-ya Oo-lah-na Kass-off.

Porsha Renay Wyatt.

Jacob Scott Allen.

(cheering) Megan Alexandra Feeley.

Samuel David Deneau.

Sarah Jane Kennedy.

Megan Ashley McFarlane.

Alexis Elizabeth Mitchell.

(cheering) Mia LaKyia Brown.

(cheering) Taylor Ingram.

(cheering) Kourtia Nicole Munson.

(cheering) Asia Hudson.

(cheering) Lauren Ashleigh Liggons.

(cheering) Taylor Marie Brown.

(cheering) Merlin Anali Ramos Ramirez.

Jhaune Elizabeth Gray.

Austin Robert Lints.

Jacqueline Rose Seguin.

Indigo Grace Holliday.

(cheering) Kayla Jean Fister.

Kassidy Alaine Kuiawa.

Darian Jerome Hicks.

Gareth A. Lappin.

William Tudor Mindroiu.

(cheering) Richard Kathleen Holler.

(cheering) Samantha Roseann Dehring.

Lang-wee-lan.

Gabrielle Anne Burchett.

Renee Wesley Hillman.

(cheering) Rachel Gloria Petersen.

(cheering) Jaliyah Alydria Turner.

(cheering) Riana Scott.

(cheering) Katie Cox.

(cheering) RaKala LaDon Cosley.

(cheering) Sarah Beth Staelgraeve.

Ashley Nicole Kersten.

Tierra Caprice Metcalf.

Elizabeth Sanchez.

Derek Allen Alvarado.

(cheering) Ashlee Nicole Sanders.

(cheering) Diana Elizabeth Lee.

Sherria Marie Hamilton.

(cheering) Haley Jean Bittinger.

Kelly Donnelly.

Mikayla Rose Kilby.

Elle Natalia Isabella Pizzo.

Taylor Raine Williams.

(cheering) Asad Uzzaman Khan.

Emily Jean Canfield.

Moriah Lynne Dufrin.

Madison Lien Vens.

Jovhana Monna Curry.

(cheering) Conner Lee Nelson.

Katherine Megan Jahn.

Christian Edward Vosters.

Jerry Martin.

Ashley A. Carr.

(cheering) Steve Quinten Cleaves Jones Jr.

Danyale Jean Dockery.

(cheering) Kameron Alexander Dye.

(cheering) Alpha Oumar Sow.

(cheering) Sterling Keith Hall.

Keiarra Brienne Menefee.

(cheering) Marlene Marie Mercier Altamiranda.

Nicholas Alan Cole.

Zhi-wei Zhou.

Quen-tao Kwee.

Taisha Sofia Long.

Shanika Dalise Kidd.

(cheering) Laura Helen Brown.

(cheering) Adayjah Geneva Davis.

(cheering) Jasmine Leos.

(cheering) Han-da Ahn-joon.

Trey Henderson Hawke.

Brittney Keara DeSouza.

(cheering) Jack Anders Yarger.

Andrew Craig Counseller.

(students yelling and cheering faintly) Now from the College of Social Science, led by the outstanding senior Amal Sheikhaden.

Alexandra Jane Makohn.

(cheering) Nicole Ann Williams.

Aurelion Cukaj.

(cheering) Andrea Maria Olortegui.

(cheering) Megan Katherine Villone.

Amal Ma-toe-voo.

Abigal Laurion Olson.

Drewzella Andrade.

(cheering) The graduates in criminal justice, led by the outstanding senior Mattisen Mae Stonhouse.

Alexis Marie Runowski.

Alexis Taylor Weber.

Breanna Vivian Candela.

Rachel Katen Denis.

(cheering) Anthony Joseph Vogel.

(cheering) Arhin Acheampong.

(cheering) Lauren Marie Gager.

(cheering) Brittany Taylor McGrath.

Evan Christopher Anthony Common.

Jeanine Janelle Cutty.

Christopher Djuan Griffey.

(cheering) Kiana Niara Moon.

(cheering) Brianna Di-Che Torrence.

(cheering) Esbeydy Villegas.

Guadalupe Moreno.

Chakiara Mae Payne.

Marquita Sherice Simpson.

(cheering) Stefania S. Alimonos.

Brea Javette-Jean Waters.

Mia Choi Boerman.

Taylor Kaye Godell.

Morgan Nicole Cherry.

(cheering) Lashae M. Mayfield.

(cheering) Morgan Ann Festerman.

(cheering) Ray Paul Tor.

(cheering) Yifan Wang.

Zachary R. Wielgos.

Amanda Sue Cook.

Angela Stojanoska.

Halle Bythia Davis.

Darion Leigh McPherson.

(cheering) Jacob Albert-Cristobal Yglesias.

Tera Jean Oxley.

Denis Peter Kilduff Jr.

Richard Joseph Vadasy.

Elena Marie Lagoski.

Carmen Raquel Ramirez.

Martin Thomas Balow.

Bradley Richard Tuttle.

Matthew James Scavo.

Andrew John Saibert.

Thomas Ryan Yombor.

Truth Walker Otto.

Ian Stuart Wright.

Isabella Sofia Tomassetti.

Brendon Quinn Daley.

Ethan Jay Bassett.

Jacob C. Vizz-ahn-dez.

Zachary Isaac Grover.

Asia Quinshae Campbell.

(cheering) Brooke Faye Keeley.

Natnicha Watchara.

Nichoals James North.

(cheering) Noreen Tariq Abdelhamid.

Justine Frances Choate.

(cheering) James Hing Pui Yen.

Margaret Rose Vindischman.

Emily Ann McLogan.

(cheering) Jeffrey Mills Jr.

(cheering) Gloria Elizabeth Tabaczyk.

John William Hood.

Austin Charles Sansom.

Marcus Allan Jordan.

Alec Paul Naseef.

Dean Matthias Vettese.

Tyler William Fletemier.

Kristina Joann McGinnis.

(cheering) Hussein Abdo Ahmed.

(cheering) Caleb Earl Clarke.

Justin Robert McFarlane.

Jacob C. Feece.

Matthew P. Byrne.

(cheering) Kevin Anthony Krawczyk.

Christopher Bruce McDonald.

KaRynn Gulia Nelson.

Katherine Jean Hartman.

Anna Lynn Humes.

Reem Adel Hashim.

(cheering) Trey Andrew Smith.

Tonesia Jeanette Williams.

(cheering) Grant Robert Ostby.

(cheering) Shelby Lauren Samojedny.

Jordan Robert Dietz.

Natalie Julia Moore.

Hayden Prine.

(cheering) Meranda Katelynn Clifford.

Alexis Lynn Milliner.

Adam Robert Zbiciak.

Amber Marie Murney.

(cheering) Elena Carol Rothney.

(cheering) John Paul Kinsora III.

Ka-wan-tay Kay-son.

(cheering) Wendy K. Breyer.

(cheering) Chantel Rozier.

(cheering) Shianna Pauline Scott.

William Tanez Pearl.

(cheering) Erin Michelle Kelley.

(cheering) Gabriel Venticinque.

Jessalyn Mackenzie Geer.

(cheering) (students yelling faintly) (speaking faintly) The graduates in social work, led by the outstanding senior Annie Brandicourt.

(cheering) Sapphire May Ellington.

(cheering) Jessica Gray.

(cheering) Claire Elizabeth Plagens.

Anya Nicole Niehaus.

Sophia Marie Considine.

(cheering) Arianna Rachael Bott.

Jeffrey Robert Gould Boyce.

Claudia De La Caridad Cabrera-Rodriguez.

Sydney Michelle Kay.

Jalen Rose Lary.

Taylor Anne Bonner.

(cheering) Lyndsay Kaye Huey.

(cheering) Ryann Alyse Feldman.

Maleigha Sari Jackson.

Lauren Marie Croud.

(cheering) Caylin Elise Rathburn-Smith.

Jessica Ann Rumsey.

Dwayna Aaron Avery.

Jacqueline Belen Dominguez.

(cheering) Micaela Juana Keck.

Samantha Lynn Andrus.

Brianna Annette Zimmerman.

Katrina Dawn Malcolm.

Madison Brittany Kukuk.

(cheering) Claire Louise Lynch.

Kenneth Jack Wirth.

Ashli Nicole Williamson.

(cheering) Morgan Renee Hebert.

Chelsea Faye White.

(cheering) Kaylee M. Nellett.

Madison Marie Lauder.

Betsy Hannah Anderson-Borton.

Ashley R. Schnaar.

Jenny Mendieta.

(cheering) Shakira Evette White.

Amanda Rae Shearer.

Tasha Villegas.

Allison Rose Hames.

Alexis Maureen Rea.

Brooke Kaylyn Francis.

Erin Elizabeth Fields.

Valerie Paige Kowalski.

Olivia Rose Simmons.

(cheering) Lauren Brittany Rafelson.

Jenna Laine Randall.

(cheering) Courtney Melissa Hatfield.

Sarah Lauren Sochanski.

Kiah Raine Manthei.

Hannah Grace Rebandt.

Liesel Elizabeth Clark.

Sarah Ann Saidock.

Alexandra Marie King.

(cheering) Michaela Elaine Schindler.

(cheering) Brianna Jenae Costello.

Rochelle Amanda Rivera Leel.

(cheering) Rosemarie DeRoo.

(cheering) Anne Mariel Terpstra.

(cheering) The graduates in psychology, led by the outstanding senior Megan Margaret Sutherland.

Lauren Margaret Smith.

(cheering) D. Church.

Kaj Gustaf Hjelm.

Brandon Joshua Perez.

Nathan Edmund Morgan.

(cheering) Felicia Acelia Diaz.

Albina Shumunov.

Myia Kimberly Ann Hall.

Kristin Anne Jendron.

(speaking faintly) Norris Carradine.

(cheering) Kim Burnm-suk.

Erin Michelle Fogel.

(cheering) Jay-linn Lauren Gabb-ee.

Amber S. Michon.

Jared Penner.

(cheering) Marco Reynaldo Putra.

Jin-yay Zhou.

Javier Gasca III.

(cheering) Nahndi Marie Bellman.

(cheering) Michaela Rider.

Annie Chen.

Lauren Mo.

(cheering) Niko Yani Chandler Banks.

Allison Shall-ee Condon.

Andrew Donald Milton.

Aysha Brianna Marie Sparks.

(cheering) Erica Kaye Judd.

Elizabeth Erin Butterfield.

Alyse Mary Ketner.

Courtney Ryan Ockert.

(cheering) Emily Rachel Kraszewski.

Melany Elizabeth Janer.

Zahra Hassan Mukhtar.

(cheering) Sela Tiye McCarver.

(cheering) Rebecca Kay Cuddington.

(cheering) Elif Aysen Turk.

Elise May Cairns.

Emily Yvonne Rusher.

(cheering) Leah Merry Hoane.

Brianna Anastasia Boucher.

(cheering) Yinlu Chen.

(cheering) Yee-shwan Chao.

Denzel Edward Lindsay.

Julia Renee Jacques.

Wanjun Zhou.

Bea Francisca Rafer Alvarez.

Claire-Kathleen Abinoja Raymundo.

Ryan Hart Bell-hi-zen.

Miranda Elizabeth Ron-do.

Kaitlyn Elizabeth Hoy.

Lindsay Jane Lucille Adler.

Amy Elizabeth Buran.

Susanna A. Alhabeil.

Elizabeth Shannon Ouigley.

Corey Ann Flanders.

Andrea Lynne Schmitt.

Chelsea Rae Stone.

(cheering) Madison Jane Light.

(speaking faintly) Marissa Leanne Jackson.

Rachel Marie Bo-vay.

Habiba Mohamed Shaker.

Ha-mee-na Hai-jees Jordan.

Danielle Jacqueline Keith.

Ha-deez A-bee-ba.

Megan Lee Blackburn.

Elizabeth Ashley King.

Noel Enrico Oteto.

(cheering) Leo True.

Madison Theresa Kohler.

Erik Mathew Wenson.

Michael Russell Philips.

Olivia Helen Campbell.

Nicole Sharon Burke.

Samuel Leslie Nellis.

Kayla Mae Louise Ewald.

Marisa Gabrielle Meyerson.

Francesca L. Jakeway.

Haley Louise Gold.

Alyssa Hope Ostreik.

Zachary Louis Jarret.

Lauren Danielle Liebermann.

Katherine Marlene Bouma.

(cheering) Akilah Ronelle McRae.

(cheering) Derek Richard Davis.

Sean Michael Pieper.

Lauren Margaret Jackson.

Rachel Faye Malo.

(cheering) Haley DeWilde.

Michael Hao Yan.

Maura Caitlyn Johnson.

(cheering) Christina Ann Sess-ee.

Mia Madden.

Margaret I. Roach.

Jessica Candace Siegel.

Jane Emory Fox.

Joshua Michael Davis.

Max Jordan Appelblatt.

Jonathan Daniel Kramer.

Chloe Nicole Izzo.

(cheering) Yu-lu Yi.

Navreen Kaur.

Amber Kaye Anderson.

Vidi Rahman Aziz.

Maya Nicole Arsneault.

Haleigh Roberta Wendzel.

Austin Taylor Garcia.

Raven Lorraine Dominguez.

Ciera Lynn Almanza.

Sara Ann Mankowski.

Sierra Laura Barnes.

Paige Nicole Tyldesley.

Melanie Lynn Limer.

(cheering) Sydnie Paige Qasawa.

(cheering) Haley Lynn May.

(cheering) Taylor Rae Dean.

Haley Ann Kingsley.

(cheering) Mikayla Lynn Zentz.

(cheering) Kayla Anne Perrin.

(cheering) Julia Anna Behmlander.

(cheering) Allison Anne De Vitto.

Joshua Tate Wiles.

(cheering) Heather Sarah Vaughn.

Gabriella Lyra Edelbrock.

Courtney Ann Bodrie.

Breanna Leigh St.

Pierre.

Allison Elizabeth Albright.

Kaylin Marie Russell.

Gregory Michael Brachna.

Maren Mallory O'Connor.

Caitlyn Marie Suleiman.

Jennifer Nicole O'Connor.

Skylar Silfven Austell.

Calla Elizabeth Michalak.

Payton Nicole Vers-ick.

Amanda Sue Tuckey.

Sage Marie Morse.

(cheering) Gabrielle Marie French.

(cheering) Daniel Joseph Brown.

Alexis Taylor Cook.

Knar Veronica Topouzian.

(yelling) Richard N. Bor-ay.

Salina Jasmin Beveridge.

Mary Kathrine Russell.

Julianna Marie Trombley.

Taylor Langenderfer.

Hannah Christine Per-ess-ee.

Jessica Haejin Sim.

Asia Shaneque Bradley.

(cheering) Emily Rose Torossian.

Madeline Rowena Lenhausen.

Brittney Leeann Bennett.

Vanessa Marquez.

(cheering) Natalie Danielle Santa.

Courtney Ohenzuwa.

Rachel Lauren Symonds.

Elizabeth Jane Kavanaugh.

Tara Danielle Wood.

Mariah Karolina Luna.

(cheering) Lerato Rosemary Rametse.

Siri Ntsang Zama.

(cheering) Emily Anne Albright.

Samantha Denise Popp.

Helena Maria Lipscomb.

Zachary John Switzer.

Melissa Ann Snyder.

Ryley Paul Mancine.

Kate Morgan Den Houter.

Kenicka Marie Harper.

(cheering) Tamyra Denise Melton.

(cheering) Makayla Starks.

Katie Lavonne Montanez.

(cheering) Sasha Kai Murabi Pun-chan-ski.

Samuel Lloyd Check.

Devon Terez McCoy.

Darnell Lamont Cox Jr.

(cheering) Jacob Barrett Horlings.

Kari Anna Decker.

Courtney Leigh Platte.

Joshua Richard Graves.

Ruijia Wei.

Han-han She-ahn.

Kay-kee Lu.

Emmy Quist.

Kayla Imani Thompson.

Peggy Ann Phelan.

(cheering) Amanda Leigh Gentil.

(cheering) Alexandra Elizabeth Osborne.

(cheering) Emily Marie Hayes.

Adam Earl Acker.

Kayla Ann Marie Kozlow.

Nur Zairen Naiwa Mohd Ali.

Sirai Munir Mohamad Azme.

Trevor Ryan Nelson.

(cheering) Julia Horvath.

Paxton Marie Klaver.

Meghan Victoria McComb.

Taha Arif Siddiqui.

Breana Bettis.

(cheering) Leah Ba-var.

Leo R. Norling.

Henry Jacob Clayton.

Charles Onyekachi Ozukwe Jr.

Fa-raz W. Ha-rear-ee.

Antoinette Brown.

(cheering) Bradley William Oliver.

(cheering) Anne Scheidel Hubbard.

Thalia Amelia Maronto.

Jonathan Luke Steele.

Bailey Ryan Hall.

Brianna Rae Heitmann.

Michelle Grace Davis.

Meredith Margaret Isaac.

Caitlyn Rae Hacker.

Rachel Catherine Weber.

Megan Nicole Wright.

(cheering) Elizabeth Nicole Clendenon.

Aubree Ann Agler.

Taylor Lee Hopper.

(cheering) Desiree Joy Lehua Bennett.

(cheering) Natalie Maxine Valdez.

(cheering) Molly Marie Dassance.

Dominique Tenniel Walker.

Daniel Matthew Moltz.

Megan Elizabeth DeRoo.

Rachel Olivia Gonzalez.

Nicholas James Holland.

Mm-guy Loom-yao.

John Michael McGuire.

(cheering) The graduates in urban and regional planning, led by the outstanding senior Kayla Christine Turner.

Alexander Paul Re-gard-ee.

Casey Haight Bloom.

(cheering) Keel-in Elise Lutt.

Sara Yoko Khodadost.

Sean Anthony Wallbridge.

Maria J. Mastej.

Peter Charles Scruggs.

Liam Fisher Flood.

Hunter Colton Whitehill.

Colby Van Winter.

Seungiae Lee.

Justin Bryant Quagliata.

(cheering) James William Dell.

(cheering) The graduates in anthropology, led by the outstanding senior Rebecca Kay Albert.

Breanna Sophia Escamilla.

(cheering) Jennifer Nicole Cullison.

(cheering) Katelyn Alyssa Mueller.

Louise N. Steele.

Hannah Nicole Trevino.

Chelsie Maree Thomas.

(cheering) Emmen Maya Ahmed.

(cheering) Kristin Jo Bissen.

(cheering) Kaleigh Irene Perry.

Maura Anne Timmons.

Madison Ann Lovasz.

Monica Marie Williamson.

(cheering) Casey Jo Kayner.

(cheering) Tatyona Reese Fields.

(cheering) Zoe Bella Zielke.

Justin Joseph King.

Antonio Siciliano.

Elizabeth Kay Allinder.

Luke Evan DeVormer.

Jesus Leyva.

(cheering) Anna Marie Weeks.

Kailyn N'Shae Williams.

John J. Dinges.

Alexandr Lyle Edward Jirgens.

Alyssa Leigh Gartrelle.

Amy Lynn Hair.

Nicole Joanne Albee.

Michaella Rose McBratnie.

And Brett Gunnar Andersen.

(audience applauding and cheering) - An integral part of our ceremony is to acknowledge those who have played very significant roles in helping our graduates reach this important milestone.

Will the faculty and academic advisors stand to be recognized for their contributions to these graduates?

(audience applauding and cheering) Please be seated.

There is yet another group of individuals who have contributed greatly with their love, understanding, and support of the achievements we recognize in today's ceremony.

We ask that the parents, wives, husbands, significant others, children and brothers and sisters, all the members of the families and friends of the graduates, please rise and give us an opportunity to express our thanks.

(audience applauding and cheering) Please be seated.

We would like also to take a moment to honor all the veterans at this morning's ceremony.

Whether you're a student, a faculty member, or here in the audience, thank you for the sacrifices you have made, and for your dedicated service, United States.

(audience applauding and cheering) I now invite you all to join us in singing the first stanza of the alma mater, MSU Shadows, which you will find on your commencement program on page nine.

After the singing, we'll request that students and guests be seated and remain in their places, until after the recessional and the platform party and faculty.

Please rise.

(crowd murmuring) ("MSU Shadows") ♪ MSU, we love thy shadows ♪ ♪ When twilight silence falls ♪ ♪ Flushing deep and softly paling ♪ ♪ O'er ivy covered halls ♪ ♪ Beneath the pines we'll gather ♪ ♪ To give our faith so true ♪ ♪ Sing our love for Alma Mater ♪ ♪ And thy praises, MSU ♪ (audience applauding and cheering) (orchestral music) ("Pomp and Circumstance" by Sir Edward Elgar) (cheering) - [Travis] Fight song, ready, and.

("MSU Fight Song") ♪ Go right through for MSU ♪ ♪ Watch the points keep growing ♪ ♪ Spartan teams are bound to win ♪ ♪ They're fighting with a vim, rah, rah, rah ♪ ♪ See their team is weak ♪ ♪ We're going to win this game ♪ ♪ Fight, fight; rah, team, fight ♪ ♪ Victory for MSU ♪ (audience applauding and cheering)