(instrumental music) - [Announcer] Introducing the president of Michigan State University, Samuel L. Stanley Jr. (people applauding) - Thank you, you may be seated.

Good afternoon everyone, and welcome to the September commencement ceremony as we recognize and celebrate our graduating seniors from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

College of business.

Hold on.

I'm one graduation ahead of myself.

Good afternoon.

And on behalf of Michigan State University and all of us here with me, welcome to the September advanced degree commencement ceremony.

I'm pleased we can now be together to celebrate this milestone accomplishment for all of you, and thank you for joining us today.

Students have always been important partners in fulfilling Michigan State's commitment to supporting the excellence that gives us our impact.

This is especially so for our graduate students.

We university leaders, faculty and staff gain inspiration and energy from your drive and pride from your accomplishments.

Pursuing an advanced degree demands many special personal qualities, intelligence.

Certainly.

But also, originality and no small amount of hard work among them.

I offer you my congratulations on having developed and demonstrated such valuable attributes, which I know with your advanced degrees, will serve you well.

So let's celebrate this joyful occasion with our colleagues, families, and friends.

We ask our guests to join students and faculty in rising, if they can, and singing one stanza of the Star-Spangled Banner; performed by the MSU Wind Symphony under the direction of Professor Kevin Sedatole.

the singing will be led by Shannon Crowley, a senior in vocal performance.

Upon the conclusion of the singing, please remain standing for a moment of silence.

Please rise.

(instrumental music) ♪ O say can you see ♪ ♪ By the dawn's early light ♪ ♪ What so proudly we hailed ♪ ♪ At the twilight's last gleaming ♪ ♪ Whose broad stripes and bright stars ♪ ♪ Through the perilous fight ♪ ♪ O'er the ramparts we watched ♪ ♪ Were so gallantly streaming ♪ ♪ And the rocket's red glare ♪ ♪ The bombs bursting in air ♪ ♪ Gave proof through the night ♪ ♪ That our flag was still there ♪ ♪ O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave ♪ ♪ O'er the land of the free ♪ ♪ And the home of the brave ♪ (people applauding) Thank you.

Let us now pause for a moment of silence to consider the purpose which brings us here.

To give thanks, each in our own way, for the education and guidance you have received and relationships you have formed.

Please be seated.

It is now my pleasure to introduce today's keynote speaker joining us today in a recorded video message.

Professor Robert Grubbs is a 2005 Nobel Laureate in chemistry and the recipient of numerous awards and honors throughout his most accomplished career.

He was an MSU faculty member from 1969 to 1978.

And today, is the Victor and Elizabeth Atkins professor of chemistry at Caltech in Pasadena.

The Grubbs research groups discovers new catalysts and studies their fundamental chemistry and application.

Dr. Grubbs holds more than 213 patents and has founded five companies translating this technology to commercial applications.

Please welcome, Dr. Robert H. Grubbs.

(people applauding) - Congratulations to the graduates.

We usually provide one of the most disruptive periods that I can imagine.

We must be determined and tough to have gotten through this.

I'm really very happy to be back at Michigan state.

Although, only virtually.

I arrived in Lansing and 1969 as an assistant professor of counseling.

And, it was really a special place for me.

It is a really special place for me, and I'm very happy to be back involved in Michigan State as a visiting faculty member.

And part of the reason it was really special, it was the only university that gave me an offer when I was looking for jobs.

I was, sort of, desperate and Michigan State came through, gave me an offer, really took great care of me.

The college department gave me a really happy, supportive place within my career.

And I thought I would've had the career I've had without the early support of the MSU faculty.

You are leaving Michigan State.

Your graduating.

And, a very scary but, exciting time.

When I was in college, we were in the Cold War.

We just gone through the Sputnik place.

Many of you may not know about the Sputnik, at least know the details and the significance of it.

But Russia launched a satellite, Sputnik, before the US.

And at that time, the US was convinced that Russia have been virtually destroyed during World War II and it was way behind.

And suddenly, they beat us into space.

That was phenomenal technological advance.

And it was an advanced debt.

It was frightening because if they could put a satellite into space, what else could they put in the air?

Well, they had to respond.

So it's a very, very scary event.

But fortunately, the response was...

Think of it as a crisis of technology and science.

And suddenly, basic resources float in through science and technology.

For example, the National Science Foundation grew from a minor agency to major source of funding in the US over a very short period of time.

It's funding really changed how science was done in the US.

Although, this was really a scary time, they increased support and opened the opportunities.

For example, for me, it allowed me, I was a really bad student at the time, to continue into a graduate program, get my PhD and have a great career.

At Michigan state, the chemistry department was established as a center of excellence.

And, this increased funding played a major role in developing the department into a premier research center.

I called Philip in the position which I was hired into.

So, this funding thing had a huge effect on my career as well as on the science and the rest of the universities.

The amazing growth in science and engineering during this period, two old incredible period of growth and joyous creativity and technical growth had funded many of the huge advances over the last hundreds of years.

For your generation, the technical challenge is climate change.

Although politics has become involved, the science is clear.

In personal levels, we're now suffering from droughts, fires, floods, less clean water.

We must produce the greenhouse gas production with technology and basic sciences needed in all fields.

We need more efficient and cost-effective ways to collect solar power.

Use solar cells, your wind generation, new ways to extract power from the waste, or a new storage method such as batteries and capacitors, et cetera.

These are huge, huge problems that your generation will have to solve.

Your generation has some of the most challenging problems that science technology could solve.

Hopefully the approach will be of that during my period, which is that, this'll be treated in, say science and technology problem, and supported as such.

Hopefully the approach will be as that of the Cold War, support science technology on a broad basis, and let the genius of the science of the engineers solve the problems.

The condition of enacting freedom focused on individual livelihood investigators, have been the source of many of the major technological advances that allowed the US to lead the world in innovation.

Let us hope that the present administration through programs that are now being developed, support science and technology on a very broad basis, and they gotta allow a broad-based approach to climate science and technology.

Fuller part of the problem is sustainability.

How do we live on a planet without destroying it?

Well, it's a bit pathetic problem and what I'm thinking a lot about are plasters.

Even if I work in how can they be used, perhaps, in the oceans and the world.

And this is a complicated problem, lots of science, but it's also a problem, that not only requires a new science, but it's also requires how do you deal with economics and how you will deal with social issues.

What will these all need to be put together?

And, we need people who are trained in broad range of topics because, often, the problems before are based as a individual problem of either the science or economics, or social.

We need people trained who can approach problems in many different directions.

Another perilous situation, when I arrived at MSU, the Vietnam War was going on.

There was tremendous social unrest.

The nation was divided with major demonstrations and biopolitical actions is underway.

Even at Michigan state, I had people visiting my class when I was teaching soft organic who tried to talk to the students.

I overheard as they left talking to each other saying, "We're gonna come back here again.

These are hardcore students".

These occultist actions hastened the end of the war and permanent changes in politics and society.

We face an even more serious challenge.

Basic tenets to the US traditions are being challenged.

It will be a long way out, and requires folks like you who are well educated and believing science could lead the way.

How the turmoil in Vietnam came broader social changes?

Just before I arrived at MSU, the campus had initiated a program to recruit minority students in MSU and increase the diversity in the campus.

Now this was the late 60s.

This program brought many students to campus and started to change the direction of the institution that have continued.

In a similar way, the present political situation, social unrest has returned with institutions.

They're recognizing the value and the absolute right of increased diversity.

This is one of the positive outcome to the present situation.

For example, my integer team is making great strides to be more diverse, and I'm sure we're not alone.

I think all institutions are now, with a willing heart towards increasing the diversity of campuses and recognizing the value and needs for this to happen.

The things are tough, but as we've discussed, in the past, tough situations have led to very positive changes.

I know you will do well.

You've been successful through one of the toughest years and a half in recent time.

We were tough enough to be a positive force in solving present problems; and there's so many of them.

Hope you're able to find positions that provide challenging problem that can lead to positive change.

(people applauding) - Thank you so much, and I will convey to Dr. Grubbs our thanks for his inspiring speech on how important education is, how, from the crisis we face as a country, we can emerge stronger.

That education, universities, and an educated citizenry, is absolutely key to moving that forward.

So, thank you.

So, I now want to welcome Provost and Executive President, Teresa Woodruff to the podium.

(people applauding) - Thank you, President Stanley.

Good afternoon!

And on behalf of our 5,706 faculty and academic staff, I would like to welcome all of you to this afternoon's proceedings.

I want to take a moment to acknowledge my colleagues who will not be coming to the microphone this afternoon.

Each one of them fulfills important university roles and join us this afternoon to celebrate in your accomplishments today.

Please remain standing as your name is read, and I asked the audience to hold your applause until all are introduced.

Lisa Fraisse, senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer.

John Gabory, associate provost for academic services, enrollment services, and academic initiatives and chairperson of the commencement committee.

Douglas Gage, vice president for research and innovation.

Vennie Gore, senior vice president for residential and hospitality services and auxiliary enterprises, and interim vice president for student affairs.

Emily Guerrant, vice president and university spokesperson.

Steven Hansen, associate provost and dean for international studies and programs.

Mark Largent, associate provost for undergraduate education and dean of undergraduate studies.

Joseph Salem, dean of the libraries.

Melissa Wu, executive vice president for administration and chief information officer.

And Karen Kelly-Blake, associate professor and chairperson of the Faculty Senate, and university may spare.

(all applauding) Next, I would like to invite all past and present members of the Council of Graduate Students to stand.

We honor executive board members, department representatives, and all COGS members from this leadership group.

Thank you for your service.

(people applauding) I now ask Thomas Jeitschko, senior associate provost and dean of the graduate school to join me for announcement of the degree candidates and to direct doctoral hooding.

- Thank you, Provost Woodruff.

Will the candidates for the doctoral degree, please rise and stand.

President Stanley and Provost Woodruff, on behalf of the faculty and their respective colleges, I present these candidates to you to the conferral of their doctoral degrees.

- By the authority vested in me by the state of Michigan, vested in the board of trustees and delegated to me.

I confer upon you the degrees for which you have been recommended with all the rights and distinctions to which they entitle you.

Congratulations graduates.

(all applauding) (people whooping) You may be seated.

- The associate deans of the colleges will now lead their graduates to the platform.

Graduates will be individually hooded by their faculty member.

All members of this graduating class are part of our Spartan family.

We ask the audience to respect the desire of all families, members and friends to hear their graduates names.

Graduates, please return to your seats after your name is read, the token diploma presented and the photo is taken.

Jody Knoll and Scott Poll will read the names of the graduates as they receive their diplomas.

- The academic attire worn by students and faculty was first used in 12th and 13th century Europe.

The current system in the United States was designed in 1895 and it's used today in advanced degree ceremonies across the country.

The hoods being placed on the doctoral candidates are derived from the design of medievals monks cloaks.

The three chevrons on the sleeve represent Doctor of Philosophy, the light blue velvet on the front signifies Doctor of Education, the pink velvet on the front signifies the Doctor of Musical Arts, and the apricot velvet on the front signifies the Doctor of Nursing practice.

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine are represented by dark gray velvet on the gown and the hood.

The green and white chevrons on each hood represent Michigan State University.

The gown, the cap, and especially the hood, represent both the responsibility and the freedom that accompany the achievements in research and scholarship these candidates have earned through years of hard work.

This ceremony of hooding doctoral candidates symbolizes the faculty welcoming these students as our full-fledged colleagues.

- From the College of Natural Science, Rachel Danagolsking with hooder, Bruce Sagan.

(people applauding) Kyle Card.

The hooder is, Richard Lansking.

Ankruma Grant.

Hooded by, Richard E. Lansking.

Sean Wynn.

The hooder is, Margaret Petroff.

Brendan Longfellow.

Hooded by, Alexandra Guede.

Roy Reeding.

The hooder is, Jaideep Singh.

Yi John Eakin.

The hooder is, Angela K. Wilson.

(people whooping) (people applauding) Andrew Van Alst.

Being hooded by, Victor Derida.

Elise Rivette.

The hooder is, Eric Heg.

Sarah McFall-Boegeman being hooded by, Greg Swain.

Hannah Claus.

The hooder is, Greg Swain.

Dong-Hi Ho.

The hooder is, David M. Kramer.

Joel Rankin.

Being hooded by, Robert Housinger.

Tien Lee.

Alshae Logan-Jackson.

The hooder is, Robert Abramovich.

Susan Krantz.

Being hooded by, Tyrone Rooney.

Wyn Trunk.

The hooder is, Carl Olsen.

Nu Nguyen.

The hooder is, Yann Dufour.

Joshua Franklin.

Being hooded by, Yann Dufour.

From the College of Nursing.

Nicole Van Ells.

The hooder is, Dr. Don Goldstein.

(people applauding) Anne Skewis.

The hooder is, Don Goldstein.

Kristin Castine.

The hooder is, Denise Hershey.

From the College of Social Science.

Rachel Elvin.

The hooder is, Mindy Morgan.

Sabrina Perlman.

Being hooded by, Heather Howard and Masako Fujita.

Scott Mansky.

The hooder is, Frederick Veans.

Nicole Lehpalmer.

Being hooded by, Frederick Veans.

Jenna harder.

The hooder is, Frederick Veans.

Laura DeBlasi.

The hooder is, Christina Bodeja.

Caleb Lucas.

Being hooded by, Christina Bodeja.

Suheiv Mahmud.

The hooder is, Matthew Grossman.

Marissa Eckrote-Nordland.

The hooder is, Todd Elder.

Wenghao Meng Fang.

Yovanka Nikovich.

Being hooded by, Nathan Moore.

Nafisa Hagtalaab.

Being hooded by, Nathan Moore.

Wei Liung.

Rajiv Howdil.

The hooder is, Leo Zulu.

Judith Namanya.

Being hooded by, Leo Zulu.

Aaron Luedtke.

Being hooded by, Susan Sleeper-Smith.

Ryan Huey.

The hooder is, Michael Stam.

Russell Stevenson.

The hooder is, Nwando Achebe.

From the College of Veterinary Medicine.

Whitney Wells.

(people whooping) (people applauding) Colin Dibozher.

Ashley Brazen.

Rhiannan Burris.

Megan Brill.

Joshua Bukowski.

Megan Briellen Murphy.

Ashley Puttman.

Kaley Griffin.

Sarah Trip.

Rachel Griffin.

Marissa Fitzpatrick.

Rachelle Griffin.

Salvador Leon.

Dana Stewart.

Alexandra Mizenko.

Anita Greggor.

Amanda Atnip.

Jessica Idener.

Zwaniya Idalise Cordero Badillo.

Nwanhatai Wiwat Ratthana.

The hooder is, William D. Atchison.

Yeah, I just wrote that.

Now from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Alissa Harbin.

The hooder is, Laura Bix.

(people applauding) Deerdra Samino.

The hooder is, Mark Wilson.

Gina Jackson.

Hooded by, Mark Wilson.

(people applauding) (people whooping) Nelson Godarzy.

Hooded by, George Berghorn.

Gail Ship.

Being hooded by, Lorraine Weatherspoon.

(person shouting) (people applauding) Akanksha Nelkhani.

Hooded by, Nicole Mason-Wardell.

Christine Sauer.

Hooded by, Nicole Mason-Wardell.

Molly Good.

The hooder is, William Taylor.

Christopher Hoving.

Being hooded by, Gary Roloff.

Catherine Franz.

The hooder is, Gary Roloff.

Jin-Yi Tu.

Hooded by, Sieg Snapp.

Iki Shen.

The hooder is, Hui Lee.

Alexia Whitcomb.

Being hooded by, Lisa Tiemann.

Bethany Larson.

Hooded by, Michael O'Rourke.

Angel Ford.

The hooder is, Sherry Dan.

Payam Amanpor.

The hooder is, Steven Gray.

Tatif Abatiscian.

Wynne wright is the hooder.

From the College of Arts and Letters.

Jayla Warman.

The hooder is, Bill Hart-Davidson.

Aaron Schafer.

The hooder is, Bill Hart-Davidson.

Claudia Berrios Campos.

The hooder is, Rosayo Kispa Anholi.

Brianna Simone Jones.

Being hooded by, Alan McCallum.

Melissa Clemmer.

The hooder is, Zarina Aslami.

Kathy Minhae Kim.

Being hooded by, Aline Godfroid.

Joanne Mayfield.

The hooder is, Glen Chambers.

Joyce Zila Farlane.

Being hooded by, Jerry Zeldas.

From the College of Communication Arts and Sciences.

Claire Grall.

The hooder is, Ralph Schmaltzly.

(people applauding) (people whooping) Samantha Shabib.

The hooder is, Amanda J. Holmstrom.

Mengyan Ma.

The hooder is, Patricia Huddleston.

Chimobe Ucha.

Being hooded by, Rabindra Rattan.

From the College of Education.

Jody Beckley.

Being hooded by, Marilyn Amy (people applauding) Kristy Chene Dumont.

The hooder is, Marilyn Amy.

Christopher Davis.

Being hooded by, Kristin Ren.

(people applauding) (people whooping) Scotty Miller Seacrest.

Being hooded by, Kristin A. Ren.

Elizabeth Snyder.

The hooder is, Sarah Whitmer.

Sally Ascar.

Being hooded by, Sarah Whitmer.

Shayla young.

The hooder is, Terah Chambers.

Elizabeth Guerrero Lyons.

Being hooded by, Terah chambers.

Kelly Anderson.

The hooder is, Mel Usiak.

Jessica Bilodeau.

Being hooded by, John Yun.

Taren Going.

Being hooded by, Kristen Bieda.

Lauren Cavner Williams.

The hooder is, Christine Bowman.

Epha Edine.

Hooded by, Dorinda Carter-Andrews.

Marlise Peltier.

Hooded by, Patricia Edwards.

Pauline Wambuja.

Hooded by, Chi Chang.

Hope Onainai Akaeze.

Hooded by, Chi Chang.

From the College of Engineering.

Yanez Crack.

Hooded by, John Verboncoeur.

(people applauding) Uchayche Okeke.

Hooded by, Carl Boehlert.

(people whooping) (people applauding) Nulufar Safai Ashkiane.

Hooded by, Robert Ferrier.

Tang Fan.

Hooded by, Shanelle Foster.

(people whooping) (people whistling) Atri Bera.

Hooded by, Shanelle Foster.

Wen Pang Wei.

The hooder is, Guameng Joo.

Asif Ikbhal.

Being hooded by, Pang Zhang.

Mónica Setién-Grafals.

Hooded by, Aaron Purcell.

áVidhya Tekken Valapil.

Hooded by, Ranjan Mukherjee.

Hidian He.

Hooded by, Ranjan Mukherjee.

Christina Kamenski.

The hooder is, Ranjan Mukherjee.

Ahmed Okasha.

Hooded by, Katy Colbri.

Ahmad Abdul Kareem Monsoor.

Hooded by, Katy Colbri.

Siad Mohammad Raza Haidari.

Hooded by, Katy Colbri.

Anurag Chaudhary.

Hooded by, Aaron Ross.

Dipti Kamath.

Hooded by, Aaron Ross.

Kamran Ali.

Hooded by, Aaron Ross.

Lisaura Maldonado Pereira.

Tyler Derr.

Being hooded by, Jillian Tang.

Achamtohidl Islam.

Hooded by, Sakhti Kramanic.

Haddi Solehi.

Hooded by, Syed Hashsham.

Roya Solhmirzahi.

Hooded by, Syed Hashsham.

Srishti Banerji.

Hood by Syed Hashsham.

From the College of Music.

Christine Roberts.

Hooded by, Jane Bunnell.

(people applauding) Stephen Wolf.

The hooder is, John Weber.

Edward Stump.

Being hooded by, David Biedenbender.

Hei Min Kim.

The hooder is, Deborah Moriarty.

Soyan Kang.

Being hooded by, Deborah Moriarty.

Jin Hyun Kim.

The hooder is, Debra Moriarty.

- Will all our faculty please stand.

On behalf of Michigan state university, we thank each of you for your intellectual contribution to these, our doctoral scholars.

Thank you.

(all applauding) You may be seated.

Will our doctoral recipients all now stand.

(people whooping) (all applauding) On behalf of Michigan State University, we thank every one of you, a bit belatedly, but we thank you nonetheless for the intellectual scholarship that was accomplished here at Michigan State University and the way you are going to transform the world as you go forward.

Congratulations.

(all applauding) (people whooping) Please be seated.

Deans will now present the candidates for our master's degrees.

(people whooping) (all applauding) Assistant Dean, Dorcia Chaison, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

- Will the awesome and majorly vantastic candidates for the Master of Science and the Master of Arts degrees from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources please stand.

(all applauding) President Stanley, Provost Woodruff, these students have completed all of the requirements for their degrees.

On behalf of the faculty of the college, it is my privilege to present them to you for awarding of their degrees.

Thank you.

(people applauding) - Our master's students will remain standing until the completion of this section.

Dean Christopher Long of the College of Arts and Letters and the dean of our Honors College.

Dean long.

- Will the amazing candidates for the MFA and master's degree from the College of Arts and Letters please stand if you are able.

(all applauding) President Stanley, Provost Woodruff, on behalf of the world-class faculty of the College of Arts and Letters, it is my pleasure to present these candidates for the conferral of their degrees.

(people applauding) - [Provost] Dean Sanjay Gupta, Eli Broad College of Business, please present your class.

- Will the outstanding candidates from the one and only Eli Broad College of Business please rise and remain standing.

(people whooping) (all applauding) President Stanley, Provost Woodruff, on behalf of my colleagues at the broad college, we are delighted to present these candidates for the conferral of their degrees.

(all applauding) - [Provost] Dean Prabu David from our College of Communication Arts and Sciences.

- Will the graduates from the College of Communication please stand.

(people whooping) (all applauding) President Stanley, Provost Woodruff, on behalf of the faculty and staff of our college, I'm proud to present these candidates for the conferral of their degrees.

(people applauding) - [Provost] Interim Dean, Ann Austin from the College of Education.

- Will the candidates in the highly regarded College of Education please rise for the bestowal of your degrees.

(all applauding) (people whooping) President Stanley, Provost Woodruff, distinguished leaders of the university, it's my pleasure to present these excellent candidates for the awarding of their degrees.

(all applauding) - [Provost] Senior Associate Dean, Tom Voice, College of Engineering.

- Will the incredibly gifted and hard working candidates for master's degrees in the College of Engineering please rise.

(people applauding) (people whooping) President Stanley and Provost Woodruff, it is my pleasure to present these candidates for the conferral of their degrees.

(people applauding) - [Provost] Senior Associate Dean, David Rayl, College of Music.

- Would the master's candidates from the College of Music please stand.

(all applauding) President Stanley, Provost Woodruff, on behalf of Dean Forger and my faculty and staff colleagues, it is my pleasure to present these candidates from the College of Music who have completed all the requirements for their various degrees.

(people applauding) - [Provost] Dean Phillip Duxbury, College of Natural Science.

- Congratulations, natsci Spartans!

Will the candidates for the master's degree from the College of Natural Science please stand.

(all applauding) President Stanley, Provost Woodruff, I'm proud to present the inspiring candidates from the College of Natural Science for the conferral of their degrees.

(all applauding) - [Provost] Associate Dean, Walter Hawthorne, College of Social Science.

- Will the outstanding candidates from the College of Social Science please rise and remain standing.

(people whooping) (all applauding) President Stanley, Provost Woodruff, I present these candidates for the conferral of their degrees.

- [Provost] Thank you.

(all applauding) (people whooping) Dean Birgit Puschner, College of Veterinary Medicine.

(all applauding) - Will the candidates of the master's program in the College of Veterinary Medicine please rise.

There's only two.

(all applauding) President Stanley, Provost Woodruff, on behalf of the College of Veterinary Medicine, I present to you these candidates for conferral of degree.

(all applauding) - [Provost] I now introduce Norman Beauchamp, executive vice president of health sciences to present the health sciences deans.

(people applauding) - I will ask the health sciences deans to present the candidates.

Interim Dean, Aron Sousa, from the College of Human Medicine.

- Will the candidates for the degree, Master in Public Health please stand.

(people whooping) (people applauding) President Stanley, EDP Beauchamp, Provost Woodruff, on behalf of the faculty of the College of Human Medicine, I certify these candidates as ready to go out and save lives and make us healthier through the power of public health and present them for the conferral of their degrees.

(people whooping) (all applauding) - [Norman] Dean Randolph Rasch from the College of Nursing.

- Will the candidates for the degree, Master of Science and Nursing, please stand.

President Stanley, Executive Vice President Beauchamp, on behalf of the faculty and staff in the College of Nursing, it is my privilege to present these candidates who are all registered nurses already.

So, they did this at the time that they were practicing and almost all of them have been on the front lines of the pandemic.

Many of them- (people whooping) (all applauding) Many of them are not here today because they're working.

It is my privilege to present these candidates for the awarding of their degrees.

(all applauding) - [Norman] Dean Andrea Amalftano, dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine.

- Thank you.

Would any candidates from the College of Osteopathic Medicine, please stand for the conferral of your degrees.

(all applauding) EDP Beauchamp, President Stanley, Provost Woodruff, I present these wonderful candidates to you for conferral of their degrees.

Thank you.

- Thank you.

(all applauding) - By authority of the State of Michigan, vested in the board of trustees and delegated to me, I confer upon you the degrees for which you have qualified with all the rights and distinctions to which they entitle you.

As a symbol of your achievement, it is traditional to move the tassel from the right side of your cap to the left.

You may do that at this time.

Congratulations!

(people whooping) (all applauding) All degree candidates can now be seated.

Thank you.

- Now we ask the associate deans to escort you to the platform to be recognized individually.

We ask the audience to be considerate in applauding so that each of our graduates names can be heard.

- From the College of Social Science.

Latrelle Pickens.

(people applauding) Tracy Birchmeier.

Lindsay Harris.

(people whooping) (people applauding) Angela Nichols.

Todd Koonzy.

Rosalie Monfette.

Brandon Taylor.

Autumn Heddy-Reed.

Shanae Lorraine Dawson.

Shamita Williams.

Shevana Green.

Joquetta McFadden.

Aria Holly.

Kyla Washington.

Julia Rutledge.

Nomzamo Portia Ntombela.

(people whooping) (woman stomping) (whistle blowing) Hannah Claus.

(footsteps receding) Catherine Hazekamp.

Delaney Johnson.

Samantha Daley.

Logan Cook.

Alyssa Lyons.

(person shouting) Alison Mellow.

Nicole Frazier.

Karanda Fels.

Kelsey Hughes.

Jonathan W. Lawrence.

Gretchen Edwards.

Jonathan Ferguson.

Crystal Davis.

David Boggis III.

Michael Leo Zandstra.

Avva Sanjana.

Marissa Johnson.

Ashley Morrison.

Lydia Cole.

Brianna Neely.

Sung Min Lee.

Sung Ho Park.

Yasmin Gomez.

Desiree Youngs.

Najma Muhammad.

Maura Mahita.

Malek Aldasuki.

Elizabeth Spitzer.

Steven Brandon.

Jasmine Llewellyn.

Lisa Holtz.

(person whistling) From the College of Communication Arts and Sciences.

Sonya Buckner.

(people applauding) (person shouting) Kennedy Robinson.

Haley Shanks.

Esther Havilland.

Catherine Campo.

Jay Lawson.

Susan Kirkman.

Megan Sager.

Ray DeBrabander.

Denise Negrea.

Felicia Grigsby.

Khrishnun Anaflruhman.

Unin Thuraman.

Joanna Marie.

Page Dotson.

Rebecca Roman.

Olivia Bentley.

Rodneya Ross.

Caroline Rathbun.

Carson Jones.

Noah Clear.

Shantasia Bass.

Kaylee Hall.

Catherine Brooks.

Wei-Ting Du.

Chelsea Feather.

Doda Loujorai.

Ashley Gibberd.

Zhixhen Chen.

Gerger Shung.

Binbin Wong.

Brittany Lynn Johnson.

Jessica Murray.

Jayda Flowers.

(people whooping) David W. Ellis.

Maya Barber.

From the Eli Broad College of Business.

Charles Price.

Scott Kester.

Chrisanne Hart.

Solana Windsor-Sylvia.

Matthew Halasec.

Steven Mont.

Abdul Azis Khaled Abbuweyda.

Jessica Marie Phillips.

Kyle Newood.

Kelsey Hoffman.

Donald Fare.

Steven Schlack.

Kimberley Bomiet.

Bethany Cottrell.

Jessica McGregor.

Madeline Bird.

Celesta Estrella Polo.

Sean Patrick Mulligan.

Megan Zabatien.

Anna Kotoff.

Ashley Wilkes.

Amy Peterman.

Jessica Everest.

Danielle Methlick.

Summith Rajapaksa.

Griffin Ramsdell.

Erica Shin.

Igor Morales.

Catherine Dotel.

Antonio L. Bostik.

Collin Sotia.

Samuel Yarsike.

Crystal Ripp.

Amelia Hubbard.

Glenn Orzehowski.

- Yeah!

- Morgan Kornaski.

Jaskaran Parhar.

Malcolm Green.

Roxanne Thomas.

Charles Marchese.

Tom Strouts.

Mandy Huang.

Charity Warren.

Minghao Wong.

Sarah Smith.

Daniel Erdman.

Emily Strazz.

Matthew Reed.

Dennis Mowa.

Chelsea Silaca.

Sayetta Con.

Sean Mueller.

Trine Yo.

TJ Lurch.

Jennifer Ecclestone.

Catherine Richardson.

Andrew Bailey.

Brittany May.

Andrew LeBron.

Mikayla Donny.

Gabriel Penegor.

Gina Polillo.

Molly Lyons.

Danielle Zito.

Kaylie Leavery.

Jessica Myjal.

Charles Fobs.

Samuel Brobbie.

Brittany Hurston.

Sakshi Joshi.

Karen DeLal.

Niel Joshi.

Sahyed Kashif Mujtaba Kamanpuri.

Vishal Agarwal.

- From the College of Music.

Brittany Von Stein.

Matthew Perez.

Jessica DeLay.

Warren Scott.

Lauren McNerlyn.

Catherine Pierce-Winters.

Joseph Harmson.

Rachel Niviatta.

Nick Voit.

Ashley Hoke.

Ryan Shanahan.

Zachary Nash.

(person whooping) Ashley Cortez.

Keaton Garrett.

From the College of Arts and Letters.

Rebecca Diaz.

Pietra Jones.

Silvy Wanda.

Tomoha Sidiky.

Maria Baylin-Butler.

Martiniano Echart.

Bethany Larson.

From the College of Veterinary Medicine.

Neyha Chandra.

Alvira Smahylovitch.

Georgina Jarameo.

Kasthuri Priyanka Shankar.

Olga McGlaughlin.

From the College of Nursing.

Heather Harris.

(people applauding) From the College of Human Medicine.

Lindsay Rowers.

(person whooping) Erica Garner.

David Imai.

Amanda Russo.

Duha Muhammad Hamdan.

Kylie Buda.

Eleanor Song.

From the College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Michael Vargo.

Elpha So.

Blair Cundiff.

Lauren Dimin.

From the College of Engineering.

Evan Hanes.

Travis Holpuck.

Hamad Muslim.

Kieran Hamilton.

Laura Nye.

áMeghna Chakraborty.

Namrafa Sorendra Sha.

Ida Gabey.

Natine Sharma.

Shanae Darmadi.

Navea Tipinanapalya Ramesh.

William Stevers II.

(person whistling) (person whooping) From the College of Natural Science.

Kaley Chiles.

Yuji Wang.

Ruwei Wang.

Zhi Meng.

Corcus Hemlin.

Brent Heerspink.

Alison Brady.

Ellie Camerado.

Rahul Jain.

From the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Laura Young.

Yafin John.

Bushan Nunkar.

Louise Labatte.

(people whooping) (people applauding) Manasi Mishra.

Astri Brillianti.

Rachel Nanteza.

Kaylee Maisano.

Blake Trigestad.

Shihan Bu.

Shri Ski.

Brian Won Liang.

Tessaliz Quiles Delgado.

Jackie Guevara.

Sunil Shrestha.

(people shouting) Sidney Andrew.

Carrie Vermeulen.

Matthew Bernaya.

Kira Howell.

Brent Willit.

Diane Joo.

Akil Sai Conda.

Atityan Krishna Nair.

Prami Sawant.

Shamir Mathis.

From the College of Education.

Ersker Hawkins.

Diana Radiyo.

Leah Kirstensen.

Heather Wilson.

Karen Darnton.

Hannah Oravitz.

Jennifer Miller.

Sarah Griesinger.

Tiffany Martin.

Yang He.

Shur Huang.

Megan Swank.

Emily Kassteen.

Joshua Langford.

Cassius Winston.

Stephen Barflo.

Jenna Divorsny.

Sidney Repnagel.

Claire Cook.

Chelsea Weirsma.

Andrea Razen.

Laura Gibson.

Blake Hairsten.

Elizabeth Sheff.

Maggie Gurns.

Rachel Tetrick.

Yuanyi Son.

Jasline Sing.

Tracy Lou.

Brook Lar- (people applauding) - Professional achievements.

A great university and a world-class education are the results of the efforts.

Faculty of Michigan State University are essential to the achievements of our graduates and are a source of great pride to- (audio breaking) (people applauding) Will the families and friend.

Your love and support.

Please rise if they- (audio breaking) (people applauding) (people whooping) And I thank you.

In singing the (audio cuts briefly) of our Alma mater, "MSU Shadows".

The lyrics are in your program.

Ms. Crowley will lead us in the singing.

Following the singing, we ask guests to remain seated until the recessional of the platform party, faculty and students has departed.

(instrumental music) ♪ MSU, we love thy shadows ♪ ♪ When twilight silence falls ♪ ♪ Flushing deep and softly paling ♪ (audio cuts briefly) ♪ Praises, MSU ♪ (people applauding) (upbeat music) - [Announcer] Outside Gilbert Pavilion gate near the parking lots.

(audio breaking) Graduates outside Gilbert Pavilion gate near the parking lots.