(bright music) - Welcome, everybody.

What a wonderful day.

I'm Phil Duxbury, Dean of the College of Natural Science, and it's my great pleasure to welcome you all here for the commencement of the Class of 2024.

(audience applauds) To begin the ceremonies, we ask our guests to join the students in singing "America, the Beautiful" led by Anna Jesko, student of Music Performance in the College of Music, accompanied by the MSU Wind Symphony under the direction of Michael Parker, doctoral student in music conducting in the College of Music.

Please rise.

♪ O 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) - Beautiful, thank you.

Please be seated.

Before we begin the well-deserved recognition of of our graduates, there are several people I'd like to recognize.

I would like to thank our name and card readers from WKAR, Scott Pohl and Jamie Paisley.

We are also grateful for the services of Kelli Werner, who is providing our real time captioning.

We want to congratulate Aditi Sharma, who was selected as the banner carrier for the College of Natural Science.

A big thank you is also in order to the custodial staff, and in fact, all of the staff of the Jack Breslin Student Events Center for all of their hard work today.

Finally, I want to thank Assistant Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, Heidi Purdy, and all of the staff in the College of Natural Science, undergraduate, academic, and Student Affairs Office for organizing today's ceremonies.

Let's give everyone a round of applause.

(audience applauding) This year, the College of Natural Science Student Advisory Council has selected our student speaker.

Whether you know them as Elise or as Fletcher Kirkwood, they are the model of a true Spartan.

Fletcher is a member of the Honors College and will be earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Geoscience.

They are originally from South Leon, Michigan and have found a home in the Earth and Environmental Sciences Department over the last five years.

Fletcher has participated as an undergraduate assistant in research with Dr. Burke, Dr. Hardesty, Dr. Zarnetske, and Dr. Gottfried, studying areas such as micropaleontology, paleooceanography, hydroecology, and (indistinct) physiology.

They have been the recipient of the Lucille Drake Pringle and Gordon H. Pringle Endowed Fellowship and the Warren W. and Anneliese C. Wood Undergraduate Research Award.

Fletcher has also served as the undergraduate representative to the Earth and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate Committee and worked as an undergraduate teaching assistant in the department for the last three years.

They have just finished their year as the Geology Club president after three years of involvement and leadership.

Fletcher also has had a poem published in the Red Cedar Review.

Dr. Tyrone Rooney, faculty member and undergraduate program director for the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences nominated Fletcher to speak today.

Dr. Rooney states, "Fletcher's impact on the MS community is far reaching.

Their leadership, advocacy, and dedication have enriched the university experience for all.

Fletcher embodies the spirit of Michigan State, a place where excellence, inclusivity, and innovation converge."

So we'll welcome Fletcher to the stage.

(audience cheering and applauding) - Good afternoon.

To President Guskiewicz, Interim Provost Jeitschko, the Board of Trustees, Dean Duxbury, and all other esteemed faculty and staff of Michigan State University, as well as my wonderful friends and family, welcome.

This is one of the highest honors of my life, not only to speak to you all today, but to graduate as a Spartan.

I consider myself incredibly lucky to walk beside you all on behalf of the College of the Natural Science and the Honors College in order to receive my bachelor's in Environmental Geoscience with direct plans to graduate studies in geology in hopes of one day becoming a professor myself.

My colleagues, if you'll allow me, I would like to testify to the unifying force that is Michigan State University.

As every one of us have woven unravable bonds with this campus through our laughter and tears, memories and experiences, we have inextricably become intertwined with the university, and therefore, each other.

To lift up one of us is to lift up us all.

Every single person in this room is worthy of recognition.

To all of you, you have made the past four years into the most efficacious and supportive of my life, whether it has been through interpersonal encouragement, through myself and sympathetic faculty, or the all-encompassing support of a community rallied around each other after horrific tragedies, the Spartan community has shown nothing but our will and compassion to each other at the world at large.

It is simply not enough to mention our collective and individual troubles and then move on.

Is it not given there were going to be struggles in college?

Is it not given there were going to be hardships?

Inevitably, there were.

But what is essential to this story is that all of us sitting here today have come out the other side stronger than ever before.

Every single person in this room has taken everything life has thrown at them and taken it in stride, all the while being someone else's shoulder to lean on when the times get tough.

From homework to hell week, from issues big and small, we have been there for each other.

This, to me, is what it truly means to be a Spartan, to be celebrated as an indispensable asset, but all the while recognizing that you are part of a vast, uplifting community of people who understand you and your experiences.

This is a bond that can never be broken.

Our times together will continue to shape us for the rest of our lives, the people we've met, things we've learned, memories we shared.

All of this has become an inseparable part of who we are, and who we are are Spartans.

For everything that we've loved and lost over these past several years, we still stand proud and we stand together.

We are the people we are today because of our time here, something that will always be shared and never change.

I urge you all to never forget the value we see in each other, for it allows us to see the value in ourselves.

You all are deserving of every single accolade you receive here today and more.

Go forward in life with the knowledge that your worth is not determined by your time spent or how much you struggled or succeeded here, but rather your experiences have been colored by your inherent value.

And these things in tandem have shaped our class into an exceptional student body.

It is with the bittersweet heart that I, as well as we all, move on.

But I take pride in the fact that we can move on together.

For one final time in our undergraduate careers, but certainly not the last in our lives, go green.

(graduates cheering and applauding) - Thank you, Fletcher.

That was wonderful.

At this time, I would like to invite you to enjoy a special music arrangement provided by the MSU Wind Symphony under the direction of Michael Parker.

(orchestral music playing) (orchestral music continues) ♪ 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 ♪ (bell ringing) (orchestral music playing) (audience applauding) Thank you, musicians.

That was great.

The honorable Brianna Scott of the MSU Board of Trustees from Muskegon, Michigan will now greet the graduates and guests.

(audience applauding) - Thank you, Dean Duxbury.

On behalf of the MSU Board of Trustees, I welcome all of the graduates, family and friends, who are with us this afternoon at the undergraduate commencement.

Under the Michigan Constitution, the Board of Trustees is the governing body of the university by whose authority degrees are awarded.

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 that you have earned acknowledges your success and honors those who have encouraged it.

Our wish is that you will always be leaders who generously use your intelligence to improve the quality of life in your communities, to advance the common good, and to renew hope in the human spirit.

Our faculty, the administrators, and the MSU Board of Trustees are all very proud of you.

Please accept our warmest congratulations and best wishes.

(audience applauding) I love the energy.

(laughs) We wish to pay tribute to the graduates who not only completed their academic program successfully, but who have the distinction of having maintained a 4.0 grade point average in their undergraduate career, thereby meriting the Board of Trustees Award.

To be eligible for this prestigious award, at least three quarters of the credits for the degree must have been earned in residence here at Michigan State University.

Will the students who are present please rise and remain so as your names are called?

I request that you please hold your applause until all are introduced.

And I have to say I'm going off script, but I've got seven college graduations, and I told Dean Duxbury in the hallway that I believe yours has the largest list of recipients of this reward.

(graduates cheering and applauding) So kudos to the faculty and staff as well.

And here we go.

Mesk Al Safar, Neuroscience.

Gordon Armstrong, Neuroscience, Honors College.

Ananyaa Asthana, Physiology, Honors College.

Emma Beaver, Human Biology, Honors College.

Evan Bell, Mathematics Advanced, Lyman Briggs College; Physics, College of Natural Science, Honors College.

Whew.

Elizabeth Butash, Human Biology.

Shannon Carraway, Genomics and Molecular Genetics, Honors College.

William Chettleburgh, Mathematics Advanced, Honors College.

Autumn Christensen, Human Biology.

Sydney Dankert, Neuroscience.

Maria Theodora Fernandes Fonseca, Human Biology Honors College.

Alexandra Frohock, Neuroscience, Honors College.

Olivia Gross, Human Biology.

Ryann Harper, Human Biology.

John Hayhurst, Environmental Biology, Zoology, Honors College.

Nathaniel T. Howler.

Howder, sorry.

Zoology, College of Natural Science, Entomology, College of Agricultural Natural Resources, Honors College.

Bashar Jawich, Neuroscience, Honors College.

Mollie Judge, Human Biology, Honors College, Saketh Kamaraju, Human Biology.

Vanessa Kilian, Human Biology, Honors College.

Teia Kinner, Human Biology.

Albertas Klugas, Human Biology, Honors College.

Sarah Koehler, Actuarial Science, Honors College.

Ruth Lambries, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Honors College.

Dan Ka Le, Data Science, Honors College.

Jef Li, Human Biology.

Connor Macmahon, Mathematics Advanced, Honors College.

Natalie Magid, Human Biology, Honors College.

Alexis Mashni, Human Biology, Honors College.

Mia McNinch, Environmental Biology, Plant Biology, Honors College.

Pooja Menon, Biomedical Laboratory Science, Honors College.

Rosemary G. Northcote, Genomics, Molecular Genetics, Honors College.

Hady Omar, Human Biology, College of Natural Science, Religious Studies, College of Arts and Letters, Honors College.

Kanishk Pal, Genomics and Molecular Genetics.

Jade Parks, Human Biology, Honors College.

Marion Parshall, Microbiology.

Nicholas Persha, Astrophysics, Honors College.

Elizabeth Phelps, Genomics and Molecular Genetics, Honors College.

Macy Proctor, Human Biology, Honors College.

Nicholas Regenold, Human Biology, Honors College.

Eric Rypstra, Integrative Biology.

Aditi Sharma, Human Biology.

Troy Sievertsen, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Honors College.

Isaac Smith, Physics and Mathematics, Advanced Honors College.

Matthew Spaulding, Neuroscience, Honors College.

Erin Syerson, Astrophysics.

Alec Vandermeer, Biomedical Laboratory Science, Honors College.

Brock Wallin, Astrophysics.

Kaitlin Webb, Human Biology, Grace Werner, Zoology, Honors College.

Zhan Zhan, Mathematics Advanced.

Whew.

(laughing) (audience applauding) And parents, you should be godly proud.

Each of you should be proud of the outstanding academic record that honors you and your university.

On behalf of your classmates, the faculty, the officers, and the Board of Trustees of the university, I extend sincere congratulations and best wishes.

Please join me again in applause for the class of 2024 Board of Trustees Award recipients.

(all cheering and applauding) - Thank you, Trustee Scott.

It's just wonderful to have her at our graduation ceremony.

I would now like to introduce Dr. Lynmarie Posey, Associate Dean of the College of Natural Science.

(audience applauding) - It is my pleasure to congratulate each of you who have demonstrated the academic excellence and Spartan spirit that has resulted in experiences on campus that you will carry with you as MSU alumni.

Your accomplishments reflect credit not only to you but also to your support systems, your departments, the College of Natural Science, and Michigan State University.

As your name is called, please rise if you are able and remain so until all award winners have been introduced.

I would ask that you hold your applause until all students in the following category have been recognized.

The following students are recipients of National and International Awards.

Katie McGraw, Biomedical Laboratory Science, awarded a Fullbright U.S. Student Program Grant.

Dorothy Zhao, Neuroscience, College of Natural Science, Psychology, College of Social Science, Honors College, awarded a Marshall Scholarship.

Please join me in congratulating these outstanding students.

(audience cheering and applauding) You may be seated.

This year, a significant number of the College of Natural Science graduating class is graduating with honors or high honors.

I would ask these students to please rise if you are able and that you join me in acknowledging their outstanding academic success.

So please rise if you're able if you are graduating with honors or high honors.

(audience applauding) You may be seated.

Every student who steps on Michigan State University's campus makes connections and memories.

Your involvement in a wide array of activities is what makes your experience unique, and at the same time, bonds you to MSU and your fellow Spartans.

In recognition of your time spent at MSU, we wanna highlight some of the opportunities our graduates have been involved in.

Please rise if you are able if you have been awarded a college department or program award.

(audience applauding) You may be seated.

Please rise if you are a first generation college student.

(all cheering and applauding) You may be seated.

Please rise if you participated in the Charles Drew Science Scholars Program in the residential initiative for the study of the Environment or Dow STEM Scholars Program.

(audience cheering and applauding) You may be seated.

Please rise if you have worked on an on-campus job.

(audience cheering and applauding) You may be seated.

Please rise if you have done 50 or more hours of community service.

(audience cheering and applauding) You may be seated.

Please rise if you are able if you have won a scholarship.

(audience cheering and applauding) You may be seated.

Please rise if you have participated in research.

(audience cheering and applauding) You may be seated.

Please rise if you have participated in an internship, externship, or practicum experience.

(audience cheering and applauding) You may be seated.

Please rise if you have ever served on the Natural Science Student Advisory Council.

(audience cheering and applauding) You may be seated.

(graduates cheering) Please rise if you've ever participated in a club or student organization.

(audience cheering and applauding) You may be seated.

Please rise if you have ever broken glassware in your chemistry lab.

(graduates laughing) You may be seated.

Please rise if you have ever participated in education abroad.

(audience applauding) You may be seated.

Please rise if you have ever participated in a musical group or played a sport on campus.

(audience applauding) You may be seated.

Please rise if you have ever painted or camped out at The Rock.

(audience applauding) You may be seated.

Finally, please rise if you have intentionally or unintentionally fed a squirrel on campus.

(audience cheering and applauding) You may be seated.

We would also like to recognize graduating seniors who have served in the Armed Forces or will be commissioned as an officer after graduation.

At this time, we would ask that all veterans and those who are entering military service, please rise if you are able.

(audience cheering and applauding) Thank you for your service to our nation.

You may be seated.

Congratulations to all the College of Natural Science graduates.

On behalf of myself, Heidi Purdy, and the staff of NatSci, Office of Undergraduate Academic and Student Affairs, it has been our pleasure to serve you.

(audience cheering and applauding) - Thank you, everybody.

Next, I'm very pleased to introduce Kristina Martin.

Ms. Martin earned her Bachelor in Science in Clinical Laboratory Science in 2002 and her Masters of Science in Biomedical Laboratory Operations in 2007.

She's the Clinical Pathology Operations Director at the Michigan Medicine at the University of Michigan in the Department of Pathology.

Ms. Martin is very active with the college, and specifically, the Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program, supporting students and assisting them with connecting with internships.

As the winner of the 2020 College of Natural Science Recent Alumni Award, we are thrilled to have Kristina join us in celebrating our graduates here today.

Welcome, Kristina.

(audience cheering and applauding) - Congratulations to the 2024 Spartan graduating class for all that you have accomplished thus far and all you have planned for the next season of life.

You have endless possibilities ahead of you, and I wanted to take a moment to reflect upon one of my favorite quotes by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

"If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough."

And when I was asked to give this talk, I reflected upon all of the things that have changed over time.

It's been a short amount of time since I've been in your seat, but probably long enough.

While I was studying abroad during the summer, I was thinking about the fact that I was finishing my coursework here on campus, had that summer abroad, and then I was gonna go do my internship down at Henry Ford Hospital down in Detroit.

When I was abroad, I was paying for prepaid phone cards to call home.

We really didn't have cell phones back then.

We had internet cafes where we had to pay to use a computer, hoping that maybe someone would read my email message within a week and find out what updates I'd been up to.

And then I think about where you all are now.

You're on the edge of amazing technology, AI technology that has the ability to change how we teach, we do research, work, live and play.

The second time I came back to campus, I was a TA.

I was in graduate school functioning under Dr. Kathy Doig.

And we taught a class over in Berkey Hall, basically live streaming, which was high-end technology back then.

Between two different classrooms, 'cause we couldn't fit everyone in one classroom, we would record those sessions, posting those online.

And I think about how ahead of the pack Dr. Doig was back then.

But really, it laid the groundwork for what now is just an abundance of online learning that really helped facilitate, allowing all of you to continue our education throughout the COVID pandemic.

So there's a couple points of Spartan wisdom I'd like to share and pass along to all of you.

And I share this despite the fact that I have two teenage boys who often remind me that they know more about this world than I do, and that somehow, I've subscribed to Mom TikTok.

I didn't know there were two versions to subscribe to, but apparently, I'm on the mom version.

And so over the decades, I've witnessed my fellow Spartans have a differentiating drive to give back.

It's very different than other colleges, I won't name who they are, doing more than is expected, routinely letting me know that this profound yet simple motto has connected all of us through your journey here.

And that motto is something that I see all over campus now.

It was never put into words before while I was here on campus.

And that's of course Spartans will.

These simple two words embody the Spartan spirit.

It's a promise, it's a commitment to one another and the world, and most of all, identifies your determined perseverance despite all odds.

You've already dedicated countless hours to studying.

A lot of you stood up, identifying the fact that you've been working to pay a lot of your bills, which, by the way, don't go away.

You also stood up to say that you volunteered a lot of hours.

Please continue to do so.

We need lots of volunteers in this world.

And maybe you've even been participating in sports and music and clubs.

As you enter this next chapter of life, you're going to be representing that Spartan will.

You're no longer just yourself.

You are now a Spartan.

Wherever you go, people will look at you and reflect upon you as that Spartan.

Those who went before you paved the way, and you likely will unknowingly pave and open doors for others.

A perfect example of this is how I was able to bring on board medical laboratory science interns to Michigan Medicine.

It was really an easy sell, only because we'd been hiring MSU interns there for years, and they always exceeded expectations.

Your successes become our shared success after you leave this campus, because Spartans will represent.

The next big advice is what they talked about already, and that's your connectedness.

I don't think that was for me.

Connectedness, most of all, is what will help you through the hard decisions and moments along with having a cheering squad, thank you for that, behind you during your triumphs.

This was true when I started my laboratory career, literally on the edge of September 11th with all the uncertainty that followed, all the celebrations that happened, career advancements, weddings, births, all those things that happen in life, leading to all the issues that we face.

Another bit of advice I'd like to say is don't be afraid to connect back with your faculty on campus.

I keep in contact with all of my former and current faculty for advice, and I try to give back by coming back on campus to talk to undergrads, because Spartans will give back.

Look for ways to give back, just as the BLD program reaches out to alumni, and ask those alumni to write letters to recent graduates.

Those graduates who are gonna become the next medical laboratory scientists, who are gonna perform tests to diagnose patients and also help make treatment decisions for those patients.

Never miss out on an opportunity to connect with other Spartans around the globe, because you're gonna find us everywhere.

I have many friendships that have lasted a long time.

You probably figured it out with some of the sequence of the timeline I've given you since MSU, and I likely wouldn't be here today if I didn't have my friend Kelly.

We met on the fourth floor of Holmes Hall.

I know some of you are in Lyman Briggs.

So shout out to all the Lyman Briggs people here.

And I've kept in touch with her over the years.

She's just one of my many friends from Holmes Hall.

We've shared all kinds of career journeys, various life adventures.

And when Kelly decided to go back to school, to graduate school, she took a leap of faith for an exciting new program that was being developed by the BLD program.

It was a mix of business, science, and management.

If it wasn't for Kelly, along with some added support from my parents and my husband, I don't think I would've been able to have the strength to take that leap of faith as well.

I had a pretty good paying job with really good benefits, and it's really hard to leave to go back full time and come back to school.

So with that courage, now I hope to repay a little of that Spartan strength that she shared with me by helping Kelly, because right now, Kelly's going through a really difficult time as she currently battles breast cancer.

And that's just another evident, these are all the ups and downs that were already identified previously, because Spartans will be there for one another.

When you look around at those that are sitting next to you, know that today is not the end.

Distance does not stop you being able to be connected to one another.

We're in a digital world after all.

As my yoga teacher always says, and she often reminds me, because I like to do a lot of things and I have a problem saying no, make sure you're being a human being, not just a human doing.

And so once again, congratulations, graduates.

Go with honor, go with pride, go with Spartans.

And if you ever have that moment of imposter syndrome, which you're bound to have, no matter where you are in your career, and you think that you're just too small in this big world to make a difference, reflect upon this last parting quote that's attributed to Betty Reese.

"If you think you're too small to be effective, you've never been in bed with a mosquito."

Go green.

(graduates cheering and applauding) - Thank you, Kristina and the College of Natural Science Alumni Board.

Well, it's time.

Are you ready?

(audience cheering) Okay, will the class of 2024 from the College of Natural Science please rise?

(audience cheering) On behalf of the President, 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 the rights and distinctions to which they entitle you.

According to custom, you may now move your tassels from the right side of your caps to the left.

(audience cheering and applauding) Congratulations, MSU alumni.

(audience cheering and applauding) There is a large group of individuals who have contributed greatly with their love, understanding, and support to the achievements we recognize at today's ceremony.

Accordingly, we ask that the support systems, friends, parents, grandparents, wives, husbands, children, brothers and sisters, all significant others of the graduates rise and give us all the opportunity to express our thanks and appreciation.

(audience cheering and applauding) - Thank you.

(audience cheering and applauding) Thank you very much.

Your interest in these graduates is shared by the faculty of the College of Natural Science of Michigan State University.

Their contribution to our graduates is an essential support in the success that they achieved and a source of great pride to us all.

I ask that the representatives of the faculty present rise and accept our gratitude for their contribution.

(audience cheering and applauding) Thank you, thank you for being here.

(audience cheering and applauding) We will now present diplomas to the new graduates.

I will be accompanied in making these presentations by Heidi Purdy, Assistant Dean for Academic and Student Affairs.

I ask that the new graduates be escorted to the stage to receive a token diploma.

Dr. Stuart Tessmer, Undergraduate Director in the Department of Physics and Astronomy is the Chief Faculty Marshall.

Dr. Lynmarie Posey, Associate Dean, will introduce the members of the platform party, and the Marshals who will escort the new graduates.

It is important for all graduates to return to your seat after receiving your token diploma.

Please stay in the stadium if you're able to, to support your fellow graduates by recognizing their achievements and hard work as well.

Thank you.

(audience yelling indistinctly) - Students, please be seated.

I am pleased to introduce Professor Olorunseun Ogunwobi, Chairperson, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and their Marshal, Associate Professor Charles Hoogstraten, Assistant Undergraduate Director.

- I am pleased to present the graduates from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

(audience cheering and applauding) - [Announcer] David Quan Tran, (people cheering) Margaret Tereza Naco, Cassandra Austin, (people cheering) James Gamiao, (people cheering) Kaitlyn Kyriakou, (people cheering) Mailan Nguyen, (people cheering) Jessica Anastasia Nagle, Henry Frech, Amie Sue Donner, Caroline (indistinct), Alyson Jensen, Caleb York, Sean Foster, Hunter Pouillon, (people cheering) Jack Richard Kukulis, Dan Ni, Agnes In Young Cho, (people cheering) Kaylee Chang, Dustin Finkhouse, Ian Carley, (people cheering) Yeyun Choi, Leah Fan, Jacqueline Nicole Ryan, (people cheering) Alexis Hodges, (people cheering) Letty Fornara, Natalie Mulherin, Liliane Audet, Renee Harrigan, James Fish, Dayna Olson, (people cheering) Ilayda Korkmaz, Cody Reitzlof, (people cheering) Maxine Roseann Mucha, (people cheering) Adriana Tineo, (people cheering) Erin Lucina Rhodea, Allison Jean Gentner, (people cheering) Zeynep Meral Kunt, Troy Hugh Sievertsen, William Schmidt, Tristen Nicole Rhines, (people cheering) Emily Zak, Samyuktha Athreya, (people cheering) Noah Robert Parker, Gwyneth Marion Dunbar, Alexis Miller, (people cheering) Sophie Narins, Samuel Sanderson, Marius Nwobi.

(indistinct yelling) Gotcha, Adannaya Courtney Nzerem.

(people cheering) Willard Bal, Jared Thomas Schneider, Gregoire Damidot, Morgan Noel Atkins, (people cheering) Jenna McCann, Ruth Lambries, (people cheering) Isabella Harrison, Alexandria Michaelynn Collier, Sydney Sharpe, Calliope Kapture, Ken Winn, Luke Benedict, (people cheering) Andrew Fata, Steven Richard Kendall, Sydney Hall, (people cheering) Hunter Grinstern, Yogit Goyal, Jiarui Xu, Gezim Bareta, Chase Reid.

(people cheering) - I am pleased to introduce Associate Professor Scott Mulrooney, Undergraduate Director in the Department of Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology.

And I'd like to note that Professor Mulrooney will be retiring after 25 years of serving MSU students.

I'd also like to introduce the marshal, Dr. Jeannine Scott, Academic Advisor.

(people applauding) - Thank you, Dr. Posey.

I'd like to present the graduates of our department under our new name, the first cohort, the Department of Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology.

(people applauding) Emma Katherine Reeves, (people cheering) Lucas Ryan Reed, (people cheering) Parker Bell, (people cheering) Giuseppe Cavaliere, (people cheering) Marion Parshall, (people cheering) Katherine Yoskowitz, Tara Ott, (people cheering) Sophia Hannah Ferrante, (people cheering) Anna Barker, Ritta Mouayed, Nivedhya Sanju, Jason King, Naaila Mohammed-Norgan, (people cheering) Meghan McCarthy Prisby, Bella Lichtenstein, Ella Fisher, (people cheering) Benjamin Hyde, Timothy Blankenship, (people cheering) Shane Stobbe, Will McDonald, Audrie Ann Davis, Aria Muchhal, Roberto Romero, Rosemary Grace Northcote, (people cheering) Alexia Marie Teberian, (people cheering) Luke Hudak, Tyler Leduc, Jared Lin, Kalub Odett, Elise Trost, (people cheering) Victoria Moore, (people cheering) James Lily, Oscar Valenzuela, (people cheering) David Vegas, (people cheering) Ashley Douglas, Elizabeth Phelps, Samantha Kalchik, Marissa Cornell, Steven Nguyen, (people cheering) Jacob Dickerson, Sarah Klewicki, Brynn Vanburen, Katherine Egeler, (people cheering) Trinity Dalton, (people cheering) Emily Nagle, (people cheering) Maddie Quinlan, (people cheering) Kanishk Pal, Makaela Janae Allen, (people cheering) Ella Markley, (people cheering) Ishana Kapoor, Shannon Carraway, Kyleen Hall, Haleigh Carolanne Colombo, Darren Isaac Hollander, Alya Sani, Bryanna Price, Jeannie Lam, Alexandria Michaelynn Collier, (people cheering) Yogit Goyal.

- I am pleased to introduce Professor Timothy Warren, Chairperson, Department of Chemistry, and their marshal, Dr. Sheba Onchiri, Academic Advisor.

- On behalf of our faculty, specialists, and staff, I am thrilled to present our creative, passionate, and persevering graduates from the Department of Chemistry.

(people applauding) Evan Vincent Pizzimenti, Anna Joy Kenny, (people cheering) Jenna Elizabeth Leppek, Isaac Miller, Marine Avequin, Lindsey Dejesus, Caden McQueen, Joseph Kawauchi, (people cheering) Alexander Bakke, Cecile Bondekwe, (people cheering) Sydney Rebecca Ma, Abigail May Smith, Samantha Grace Andrus, (people cheering) Lila Grace Michael, Adam Robert Brozowski, Liam Quinn, Brooke Robinson, Connor Bradley Macmahon, (people cheering) Haejun Lee, Claire Jordan Ciantar, Lydia Grace Yoder, Evelyn Frances Mongeon, Coco Henry, (people cheering) Farah I. Louis, (people cheering) Dani Losinski, Jiho Park.

- I am pleased to introduce Professor Steve Zeff, Chairperson, Department of Physics and Astronomy, and their marshal, Ms. Joyce Samuel, Academic Advisor.

- It is my pleasure to introduce the amazing and awesome graduates of the Department of Physics and Astronomy.

(people applauding) - [Announcer] Abrar Hasan Mohamed Ibraheem Alhammadi.

(people cheering) Nuru Abeli, (people cheering) Arian Alexander Andalib, Cesarine Joanne Graham, (people cheering) Sara Tareq Zeidan, Alexis Anne Overton, Tate Harrell, Cedric Henderson Justus Emmanuel, Jacob David Kozera, Dannie Ward, Brendan Key, Elias Taira, (people cheering) Ibrahim Elsadek Madeline Mitchell, Bergen Kendziorski, Maya Wallach, Brock Wallin, Kira Hayes, Michael Daum, Zachary Brian Malzahn, Braeden Anolick, (people cheering) Anthony Halloway Little-Smith, (people cheering) Erin Syerson, Emma Jo Oswald, Nathan Shields, Nicholas Persha, Jack Chumley, Isaac Smith, (people cheering) Evan Bell, (people cheering) Jacob Carter Rodgers, (people cheering) Alia Valentine, Addie Shaska, Allison Chevis, Peter Morton, David Michael Orion Peterson, Robert Sullivan.

(people cheering) - I am pleased to introduce Professor Jeffrey Schenker, Chairperson, Department of Mathematics, and their marshal, Mr. Brian Chadwick, Academic Advisor.

- On behalf of the faculty and staff of the Department of Mathematics, I am pleased to present the amazing problem solvers of the graduating class for mathematics.

(people cheering) - [Announcer] Trent Michael Gariepy, Jordan Michael Newton, Kyle Gemmen, Emily Vriesenga, Olivia Salerno, Khanyisile Nawa, (people cheering) Cameron Cuncannan, Sarah Koehler, Zhan Zhan, Keyu Feng, Olivia Renée LeBlanc, Cameron Merritt, Emilie Grace Fremder, Cory Schafer, (people cheering) Shay Ridenour, Sydney Tijan, Nathan Bilotta, Jack James Laws, William Chettleburgh, Connor Bradley Macmahon, Xianhui Fu, David Arneson, Hao Zheng, Qiyu An, Stephanie Holmes, (people cheering) Maria Evans and guest, (people cheering) Riley Elizabeth Patterson, Rosalie Kate Scheper, Isabella Heathman, Alicyn May Wydeck, (people cheering) Sydney Maginity, Jordan Skye Nigro, (people cheering) Nadav Langberg, Mark Mills, (people cheering) Jackson Lyons, Anya Elizabeth Gerstenberg, (people cheering) Griffin Rose.

Luke Danko, Abigail Elizabeth Lemek, Sarah Ingmanson, Emily Williams, Claire Katheryn Ackerman, Jeffrey Williams, Josie Willette, Avery Elaine Hewitt, Ezra Joseph Bayewitz, Seth Hysni, Jordan Davis, (people cheering) Xin Dong, Erin Michelle Hillock, Ethan Devries, (people cheering) Benjamin Gowans, Chengru Zhao, Kaleb Parrett, (people cheering) Jared Eikenberry, Carlos-Aldo Lopez-Resendiz.

Evan Adragna, Ariela Maria Yashinsky, (people cheering) Lillianna Mack, (people cheering) Kesia Sara George, Gabriel Sotelo Justo, Juan Sabogal Olarte, James Spielman, DeCarlo Marino, Lars Samuel, Isaac Smith, Evan Bell, (people cheering) David Michael Orion Peterson.

(people cheering) - Go green!

- Go white!

- I am pleased to introduce Professor John Gerlach, Director Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program, and their marshal, Professor Kathy Hoig.

- On behalf of the faculty and staff of the Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program, it's my honor to present the candidates for degrees in Medical Laboratory Science and Biomedical Laboratory Science.

These are the individuals that will generate the data to make your next healthcare encounter productive and meaningful.

(people applauding) - [Announcer] Yibo Gu, Lana Kinney, Connor Masi, Aiden Niemi, Brendan Derome, Christian Brown, Faith Avery Johnson, Larissa Solomon, Payton Avery Young, Jenna Vasquez, Clare Mallory Matthews, Angelina Tatiana Vetrovsky, Katherine Scarlet McGraw, Avery Evans, Paige McKenna Ormond, Xheni Alibashi, Corrine Kamphuis, Emerson Lillie, Kathryne Kuhlmann, Sage Marie Beerman, Laura Gene Kendrick, Tahani Mohsen, Lillian Marie Geml, Kassondra Renee Trudeau, Tony McKenzie II, (people cheering) Cynthia Nnko, (people cheering) Faheed Shafau, (people cheering) Alyssa Murphy, (people cheering) Kennedy Hobson, Pooja Menon, Angelina Au-Tran, (people cheering) Cyndy Williams, Megan DeKuiper, Mari Alena Sanchez, Sahar Hussein, Alec Vandermeer, Taylor Forshee, Haley Noelle West, (people cheering) Gisele Elise Wright, (people cheering) Sharon Josephson, Norah Louise Kellum, Danielle Rose Hopfinger, Antonetta Nicaj, (people cheering) Samantha Spangler, (people cheering) Madison Smedo.

(people cheering) - I am pleased to introduce Professor Edward Brown, Chairperson, Department of Computational Mathematics, Science and Engineering, and their marshal, Mr. Kevin Miloshoff, Academic Advisor.

- On behalf of our faculty and staff, I am pleased and proud to present the outstanding graduates from the Department of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering.

- [Announcer] Okay.

Luke Kozlowski, Kelsey Lane, Ishita Kokil, James Fletcher, Javier Contreras Orantes, Joao Vitor Oliveira Batista, Wesley Casaletto, Shams Dhea Al Khalidy, Alexander Charles Logan, Brynn Roy.

Tyler Matson, Jack Mandell, Mohammed Khaled Matar Alnuaimi, (people cheering) Daniel Bryan Goodman, Jimmy Gray-Jones, Aadarsh Swaminathan, Aryan Dhar, (people cheering) Abhinav Sai Nuthalapati, (people cheering) Sandeep (indistinct), John Lee, Bryan Goodman, Shiloh Maliskey, Gregory Carter Brown, Connor Joseph Bergman, Minsoo Kim, Kyle Brown, Stella Jameson, Jordan Kyle Hofbauer, Qimei Emily Jin, (people cheering) Alexandra Katina Sokana, Aniessa Terpstra, (people cheering) Brett Pawlowski, Colin Fairbourn, Joseph Preston Lafeir, Pranav Goli, Jackson Mazurek, Lucas Wunderlich, Lydia Valtadoros, Bryan Jurado, (people cheering) Michael Riley Millikan.

(people cheering) - I am pleased to introduce Professor Andrea Case, Chairperson, Department of Plant Biology, and their marshal, Ms. Riley Fanning, Academic Advisor.

- On behalf of our academic community, I am pleased to recognize an outstanding group of individuals who have lived Go Green, graduates of the Department of Plant Biology.

- [Announcer] Morgan Eden King, Coral Ann Brock, Madelin Anne Snook, Ashley Freestone, Breanna Martin, (people cheering) Alec Fowler, Rachel Mickey, (people cheering) Veronica Pargulski, Easton Bovee, Caitlin Phillips, Renee Sparpanic, Mia Rose McNinch, McKayla Dzyngel, Ashley Strong, Jordan Zapata, Alyssa Mollema.

(people cheering) - I am pleased to introduce Professor Jeffrey Freymueller, Chairperson, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, and their marshal, Professor Tyrone Rooney, Undergraduate Director.

- I am pleased to present the graduates from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.

- [Announcer] Fletcher Kirkwood.

(people cheering) Kalen Mortar Murphy, (people cheering) Braden Gregory, Kyle Goosen, Daniel Carillo, Jared Drabek, Julia Rudlaf, (people cheering) Sydney Bussineau, Olivia Wheeler, (people cheering) Ashlin Niemiec, Kyle Brinker, (people cheering) Parker Thomas, Caleb Gullick.

(people cheering) - I am pleased to introduce Professor Lyudmila Sakhanenko, Chairperson, Department of Statistics and Probability, and their marshal, Dr. Leonard Johnson, Academic Advisor.

- I'm pleased to introduce the graduates of the Department of Statistics and Probability.

(people applauding) - [Announcer] Benjamin Walter, Jack Kepner, Heidi Olsen, Asher Erickson, Matthew Isenman, Hailey Purcell, Jawara Odean, Jacob Robinson, Madison Davis, Thomas McKenna, Luther Zinn, Jack Anderson, Graham Lightle, Danielle Armstrong, Colin Fairbourn, Linjie Ma, (people cheering) Junwei Fa, Michael Rossin.

- I am pleased to introduce Dr. Gabriel Ording, Director of the Center for Integrative Studies in General Science, and their marshal, Mr. Matthew Oney, Academic Specialist.

- To teach is a gift to the future.

I'm very pleased to present the graduates from Biological Sciences Program and Physical Sciences Secondary Education Program.

(people applauding) - [Announcer] Ella Jolie Bullard, (people cheering) Frances Updike, James Patrick Schafer, Cooper Isham, Mitchell Lord, (people cheering) Cole Dunstan.

(people cheering) - I am pleased to introduce Dr. Cori Fata-Hartley, Director of the Human Biology Program, and their marshal, Assistant Professor Paul Nelson.

(people cheering) - It is my distinct honor and privilege to present to you the amazing graduates of the Human Biology Program.

(people cheering) - [Announcer] Kayla Marie Ridenour, Rylee Spitler, (people cheering) Tegan Worthington, (people cheering) Stefana Maros, Megan Lee Nowak, Lily Dorothy Beasley, Matthew Flynn, Daniel Terrian, Zyail Pritchett, Blake Anthony Noonan, Ty Mikula, Megan Elizabeth Rasak, Imogen O'Reilly, Jacqueline Berceau, Haley Bouthillet, (people cheering) Alana Jorgenson, Carly Kratz, Nathan Aberlich, Wanjiru Njonge, (people cheering) Aakanksha Praveen Hiremath, Peyton Marquardt, Gula Annamyradova, Chloe Ardeline, John Sobah, Jack Robert Johnson, Marina L'Heureux, Benjamin Yohjoon Chung, Kriti Paudel, Mia Karega, Yaseen Daoud, Yusuf Mohammad, Mary Theresa Rolewicz, Tara Robinson, Kellie Vo, Sydney Lawson.

Kaylee Martinez, Lauren Smith, Olivia Pratt, Peyton Ashley Tobola, Karli Huestis, Janelle Christine Morales, (people cheering) Mustafa Gouda, Fawaz Ahmed, Isabelle Grace Sarzynski, Aaliyah Nicole Sanders, Jalen Chavarria, Alexandra Carner, Diya Basnyat, Seevan Putrus, (people cheering) Patrick John Brust, Natalie Magid, Kelsey Toole, Jenny Bear, Sara Sherman, Kathryn Bill, Aditi Kumari Sharma, Laniya Mason, (people cheering) Braelynne C. Bobo, (people cheering) Alexis Boulos Mashni, Emma Styles, Mason Nicole Bienda, Lilly Marie Snyder, Cyiara Jones, Abigail Jo Honeycutt, Alexis Paige Panton, Madeline Gertsen, Isabella Livingston, Danielle Hagerman, Kaitlin Webb, Brennan Haugen, Blake Stevens, Kotoba Nakamura.

Rishi Rao Pammi, Luke Nader, Viktorija Salciute, Madison Ri'chard, Kelsey Dickey, (people cheering) Jacinta Abby Taylor, Imani Lynn Walton, (people cheering) Ja'Kaila Celeste Sharp, Michael James Gillard, Kayla Thorne, (people cheering) Mona Hachem, Mackenzie Mermiges, Alexander Sherburne, Evan Johnson, Marissa Jackson, Brooke Logan Brown, Elizabeth Kinney, Kristen Lyn Wynn, Colin Mcgreal, Ryan Lampman, Shama Patel, Grace Forgione, Francesca Andrus, Lauren Finn, Charlotte Madigan.

Hannah Persson, Katherine Harvey, (people cheering) Jennifer Jaramillo, Karina Canning, (people cheering) Xasha Diciembre Gonzalez, (people cheering) Sikyaah Anise Conley, (people cheering) Breanna Peterson, (people cheering) Chandler Janae Stinson, (people cheering) (cheering continues) Arthur Marlowe II, (people cheering) Amelia Maria Wells, Mackenzie James, Mollie Alexandra Judge, Julia Przydrozny, Alexa Krejcar, Macy Lynn Proctor, Faith Elizabeth Enos, Maria Ruth Germaine, (people cheering) Chloe Roth, Lawand Barwary, (people cheering) Kylie Grace Meade, (people cheering) Zoe Avery Sutter, Alexandra Maria Webster, Anna Conforti, Emma Marie Beaver, Tyler Nathaniel Hart, Kobe Thomas Russo, Ali Spanta, (people cheering) Gavin Conrad Engweiler, Oliver Haeberle, Dilini Jayasinghe, Sana Chaudhry, Damon Warren, Megan Mann, Emma Fiederlein, Arisa Manuel, Genesis Garcia, (people cheering) Morgan Irene Buroker, Ryann Andrea Harper, Kai Rensland, Kaili Lewis, Margaret Glencer, Addison Marcella Rhodes, Katherine Rath, Kayce Caldwell, Katherine Elizabeth Milstone, Damini Panthial, Keisi Markaj, Arianna Paa, Brendan Puckett, Mikayla Campbell, Alexis Genevieve Barroso, Kaylie Marie Owens, Bradley Postula, Chad Ostrowski, Selma Cogo, Fionna Luniku, Asia Al-Battawi, Averee Reese Berdeski, Cara Henderson, Frannie Kelbel, Devon Jamel Wilson, Abigail Beck, Hannah Davis, (people cheering) Kelly Nguyen, Trish Pham, (people cheering) Johlia Denina Ogena, (people cheering) Athena Gutierrez-Chavez, Emily Gabriella Delfino, Vanessa Kilian, Sophie Krystina Cleland, MaKenzie Taylor Marie Grody, Mackenzie Meyerhofer Nick Joseph Regenold, Emily Willerick, Isabelle Genautis, Gabriella Sadlana, Angela Nayeon Yeo, Amber Nunally, (people cheering) Lilian Asamoah-Barnieh, (people cheering) Jessica Perkins, Amanda Mazzuchi, Teia Kinner, Emily Brewer, Kenzie McManus, Autumn Christensen, Lujane Amar Alsalman, Jessica Vongunten, Olyvia Smoger, Mackenzie Teresa Barbat, (people cheering) Jillian Sarah Isaac, Ashleigh Marie Farrell, Jade Catherine Yee Parks, (people cheering) Lauren Ihsan McRae, Lauren Avelise Bradford, (people cheering) Kala Jayne' Johnson, (people cheering) Raina Raval, Alexandra Claudia Costache, Jessie Yu, Lauryn Michele Dill, (people cheering) Nathaniel Britton, Aden Smith, Dania Alawamleh, Allyson Caroline Nelson, Lorena Salto, (people cheering) Angelina Victoria Soave, Carolyn Jane Mattila, Charles Francis McKolay Jr., Caitlynn Cutler, (people cheering) Hailey Marie Elford, (people cheering) Sydney Jackson, Sarah Eberhard, Saketh Kamaraju, Albertas Klugas, Lucas Arabo, Luke Ivan Maldonado, Ethan John Price, David Farhat, Belal Gharib, Payton Helton, Zara Elizabeth Osmond, (people cheering) Amrita Rajkumar, Hieu Lyna Truong, (people cheering) Lola Saadia Curcio, (people cheering) Hady Said Omar, (people cheering) Kameron Ross Grisar, DJ Thomson, Jef Li, Devyn Elise Zolinski, Donald Ngoc Nguyen, (people cheering) Bryan Nguyen, Logan McGivern, (people cheering) Fuad Dajani, Eleanor Maples, Alaina Hiemstra, Ella Carlson, (people cheering) Anna Elizabeth Skedel, Sarah Marie Bitner, (people cheering) Isabel Maria Collazo, (people cheering) Mia Doncic, Jonah Attia, John David Curran, Joseph Haitaian, (people cheering) Cameron John Lee, Sydney June, Breana Ramos, Charles Driessnack, Elisabeth Erin Butash, Kate Pierini, Samantha Ann Murphy, (people cheering) Natalie Polehna, Haley Alexandra Banks, (people cheering) Isabella Petrovski, Jessi Rodriguez, (people cheering) Simon Momeyer, Swedha Rajaram, (people cheering) Sabrina Bailey Smith, Kaitlyn Mihajlovski, Madison Vanek, Alaina Nicole Barnhart, Delaney Dewey-Harney, Katie Bowen, Justin Harrison, Brandon Viers, Stephanie Cotitsas, Dawan Naqshbandi, Grace Catherine Hullibarger, Alexa Smithwick, Ellen Kim, Victoria Bellia, Grace Lynn Shafer, Megan Troutt, (people cheering) Zuhaib Muhammad Syed, (people cheering) Connor Villeneuve, Paige Kole, Charlotte Materna, Emma Hann, (people cheering) Taylor Keighley, Cameron Mailley, Ashley Harrison, Gracey Smith, (people cheering) Joseph Okoye, (people cheering) Brayden Coleman, (people cheering) Alexander Hartman, Henry Freeman, Evangelia Stathopoulos, Bradley Gerard Dugas, (people cheering) Sruti Mathi, Megan Paweski, Trenton Amundson, Vin Pham, Faika Latif, (people cheering) Waincey Chan, Kyleigh Morgan LePinske, Maddie Elders, Evan Murad, Danny Kim, (people cheering) Thomas William Marsich Douglas, Katherine Rose Zimmer, Connor Donaldson, Ali Elhage, Eduardo Mora-Zavala, (people cheering) Caitlyn Gushard, (people cheering) Kaysi Vanderkooi, Abigail Finnila, (people cheering) Samantha Schumann, Kaitlyn Cota, Hayley Marcella Filipatos, Anna Elizabeth Lown, Jaden Gibson, (people cheering) Chiemelamma Stella Okpechukwu, (people cheering) Eddie Gardner III, (people cheering) Jacob James Ponder, (people cheering) Olivia Gross, Ivana Webb, Ygnacio Ray Reyes.

(people cheering) - I am pleased to introduce Associate Professor Catherine Lindell, Interim Chairperson, Department of Integrative Biology, and their marshal, Associate Professor Terry McElhinny.

- I am pleased to present the graduates of the Department of Integrated Biology.

- [Announcer] Soham Desai, Parker Machan, (people cheering) Elliott Jackson Rose, (people cheering) Trinity Mae Maturen, (people cheering) Blake Anthony Varga, Kyle Gremillion, Brooklyn Victoria Couturier, Sophia Kreiman, Genevieve Nari Siev, (people cheering) Isabella Eleanor Miller, Kyleigh Madison Haren, Melanie Paige Renberg, (people cheering) Olivia Gabrielle Beebe, Sommer Joy Thacker, (people cheering) (indistinct) N. Hart, (people cheering) Hannah Saale, Lauryn Renee Marshall, Jackson Tucker, (people cheering) Karuna (indistinct), Kevin Tran, Caitlynn Davis, (people cheering) John Maris Hayhurst, Eric Charles Rypstra, Ashley Kendell, Layla Said, (people cheering) Cassidy Ray, Quinn Josephine La Fontaine, Luke Siderman, Ethan Wallace, Allison Nicole Hawken, Anthony Michael Turner, (people cheering) Evan Martin, Riley Korus, Marie Therese Kroneman, Victoria Carroll, Grace Irene Duerr, (people cheering) Catherine Frances Weigle, Tess Annabel O'Leary, (people cheering) Treasure Samaria Irvin, Kenneth Love, Sophia Austin, (people cheering) Irina VanDe Hei, Steven Lossing, Grace Werner, Samantha Brianne Huver, Alyvia Rose Hahn, (people cheering) Skylar Young, Emily Christine Arne, Paige Elwood, Larkyn Lee Swimmer, (people cheering) Sidney Collino, Luke Hammon, Ophelia Needham, Joselita Fuentes, (people cheering) Rachel M. Fiorenza, (people cheering) Halima Tara Walters, (people cheering) Lynnea Brooke Perrine, Elizabeth Jackson, Isabel Bentall Browning, Kelly Siwek, (people cheering) Karrigan LaCross, Robert Amador, (people cheering) Jonathan Michael Cady, Norshar Buckman, Nathan James Murray, (people cheering) Emilie Rayan Bird, Aiden Bobak, (people cheering) Hanna Titus, Ashleigh Orlowski, Samantha Kaye Lampman, Courtney Thompson, (people cheering) Harley Leeseberg, Jessica Evelyn Clawson, Brianna Ray Burns, Keira Marie Dittenber, Zach Brooks, Xinti Zhao, Emily Bardwell-Patino, Katie Wells-Schmidt, (people cheering) Calee Savu, Kaitlin Holt, (people cheering) Autumn Marie Brown, Mackenzie Owensby, Ciera Smothers, Jayla Terrell Granger, (people cheering) Nicholas Shawn Olesky, (people cheering) Jason Williams Stockmeyer.

Felix Samuel Medina, Andrew Thomas Clerk, Joseph Rosasco, Ella Elizabeth Cardoza.

- I am pleased to introduce associate professor Gina Leininger, Department of Physiology, and their marshal, Lori Seischab, Academic Advisor.

On behalf of the faculty and staff of the Department of Physiology, I am delighted to present the outstanding and patient graduates of the Department of Physiology, including majors in Neuroscience and Physiology.

(people cheering and applauding) - [Announcer] Fadumo Mahamud Abdi, (people cheering) Briana Gutierrez Munoz, (people cheering) Evan Hughes, Ananyaa Asthana, (people cheering) Cameron Lochrie, Hariharan Ramakrishnan, (people cheering) Matthew Christian Spaulding, (people cheering) Kaiden Ditchman, (people cheering) De'sha Tyra Bell Benson, (people cheering) Lilly Kowalczyk, (people cheering) Jordyn Flemming, Julia Podstolowicz, (people cheering) Gordon Armstrong, Jr., (people cheering) Anna Lynne Riegler, Callie Elizabeth Seymour, (people cheering) Marissa Kelly Ross, Erin Paton, Hannah Noel Powers, (people cheering) Suraj Dharmapuri Thirumala, Eve Bodnar, Sydney Dankert, Francesca Laube, Luke Christopher Madden, Rachel Fiorini, (people cheering) Brooke Michelle Stevens, Jillian Claire Kane, (people cheering) Alison Watson, Reese Ham, Marissa Kilroy, (people cheering) Zerach Imran, Drew Delcourt, Dillon Raymond Sharp, (people cheering) Paige McCartney, Abby Mills, Holly Derwich, Emma Frances Carroll, Rebecca Myatt, Dorothy Zhao, Erica Tanushi, Alisyn Haney, Megan McDade, Mackenzie Kayles.

Olivia Lynn Rogers, Bell Hoke, Layne Pringnitz, (people cheering) Catherine Bay, Madison Susan Burroughs, Caddie Jensen, Priya Patterson-Lee, (people cheering) Alexandra Frohock, Hayden Bear, Joseph Mark Bartasius, Christian Ramsey Jiddou, Bashar Jawich, Anastasia Nevena Franklin, Kendall McMurray, Joseph Satoshi Chrenka, Mackenzie Krystiniak, (people cheering) Emma Grace Flowney, (people cheering) Lara Ilham, Ishana Galgali, Lydia Valtadoros, (people cheering) Julia Noel, (people cheering) Bella Patel, (people cheering) Megan Mann, Annah Elizabeth-Lynn Wilkinson, Isshupreet Ghuman, Benjamin Charboneau, Nathan Folkmier, Nathan Perkins.

(people cheering) Mesk Al Safar, Hailey Jaberu, Nivedhya Sanju, Carina Abbasov, (people cheering) Marta Matilda Vaitkaitis, Tanushree Thapar, Sophie Champion, Lilyanne Crawford, Katie Allen, Wassim Hanim, Ahmad Dakrouni, Andrew Jacob, Griffin Kazanowski, Reilly Kathleen Dewey, Ava Grace Van Vieck, Eric Noble, Amir Ashtiani, (people cheering) Daniella Lahoud, (people cheering) Kathryn Wertheimer, Abigail Mondro, Grace Elizabeth Taylor, Emilee Peyerk, Nicholas Andrew Nowacki, Theo Robbins, Tiana Shia, Kyle Oliver, (people cheering) Mitchell Johnson, Camron Stout, Ava Kristina Simony, (people cheering) Emanuela Gjokaj, (people cheering) Zen Combodi, Oluwayomi Akande, Aditi K Valaboju, (people cheering) Elizabeth Cordill, Arianna Kamaloski, and Destiny Holt.

(people cheering and applauding) (cheering and clapping continues) - Before turning- - Go green!

- [Audience] Go white!

Before turning things over to Dean Duxbury to conclude the ceremony, on behalf of the College of Natural Science, I would like to recognize Dean Duxbury, who is presiding over his last commencement ceremony.

Dean Duxbury will be returning to the faculty this summer.

(people applauding) - Thank you, Associate Dean Posey.

And it's a bittersweet moment for me as these celebrations are just wonderful, seeing all the student energy and people going out into the world to make a difference.

So thank you for staying, and let's do a couple things and then close this out.

So to get things started, we would invite all of you to join in singing the first stanza of the Alma Mater, MSU Shadows, followed by the MSU Fight Song.

After singing, we request our guests and graduates be seated and remain in their places until after the recessional of the platform party and the faculty.

Thank you.

(people applauding) ♪ M.S.U., 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, M.S.U.

♪ (people cheering and applauding) (bright orchestral music) (orchestral music continues) (people cheering)