("Pomp and Circumstance" by Sir Edward Elgar) ("Pomp and Circumstance" continues) ("Pomp and Circumstance" continues) ("Pomp and Circumstance" continues) ("Pomp and Circumstance" continues) ("Pomp and Circumstance" continues) ("Pomp and Circumstance" continues) - [Announcer] Introducing the Interim President.

(audience applauding) - Faculty, you may be seated.

Good morning.

On behalf of Michigan State University, welcome to the Spring 2023 Master's degree commencement ceremony.

Students, are you ready for your degrees?

(audience cheers and applauds) And to everyone, welcome to Breslin Center, home to so many Spartan athletic triumphs and celebrations of academic achievement.

And to those joining us by livestream, greetings as well.

Today we recognize the excellence, focus and dedication demonstrated by our master's degree earners to arrive at this milestone in your academic journeys.

Let us first salute the families and friends who have been so vital to your success.

Will attending family and friends please stand as you're able, and, graduates, can we have a big cheer for them?

(audience cheers and applauds) There is another group I want to acknowledge that has been so pivotal to each of you as scholars who have guided and mentored you, Michigan State's world-class faculty and academic staff, please stand and accept our thanks.

(audience cheers and applauds) Students, shortly we will hear from our honorary degree recipient and keynote speaker who's an accomplished leader in her field.

I'm looking forward to introducing her to you in just a moment.

Indeed, at Michigan State, we've been privileged to hear many dignitaries through the years inspire Spartan graduates with their words and with their examples.

In 1907, President Thoedore Roosevelt spoke on the 50th anniversary of MSU's opening.

Roosevelt was a firm believer in civic virtues, and I think of your class as I read one of the things he said.

"I believe in the happiness that comes from the performance of duty, but I also believe in trying.

Each of us as the strength is given us to bear one another's burdens.

I believe in the happiness that comes from the performance of duty, but I also believe in trying.

Each of us as strength is given us to bear one another's burdens."

Graduates, you and your families have been through a lot on your higher education journey.

You have carried extraordinary burdens, from COVID-19 to February 13.

You rose to these challenges by taking measures to keep yourself and others safe.

You adapted to fulfill your academic and research programs.

Your degrees prepare you for a future we try to foresee, but your shared experiences equipped you for what nobody could foresee.

And today, Class of 2023, you are bound together by the challenges you faced and through them the care you demonstrated for one another.

When I pass and look up at Beaumont Tower, the site of our original campus building, I often note that its peaks are not alike and seem to beckon us to look further upward and to reach higher.

Graduates, we are so impressed with how high you have reached.

And today we are proud to celebrate your academic and other distinctions.

We are also proud to celebrate our diversity with the flags of our students native lands and your various academic paths with the banners heralding the colleges.

And as we confer your degrees later, we acknowledge the individuality of each of you, even as your identity as advanced degree members of this Spartan family offers you a special distinction.

You are a remarkable graduating class.

And I want you to hold onto that thought until I return at the end of today's ceremony to deliver my presidential charge to you, the Masters Class of 2023.

(audience applauds) I am very confident your degrees will serve you well wherever you go from here.

And I want to thank you for your partnership in fulfilling the university's commitment to creating knowledge and transforming lives.

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

And we ask our guest to join students and faculty in singing one stanza of "The Star-Spangled Banner" performed by the MSU Wind Symphony under the direction of Dr. Kevin Sedatole, professor and director of Bands of the College of Music.

The singing will be led by Amira Coleman, a graduate student in Music Performance.

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

Please join me in standing.

("The Star-Spangled Banner") ♪ 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 ♪ (audience cheers and applauds) - Thank you.

And as you remain standing, I ask Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Thomas Jeitschko, to join me at the lectern.

On this joyful occasion, let us also acknowledge our pain.

Those we lost in the violence of February 13 will be recognized with posthumous degrees at their undergraduate college graduation ceremonies.

(audience applauding) They are forever a part of our Spartan family.

So let us pause here for a moment of silence to remember them, their families, and those recovering from their injuries and to acknowledge all of those who have been impacted.

Thank you, please be seated.

Interim Provost Thomas Jeitschko will now present this morning's candidate for the awarding of their honorary degree.

- Dr. Hruby, please come forward.

Interim President Woodruff, I have the honor to present Dr. Jill Hruby for awarding of the honorary degree Doctor of Science.

- Dr. Hruby, you are a highly accomplished leader and have dedicated your life to National security service.

You have utilized your extensive background in science, engineering, and national security to assist multiple national corporations and served a variety of technical advisory committees and nonprofit organizational boards.

Your educational achievement include earning your bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University and your master's degree in mechanical engineering from University of California at Berkeley.

Under your guidance as an administrator for the National Nuclear Security Administration, you have developed and maintained new technologies and processes that have heightened the nation's nuclear security, arms control, and Navy reactors.

While serving as Director of Sandy National Laboratories, you managed and assisted in the creation of innovative science-based systems engineering solutions to our nation's most demanding national security challenges.

You have served the inaugural Sam Nun, distinguished Fellow at the Nuclear Threat Initiative, a member of the Defense Science Board and the National Academy of Science Committee for International Security and Arms Control.

Your work as a spokesperson for women in engineering and mentoring is an inspiration to all Spartans.

You are the recipient of numerous industrial awards, a member of the National Academy of Engineering and hold three patents due to your knowledge in science and engineering and your notable impact on our nation's nuclear security.

In recognition of your accomplishments and contributions you have received the Department of Energy Secretary's Exceptional Service Award, the National Nuclear Security Administrator's Distinguished Service Gold Award, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service.

Additionally, you've been awarded the Suzanne Jenniches Upward Mobility Award from the Society for Women Engineers and have been named as the second most powerful female engineer.

Your numerous awards... (audience cheers and applauds) Your numerous awards are impressive and demonstrate your knowledge and devotion to this country.

For your notable career in engineering and science, leadership in nuclear security and dedication to the development and enhancement of national security, I am pleased to award you the honorary degree of Doctor of Science from Michigan State University.

(audience cheers and applauds) (audience cheers and applauds) - Good morning, Michigan State graduates of 2023.

Congratulations to you for getting here today for what has been a challenging time in the United States and around the world.

You have risen to the challenges and you have succeeded.

None of us choose the era in which we live our lives.

In the formative years of my life, the world was engulfed in a technology race to space between the US and the Soviet Union that grew into a nuclear arms race.

We saw the promise and the peril of humanity's innovations.

Humanity's first steps on the moon were shown on black and white TV.

I watched those right here in Michigan.

The United States and the Soviet Union went on to each amass about 30,000 nuclear weapons and we feared the possible extinction of humankind.

The environment, no doubt influenced my career choices to be an engineer to spend 34 years working at a US National Security Laboratory and now to serve as the undersecretary for nuclear security at the Department of Energy.

Most of you were born in an era of intense technological change and innovation and relative world peace.

You grew up at a time when the human condition could be improved to a fuller extent than ever before.

You witnessed the normalization of smartphones, video communications, electric vehicles, social media, and RNA vaccines.

At the same time, you witnessed the impacts of climate change, a pandemic, a surge of extreme politics and terrorism, and the human cost of drug addictions.

These trends have surely influenced your lives and likely your academic studies and your career choices, probably in ways that aren't entirely obvious yet.

Your endurance is remarkable.

As you move from your time of education and growth to one where you will make your contribution to the world the challenges will be significant, but you have the tools to succeed.

The world has already taught you resilience.

Today's technology has placed an unprecedented amount of data at your fingertips, and Michigan State has given you an incredible foundation.

You are ready, and you don't have a moment to lose.

The world is not sitting still.

Today, existing norms are being challenged at many levels and questions are being asked.

Will the aggressive actions taken by Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran change the international order?

What is free speech and public good in the age of social media?

How will climate change impact your children?

New technologies from artificial intelligence to gene manipulation are providing both great opportunities along with fear of changing life as we know it.

Today's mesh of social concerns continue to grow and expand, including equity, justice, critical minerals, and new wars.

So at this critical milestone of graduate school commencement, it is worth talking about how you can make the world a better place, and in turn, make yourself a better person.

Invest energy in understanding the problem you are trying to solve before creating solutions.

Devote real time to this.

Keep coming back to it.

This is not as easy as it sounds and I frequently reframe problems several times before I begin to make any progress on a solution.

As an example, in my work on nuclear arms control, Russia recently suspended their participation in the New START treaty.

This frequently gets stridently reported as Russia's withdrawal from the last remaining bilateral treaty with the United States.

That's accurate, but from my perspective, the problem is that Russia suspended the only treaty that places limits on the number of nuclear weapons.

With this framing, the United States needs to find mechanisms to limit the number of nuclear weapons around the world, including our own.

This is not an easy problem, but it's focused.

I hope some of you will find your calling in national security.

We need new ideas and new optimism that the world can be made safer, more prosperous, more peaceful, and more just.

Next, use technology as a tool.

It's never the full solution, but it's almost always a part of it.

As the artist Laurie Anderson said, "If you think technology will solve your problems, then you don't understand technologies and you don't understand your problems."

All problems have social aspects.

In my world, arms control agreements must be accompanied by monitoring and verification technology.

The monitoring techniques can be very technical and very important.

Equally important and almost always included in such agreements is the exchange of data.

The full verification regime is therefore usually based on both technology and honesty, and the two must be mutually reinforcing or the agreement will fail.

Maybe some of you will deepen the link between technology and trust.

As you build your career and life, don't be afraid of change and don't be afraid of occasional diversions.

Knowledge accumulates.

Offbeat knowledge is often what is needed to connect things.

Steve Jobs said in his famous 2005 Stanford commencement address that his class in calligraphy was key to making beautiful typefaces on all computers today.

Let connections occur.

Get good at finding obscure relationships.

Maybe you will make connections that alleviate extreme weather.

Find the right combination of confidence and humility.

Have enough confidence to rethink problems, to use technology, to appreciate diversions.

But know your limits.

Turn to others when you need help, and offer assistance to colleagues.

As a woman in technology, starting my career now 40 years ago, I learned continuously that being gracious helps in everything I do.

And I truly believe, as frustrating as it is sometimes, working on being gracious has made my life better.

Work at things that will make you a better person.

Finally, soak up successes, beginning today.

I look forward to what you will do.

Your parents and friends look forward to what you will do and the world needs you.

No one can stop you now.

Congratulations, Spartans.

(audience cheers and applauds) - Thank you so much, Dr. Hruby, who joins a distinguished list of MSU commencement speakers through the years, including US Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Bill Clinton, former President Harry Truman, and future presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.

We will now have the privilege of hearing special music by MSU Wind Symphony under the direction of Dr. Kevin Sedatole, The selection is "America the Beautiful" composed by S A Ward.

("America the Beautiful") ♪ 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 ♪ ("America the Beautiful" continues) ("America the Beautiful" continues) ♪ America, America ♪ ♪ God shed His grace on thee ♪ ♪ With brotherhood ♪ ♪ From sea ♪ ("America the Beautiful" continues) (audience applauds) - Thank you so very much.

I would now like to introduce the honorable Dr. Rema Vassar, chairperson of the MSU Board of Trustees.

In addition to her role on the Board of Trustees, Trustee Vassar also serves as professor in the College of Education at Wayne State University.

She earned her doctorate from UCLA and focuses her research on issues of equity, justice, access and inclusion and education for minoritized communities.

We thank her for her work on the Board of Trustees, Trustee Vassar will greet the graduates and guests, and after Trustee Vassar, Interim Provost and Executive Vice President Thomas Jeitschko will present members of our platform party.

Thank you.

(audience cheers and applauds) - Thank you, Interim President Woodruff.

On behalf of the MSU Board of Trustees, I welcome graduates and your family and friends who join us today.

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

At this time, I would like to recognize my colleagues on the MSU board who are here this morning.

Will you please stand, the Honorable Dianne Byrum.

(audience applauds) The Honorable Kelly Tebay.

(audience applauds) Thank you for your service to the board.

Today's ceremony represents the culmination of your academic achievement.

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

I would like to now especially thank all the folks who have mothered these people.

This is your weekend as well, so let's give them, all the mothers, a round of applause.

(audience cheers and applauds) Happy Mother's Day.

Our wish, as Dr. Hruby charged us, is that you will use your knowledge and understanding to improve our communities, to advance the common good, and to change lives for the better.

Our faculty, staff, administrators, and trustees are so very proud of you.

We thank you for allowing us to share in your celebration today.

Congratulations, go green.

(audience cheers and applauds) - Thank you, Trustee Vassar.

I join you and interim President Woodruff in congratulating our newest master's degree recipients.

(audience cheers and applauds) Indeed.

Graduates, each of you embody a unique confluence of new knowledge.

The discoveries you have made and delivered to the world and the new capabilities you possess are represented in your curiosity and your drive to innovate, express, discover, and perform.

These scholarly achievements culminate today in the conferral of a degree, along with the conferral of our great faith, our hope, and our pride, in what you will do as a result of your achievements.

Indeed, as we send you forth, we are counting on you to become the thought leaders, innovators, and doers of the 21st century.

I would now like to take a moment to acknowledge our outstanding faculty and academic staff who are here to celebrate with our graduates.

(audience applauds) We are honored to welcome a number of the university's leaders who are seated on the platform, but who will not be speaking today.

In their many and varied roles, they provide support across our academic mission and are deeply invested in ensuring academic excellence and student success at Michigan State University.

Their presence marks the solemnity and significance of this moment.

Colleagues, please remain standing as you are introduced.

Members of the audience, please hold your applause until all are introduced.

Rebecca Barber, Vice President for Financial Planning and Analysis.

Pero Dagbovie, Vice Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and Dean of the Graduate School.

Stefan Fletcher, Secretary of the Board of Trustees.

Douglas Gage, Vice President for Research and Innovation.

Emily Gerkin Guerrant, Vice President for Media and Public Information and university spokesperson.

Thomas Glasmacher, Director of the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams.

Steven Hanson, Vice Provost and Dean for International Studies and Programs.

Mark Largent, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Dean of Undergraduate Studies.

Kim Tobin, Vice President for University Advancement.

Melissa Woo, Executive Vice President for Administration and Chief Information Officer.

And Karen Kelly-Blake, Associate Professor, Chairperson of the Faculty Senate, MSU Academic Governance, and the University Mace Bearer.

(audience applauds) I would also like to thank our American Sign Language interpreters who are here today, Mrs. Katie Cor and Mrs. Emily Gordillo.

(audience cheers and applauds) And our live captioner today, Mrs. Susan Haheja, thank you.

(audience applauds) I now invite all past and present members of the Council of Graduate Students to stand.

Don't be shy.

(laughs) We honor executive board members, department representatives, and all COGS members.

Thank you for your contributions to the university and your fellow graduate students.

Please accept our appreciation for your contributions.

(audience applauds) Deans will now present candidates for the master's degree.

Dean Kelly Millenbah, from the College of Agricultural and Natural Resources.

(audience applauds) - Will the Master's degree candidates from the founding College of this great institution, the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, please rise and remain standing if you are able.

(audience cheers and applauds) Interim President Woodruff, Interim Provost Jeitschko, EVP Beauchamp, members of the Board of Trustees.

On behalf of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, I am pleased to present these candidates who have fulfilled all of the requirements for conferral of their degrees.

(audience cheers and applauds) - Dean Christopher Long from the College of Arts and Letters and the Honors College.

(audience cheers and applauds) - Will the creative and brilliant candidates for the Master of Arts and the Master of Fine Arts from the College of Arts and Letters please rise if you are able.

(audience cheers and applauds) Interim President Woodruff, Interim Provost Jeitschko, EVP Beauchamp, honorable members of the Board of Trustees, it is my great pleasure on behalf of the world class faculty from the College of Arts and Letters to present to you these candidates for the conferral of their degrees.

(audience applauds) - Interim Dean Judith Whipple from the Eli Broad College of Business.

(audience cheers and applauds) - Will the amazing degree candidates from the Eli Broad College of Business please rise and remain standing if you are able.

(audience cheers and applauds) Interim President Woodruff, Interim Provost Jeitschko, Executive Vice President Beauchamp, members of the Board of Trustees and the platform party, on behalf of the faculty and staff of the Broad College of Business, I am delighted to present to you for the conferral of their degree these candidates who have fulfilled all degree requirements and who are now ready to go forward and lead the future of business.

Broad Spartans, go green.

- Go white.

(audience cheers and applauds) Dean Prabu David from the College of Communications Arts and Sciences.

(audience cheers and applauds) - College of Communication, are you ready?

(audience cheers and applauds) Interim President Woodruff, Interim Provost Jeitschko, honorable trustees and members of the platform party, I present to you these candidates who are ready on behalf of our faculty and staff for the conferral of their degrees.

(audience applauds) - Dean Jerlando Jackson from the College of Education.

(audience cheers and applauds) - Will the Master's degree candidates from the sensation of Michigan State University, the College of Education, please rise and remain standing if you are able.

(audience cheers and applauds) Interim President Woodruff, Interim Provost Jeitschko, Executive Vice President Beauchamp, Trustee Vassar, Byrum, and Tebay, on behalf of the College of Education, I am pleased to present these ostentatious, meritorious, and resilient future educators and health professionals as candidates who have fulfilled the requirements for the conferral of their degrees.

(audience cheers and applauds) - Dean Leo Kempel from the College of Engineering.

(audience applauds) - That's a tough act to follow.

Engineers, stand up.

(audience cheers and applauds) President Woodruff, Provost Jeitschko, Executive Vice President Beauchamp, Trustees Vassar, Tebay, and Byrum, on behalf of the entire engineering family, I'm most pleased to present these innovators of today and tomorrow for the conferral of their degrees.

(audience cheers and applauds) - Dean James Forger from the College of Music.

(audience cheers and applauds) - Will the candidates from the College of Music, please rise and remain standing if you are able.

(audience cheers and applauds) Interim President Woodruff, Interim Provost Jeitschko, EVP Beauchamp, honorable Trustees, on behalf of my fabulous faculty colleagues, I'm delighted to present these creative and entrepreneurial candidates from the College of Music who have completed all the requirements for their various degrees.

(audience applauds) - Dean Phillip Duxbury from the College of Natural Science.

(audience applauds) - Will the Innovative and inspiring candidates from the College of Natural Science please rise, and remain standing if you're able.

(audience applauds) Interim President Woodruff, Interim Provost Jeitschko, Executive Vice President Beauchamp, and our Honorable Board of Trustees members, Vassar, Kelly Tebay, and Dianne Byrum, on behalf of the College of Natural Science, I am very pleased to present these outstanding candidates who have fulfilled the requirements for the conferral of their degrees.

(audience applauds) - Dean Mary Finn from the College of Social Science.

(audience cheers and applauds) - Will the candidates for master's degrees in the College of Social Science please stand and remain standing.

(audience cheers and applauds) Interim President Woodruff, Interim Provost Jeitschko, honorable trustees and Platform Party, and EVP Beauchamp, it is my pleasure to present these candidates on behalf of the College of Social Science, where our science transforms a human experience and inspires leaders.

(audience cheers and applauds) I confirm that they have fulfilled all the requirements for their degree.

(audience cheers and applauds) - Associate Dean Srinand Sreevatsan from the College of Veterinary Medicine.

(audience applauds) - Will the candidates for MS degree in food safety from the College of Veterinary Medicine please rise and remain standing if you're able.

Thank you.

(audience applauds) Interim President Woodruff, Interim Provost Jeitschko, board of Trustee members, EVP Beauchamp, I present to you, on behalf of College of Veterinary Medicine, these outstanding candidates in food safety who have fulfilled all the requirements for their MS program for conferral of their degrees.

(audience applauds) - It is now my pleasure to introduce Norman Beauchamp, executive Vice President for Health Sciences, to present the Health Science Deans.

(audience applauds) - Hey, good afternoon, and thank you, Provost Jeitschko.

At this time, it brings me joy, great joy, to ask the Health Sciences Deans to present the candidates for conferral of degree.

Dean Aron Sousa from the College of Human Medicine.

(audience applauds) - Will the Masters of Public Health and Master of Science awardees from the College of Human Medicine please stand.

(audience applauds) President Woodruff, EVP Beauchamp, Provost Jeitschko, honorable members of the Board of Trustees, it is my honor to certify that these students have completed the requirements of their degree and are ready to go forth and save lives.

(audience applauds) - Interim Associate Dean Kathleen Poindexter from the College of Nursing.

(audience cheers and applauds) - Will the College of Nursing masters of Science and Nursing candidates please stand and remain standing.

(audience cheers and applauds) We are small but mighty in impact.

Interim President Woodruff, Interim Provost Jeitschko, EVP Beauchamp, members of the Board of Trustees, it is my absolute honor and pleasure on behalf of my faculty and staff in the College of Nursing to present these clinical nurse specialists who are experts in driving quality healthcare initiatives in our nation and achieved the all the requirements for the conferral of their degrees.

(audience applauds) - Dean Andrea Amalfitano from the College of Osteopathic Medicine.

(audience applauds) - Will the degree candidates from the College of Osteopathic Medicine please rise and remain standing if you can.

(audience cheers and applauds) Interim President Woodruff, Executive Vice President Beauchamp, Interim Provost Jeitschko, esteemed members of the Board of Trustees, it's my honor to present these candidates who are now ready to tackle global problems in health to you.

I can certify they fulfilled all the requirements and are very deserved of their degrees for conferral today.

Thank you very much.

(audience cheers and applauds) - Graduates, remain standing.

I now ask the trustees to stand and join me in the conferral of your degrees.

By the authority of the state of Michigan, vested in the Board of Trustees and delegated to me, I confer upon you the degrees to which you have qualified with all the rights, distinction 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 so at this time, congratulations!

(audience cheers and applauds) - Now we will mark this auspicious occasion with the presentation of diplomas.

Jody Noel and Scott Poll will announce the names of our graduates as the interim president presents them with their diplomas.

The Associate Deans will now escort their graduates to the platform to be recognized individually.

Master's degree recipients, please return to your seats following the presentation of your diploma.

Members of the audience, please be considerate in applauding so that each graduate's name may be heard.

(audience members cheering) - The master's degree recipients from the College of Social Science, Emmy Tolf.

(audience applauds) Christopher Michael Mandoka.

Antonioa Gordon.

(audience applauds) Tiffany Stevens.

(audience cheers and applauds) Katrice Nicole Brown.

Dina Bentley.

Alexandra Gorley.

Latoya Huntington.

(audience cheers and applauds) Megan Bentley.

(audience cheers and applauds) Michelle Black.

(audience cheers) Rojay Morrow.

(audience cheers) Rachel Schuleir.

(audience cheers) Brandy Drent.

(audience cheers) Samantha Campbell.

(audience cheers) Alison Montgomery Littlejohn.

(audience cheers) Ashley Joanne Sirque.

Lynn Marie Leshuk.

(audience cheers) April Townsend.

(audience cheers) Joan Chapman.

(audience cheers) Tasha Otto.

Timothy Frazier.

Christie Patrice Leak.

(audience cheers) Melissa Rude.

Iyana Smith.

Kyle Smith.

Erica Wolf.

(audience cheers) Jamie Mead.

Jonalan Chen.

Jack Christian Hilt.

(audience cheers) Colin Begs.

Ellen Searl.

Arielle Turner.

(audience cheers) Robin Danko.

(audience cheers) John Reeves.

Clayton Sigmund.

(audience cheers) Ariana Michelle Pittenger.

(audience cheers) Parker Lauren Lalane.

Chelsea Riley Paul.

Meredith Collins.

(audience cheers) Anastasia Marie Rousseau.

(audience cheers) Tameisha Quinn.

(audience cheers) Sarah Williams.

(audience cheers) Tiffany Shibly.

(audience cheers) Carly Hampton.

(audience cheers) Mackenzie Combs.

(audience cheers) Caitlin Outwater.

(audience cheers) Nicole Wa.

(audience cheers) Yael Elrum.

(audience cheers) Ryan Kaplan.

(audience cheers) Kaelin Rose Weisbroad.

(audience cheers) Tamia Waller.

(audience cheers) Brianna Monahan.

(audience cheers) Sterling Bentley.

(audience cheers) Julia McClellan.

(audience cheers) Nabia Nasir Memuth.

(audience cheers) Aswa Ali Memun.

(audience cheers) Kenzie Andrejetski.

Shelby Freer.

Kiara McNeil.

(audience cheers) Haley Higgins.

(audience cheers) Ashley Cameron.

(audience cheers) Jessica Leonard.

(audience cheers) Rachel Jabbudha.

(audience cheers) Nina Brinkley.

(audience cheers) Brooke Thompson.

Grace Lemley.

(audience cheers) Cheyenne Jaggers.

(audience cheers) Emily Watson.

(audience cheers) Cameron Mallory.

(audience cheers) Carolyn Koonst.

(audience cheers) Erica Drobney.

(audience cheers) Laine Elizabeth Fenchal.

(audience cheers) Caroline Freshwater.

(audience cheers) Gabrielle Hendrickson.

(audience cheers) Molly Griffin.

(audience cheers) Zoey Catherine Shepherd.

(audience cheers) Rachel Bueller.

(audience cheers) Kayla Zentz.

(audience cheers) Olivia Michelle Rorigan.

(audience cheers) Rachel Nye.

(audience cheers) Marissa Schneider.

(audience cheers) Rebecca Cervantes.

(audience cheers) Amber McDonald.

(audience cheers) Valerie Burke.

Chelsea Elizabeth Sampson Pectil.

Megan Williams.

Jamie K. Hunting.

(audience cheers) Alison Luney.

(audience cheers) Silva Hadar.

(audience cheers) Anna Bites Dimitrove.

Madison Roberts.

(audience cheers) Angelina Rocco.

(audience cheers) Amanda Beal.

Elizabeth Pease.

(audience cheers) Erica Jimenez.

(audience cheers) Danny Toth.

(audience cheers) Courtney Weis.

(audience cheers) Alyssa Fisher.

(audience cheers) Molly Caler.

(audience cheers) Elise Allard.

(audience cheers) Cheyenne Spennigal.

(audience cheers) Jacqueline Posey.

Gary Grossbeck.

Olivia Jones.

(audience cheers) Stephanie Eckert.

(audience cheers) Nicolette Rose.

(audience cheers) Jacob Brian Waters.

(audience cheers) Sarah Reynolds.

(audience cheers) Kalina Weiderhold.

(audience cheers) Ashlyn Buckley.

Caitlyn Neal.

(audience cheers) Lillian Malloy Bruckman.

Caitlin Kibble.

(audience cheers) Natalie Bodway.

Maya Stevelink.

(audience cheers) Rashid Haymore.

(audience cheers) Gabriela Jodis.

(audience cheers) Claire Country.

Antonio Claire Sinnamond.

(audience cheers) Jennifer Eby.

(audience cheers) Bailey Virginia Kaiser.

Tony Cobin.

(audience cheers) Kelsey Bower.

(audience cheers) Steven Holmes.

(audience cheers) Laura Alt.

(audience cheers) Jodi Hutchings.

(audience cheers) Noah Fry.

(audience cheers) Edwin Phillips.

(audience cheers) Britney Annette Powell.

(audience cheers) Kadija Ricard.

(audience cheers) Arsierra Bets.

(audience cheers) Antonio Nelson.

(audience cheers) Riley Fairfield.

(audience cheers) Jordan Bechard.

(audience cheers) Jeffrey Van Dalen.

Garren Sallow.

(audience cheers) Kyle Sanderson.

Aaron Seacrest.

(audience cheers) Mackenzie White.

Katherine Holka.

Zachary Zlaknicky.

Kyle Dean Beret.

(audience cheers) Lindsay Chen.

Yoa Xin Yi.

Xioung Xioung Fu.

(audience cheers) Jessica Lundy.

(audience cheers) Mary Thayer.

(audience cheers) Amanda Purdy Lavoy.

(audience cheers) Ellie Lambricks.

(audience cheers) Sidney Lloyd.

Jennifer Sherland.

(audience cheers) Whitney Frakes.

Annalise Polkinghorn.

(audience cheers) Kaylee Engler.

(audience cheers) Emily Hernandez.

(audience cheers) Olivia Newland.

(audience cheers) Taylor Momeni.

(audience cheers) Jessica Light.

(audience cheers) Christine McKayla Pullen.

Amber Menendo.

(audience cheers) Ariana DeHerder.

(audience cheers) Jamie Caitlin Jones.

(audience cheers) Emily Loader.

(audience cheers) Lauren Strager.

(audience cheers) Marshall Averil.

(audience cheers) Andrew Thatcher.

(audience cheers) Nathan Bernard.

(audience cheers) Andrew Spicer.

(audience cheers) Michael Breslin.

(audience cheers) Emily Dobler.

(audience cheers) Graham Diedrich.

(audience cheers) Nathaniel Holmes.

(audience cheers) Stephanie Morris.

(audience cheers) - Madison Bartula.

Desiree Waters.

(audience cheers) Kendall Droste.

(audience cheers) Madeline Sherbrook.

(audience cheers) Emma Sirbrook.

(audience cheers) Oscar Cortez III.

(audience cheers) Malia Sari Jackson.

(audience cheers) Casey Kozlowski.

(audience cheers) Lauren Ruttenberg.

(audience cheers) Adriana Wedge.

(audience cheers) Aubrey Marshall.

(audience cheers) Clara Devota.

(audience cheers) Chong Hao Su.

(audience cheers) Alfred Torsue.

(audience cheers) Daniella Neri.

Nicholas Pigeon.

(audience cheers) Hannah Renee McKee.

Lily Lang.

(audience cheers) Chelsea Shaw.

(audience cheers) Lindsay Suzanne Nicholas.

(audience cheers) Melinda Lee.

(audience cheers) Haley Bradley.

(audience cheers) Laria Kristen Ferry.

(audience cheers) Michael Gardico.

(audience cheers) Darrell Shelton.

(audience cheers) Lorena Govin.

(audience cheers) Casey Carpenter.

(audience cheers) Isaiah Signs.

(audience cheers) Hannah Fuaz.

(audience cheers) Emily Cohen.

(audience cheers) Mark Brewy.

(audience cheers) Joel Kodik.

Nathaniel Gibson.

(audience cheers) Lily Byrne.

(audience cheers) Taylor Pilar.

Caitlin Alexander.

Sarah Powell.

(audience cheers) Paulina Malmova.

(audience cheers) Casey Sugert.

Joshua Patrick Cambri.

(audience cheers) Georganne Bibo.

(audience cheers) Hallie Elizabeth Matthews.

(audience cheers) Fariha Tabasum.

Bradley Lind.

Miranda Clifford.

(audience cheers) McKayla Starks.

(audience cheers) Sarah Gesek.

(audience cheers) Skylar Austal.

(audience cheers) Annika Lee Lindsmeyer.

(audience cheers) Jesse Sherry.

Sierra Kudzon.

(audience cheers) Sarah Sanal.

(audience cheers) Lindsay Marine Weissmiller.

(audience cheers) Jesse Bylick.

(audience cheers) Tabriana Wilkins.

(audience cheers) Aaron Edward Chappel.

(audience cheers) Logan Mayfish.

(audience cheers) Alexandra Stinson.

Hannah Lippencott.

(audience cheers) Rachel Lillian Gauss.

Gabrielle Monet Fry.

(audience cheers) Yolanda Crim.

(audience cheers) Kayla Langolf.

(audience cheers) Michelle Barnes.

(audience cheers) Danielle Ford.

(audience cheers) Dana Marciel Gutierrez Lanza.

(audience cheers) Ahmad Milad Bizad.

Heather Ziegler.

Leanna Harris.

(audience cheers) Jessica Stolls.

(audience cheers) Tiffany Lynn Jones.

(audience cheers) Gory Mangesh Matre.

(audience cheers) Shrudy Nahar.

(audience cheers) Sarah Grace Lalamend.

Lindsay Egidus.

(audience cheers) Madison Morgan.

(audience cheers) Katie Petoskey.

(audience cheers) Bailey Acres.

(audience cheers) Tabitha Guidebeck.

Christine Chiccerian.

Alexis Johnson.

(audience cheers) Zakia Jones.

(audience cheers) Brianne Kovac.

(audience cheers) Hannah Bacon Ramirez.

(audience cheers) Maya Rose Bianchi.

(audience cheers) Fern Spence.

(audience cheers) Emma Gilbert.

(audience cheers) Jessa Cheryl.

(audience cheers) Samuel Heatherington.

(audience cheers) Ayesha Pithwa.

(audience cheers) Cole Nickoloff.

(audience cheers) Kelsey Straight.

(audience cheers) Mardika Cook.

(audience cheers) David Vogel.

(audience cheers) Janelle Bealer.

(audience cheers) Brian Lee Blankenship.

Megan Sweeney.

Sarah Lewis.

(audience cheers) Amanda Perry.

(audience cheers) Leslie Bell.

(audience cheers) Emily Fonzie.

(audience cheers) Taran Weissenberger.

Isabel Ray Morden.

(audience cheers) Lauren Chambers.

(audience cheers) Alitra Donaldson.

(audience cheers) Brooke Tharpe.

(audience cheers) Clara Martinez.

(audience cheers) Chloe Romero.

(audience cheers) Caitlin Lad.

(audience cheers) Sidney Kavanaugh.

(audience cheers) Kimberly Kanuti.

(audience cheers) Emily Manor.

(audience cheers) Mackenzie Eggers.

(audience cheers) Eric Hienz.

Lindsay Wagner.

(audience cheers) Riley Aaron Modlin.

Hannah Bloomfield.

Megan Alfonsi.

(audience cheers) Quintin Hay.

(audience cheers) Victoria Hay.

(audience cheers) - From the Eli Broad College of Business, Sarah Bergschneider.

(audience cheers) Sebastian Carrier.

(audience cheers) Trevor Perry.

(audience cheers) John Bennett.

(audience cheers) Alan Williams.

(audience cheers) Shalen Rains.

Elaine Tate.

Tara Hoenschill.

(audience cheers) Jenna Yakest.

Hannah Wilson.

(audience cheers) Sean Davis.

Virginia Cinnamon.

Patrick Fogerty.

Benjamin Wright.

Zachary Yengolo.

(audience cheers) Phinean Bilesma.

Anthony Domzowlski.

Danielle Marie Mamany.

Lee Alexandra Southworth Mulchen.

Danielle Sterek.

Nicki Wilder.

Kathleen Eagan.

Tricia Hagerman.

Lauren Pavlek.

Clarence McGee III.

(audience cheers) Navneith Koratti.

Jigdashu Dash.

(audience cheers) Priyank Kumowat.

Ohm Prakash.

(audience cheers) Keith Schmidt.

Danielle Audi.

(audience cheers) Caitlin Renee McEnany.

(audience cheers) Tiara Cripino.

(audience cheers) Jennifer Ann Somerville.

Chelsea Marie Benjamin Martinez.

Josh Sasik.

Lisa Farley.

Tyler James Snyder.

Cole O'Neill.

Nick Wisner.

Marcus Lee.

(audience cheers) Godwin Weed.

(audience cheers) Ashley Richards.

(audience cheers) Pious Mythica.

Andrew Charles Grayson.

(audience cheers) Tanner Myers.

(audience cheers) Ryan James.

April Hope Weirheim.

(audience cheers) Mark David Angstrom.

Ken Nichols.

(audience cheers) Eddie Kong.

Christopher Cress.

Benjamin Jurich.

Stephen Villaroyale.

(audience cheers) David Ristich.

(audience cheers) Yong Tong Lo.

(audience cheers) Christina Harrelson McLean.

Hsu Hung Chao.

Ali Hassan Jamal.

Jeremy Treadwell.

(audience cheers) Robert Shirara.

(audience cheers) Imran Sumbal.

(audience cheers) Adam Nichols.

(audience cheers) Adam Hayes.

(audience cheers) Henry Ray Acuff.

(audience cheers) Mohammed Khan.

(audience cheers) Ryan Rupp.

(audience cheers) Jose Neme.

(audience cheers) Amelia Zamora.

(audience cheers) Dalton Singer.

(audience cheers) Michael Peterson.

(audience cheers) Corinne Kavanaugh.

(audience cheers) Adam Rose.

(audience cheers) Jacob Staller.

(audience cheers) Adjinka Veroquar.

(audience cheers) Shvada Vet.

(audience cheers) Rajat Srivastaba.

(audience cheers) Sophia Lynn.

Hao Ting Pei.

Tai Wan Yin.

Utin Young.

Zach Wilford.

(audience cheers) Sidney Hints.

(audience cheers) Evelyn Leonard.

Angelica Louise Kelagourdies.

(audience cheers) Claire Virginia McPherson.

(audience cheers) Emily Dudlets.

(audience cheers) Claire Wickstead.

(audience cheers) Kimberly Caroline Rodriguez.

(audience cheers) Alison Bancroft.

(audience cheers) Nicole Renee Hamilton.

(audience cheers) Fiona Christo.

Carli Mulecki.

Daysheta Chikara.

(audience cheers) Snayha Abiancar.

(audience cheers) Yu Xiang Zhu.

Heather Lee.

(audience cheers) Jachen Chao.

Eliana Wong.

Aaron Polands.

(audience cheers) Samantha Pencato.

(audience cheers) Alexis Kilgren.

(audience cheers) Samantha Arnone.

(audience cheers) Julia Wallace.

(audience cheers) Ellie Schmidt.

Ryan Campbell.

Ryan Houseman.

Nicholas O'Brien Noteman.

(audience cheers) Sun Chiang Lee.

(audience cheers) Ashley Jacob.

(audience cheers) Ching Ye Woo.

(audience cheers) Tsu Young Cha.

(audience cheers) Deliver Goyo.

(audience cheers) Pei Chi Chen.

(audience cheers) Yao Yu Xiang.

(audience cheers) Neha Agerwal.

(audience cheers) Christina Lopez.

(audience cheers) Mark Kokuba.

(audience cheers) Samuel Magaldi.

Rob Spagnolo.

Jacob Muktar.

(audience cheers) Ian Catalo.

Connor Gabis.

Kyle Beal.

(audience cheers) Christina Reichler.

(audience cheers) Margaret Finley Chopatai.

Janelle Zaytick.

(audience cheers) Heather Ford George.

Joseph Odenwald.

Ladon Williams.

- Adam Tanner.

(audience cheers) Gretchen Huntley.

(audience cheers) Clive Acumlumenio.

(audience cheers) Depankur Gosh.

(audience cheers) Roji Sing.

Sam Sing.

(audience cheers) Manuel Henry Jr. Dejaney Barton.

(audience cheers) Jambo Chang.

Lauren Birch.

Alexandra Hulawitz.

Caroline Marie Breen.

(audience cheers) Emma Walk.

Lindsay Balling.

Spencer Elbers.

(audience cheers) Farhad Sivan.

Saquette Januelvula.

(audience cheers) Ayush Kumar.

Okshay Chopra.

(audience cheers) Nicholas Mondragon.

(audience cheers) Alexander Plattscore.

(audience cheers) Vincent Butler.

(audience cheers) Clark Johnson.

(audience cheers) Josh Cardinal.

(audience cheers) Margot Sellnow.

(audience cheers) Nanfini Akaraju.

Winnie Keter.

Diego Renoso Paramello.

Jessica Kush.

(audience cheers) Hubert Green.

(audience cheers) Brianna Korean.

Madeline Ortwine.

(audience cheers) Courtney Stollicker.

Jordan Joseph.

Mohammed Sharif Mansoor.

Alice Wang.

Faye Teng.

(audience cheers) Justin Hope.

Lauren Morley.

Tricia O'Brien Gomez.

Sarah Swarthout.

Maryanne Winsimius.

(audience cheers) Michelle Ha.

Henry Gellin.

Yenpi Gorner Pewoo.

(audience cheers) Riley Garrett.

Kate Andrews.

Sean Luo.

(audience cheers) Taylor Alexis Coleman.

(audience cheers) Simone Angel Allen.

Shaday Omoniea.

Olua Tofume Odibut.

(audience cheers) Sarab Mishra.

(audience cheers) Pedro Shupuglia.

James Jeffries III.

(audience cheers) Stacey McDonald.

(audience cheers) Emily Versteeg.

Christine Meisner.

Yolanda Kozella.

(audience cheers) Trevor Thompson.

Sheik Omar Tangara.

Guaji Amos Guaji III.

(audience cheers) Shibin Sridoran.

Srisubasene Chandragati Nagaraju.

Anna Cantou.

(audience cheers) Riley Far.

McKayla Campbell.

(audience cheers) Austin Holwerta.

Georgia Davies.

Yu Shan Shen.

Yu Tong Xiang.

Xen Hao Lee.

Alan Jonyou Soon.

Tucker Verkus.

Sirrav Joti Lahawn.

Maida Gayson.

Caitlin Devernet.

(audience cheers) Brianna Nanette Meyer.

Lola Chiou.

Lala Chu.

Caitlin Kueva.

(audience cheers) Alec Plynale.

(audience cheers) Robert Butterson.

Ryan Baldwin.

Manuel Francisco Cabenias.

(audience cheers) Sierra Law.

(audience cheers) Grace Topoleski.

(audience cheers) Sophia Belo.

(audience cheers) Grace Sholada.

Addison Stanley.

Taylor Wallace.

Ashton Holland.

Juteran Moore.

Kate Ju.

Lauren Marie Masovich.

Claire Brennan.

Aaron McCallum.

Carter Van Dyke.

(audience cheers) Lauren Long.

Heidi Jardine.

Samantha Kasnek.

(audience cheers) Sophia Jerlando.

Aiden Kowalski.

Alex Hale.

Garrett Moore.

Will McClellan.

Carter O'Neill.

(audience cheers) Joseph Mascary.

(audience cheers) Thomas Merrick.

Tilanka Amarakahn.

Michael Riderman.

(audience cheers) Nathan Clemente.

Amber Chartier.

(audience cheers) Brianna Boyd.

(audience cheers) Deja Dawson.

(audience cheers) Claire Shendin.

Lucy Shendin.

- From the College of Human Medicine, Alex Kenny.

Abigail Raychin.

Natalie Patricia Barstus.

Kelsey Hall.

Aziwah Chizatere Amanza.

(audience cheers) Renee Price.

(audience cheers) Arnika Johnson.

(audience cheers) Sanja Hamdan.

Lillian Schmidt.

Taylor Cantrell.

Catherine Izo.

Olivia Thomas.

(audience cheers) Jackie Johnson.

From the College of Osteopathic Medicine, Katherine Christensen.

(audience cheers) Courtney Cripe.

Christopher Poll.

JC Simone Moore.

(audience cheers) Maryam Malik.

From the College of Nursing, Kelly McWilliams.

Marie Elizabeth Chuko.

Amanda Bradley.

Emily Hoeppner.

From the College of Engineering, Charles Meisner.

Catherine Perry.

Henry Shu.

Ian Masterson.

Jason Taft.

Din Mohamed Amorzayev.

Scott Anthony.

Aditia Daka.

Sayad Demeriovich.

Morgan Sandler.

Hamzi Alzweri.

Juhao Lee.

Xudong Nguyen.

Taylor Furman.

Ian Bashirs.

Cooper Strebek.

John Sheel.

Yung Jiu.

(audience cheers) Jared Collier.

(audience cheers) Chadman Ramen.

(audience cheers) Logan Cummings.

(audience cheers) Mattie Spooner.

(audience cheers) Anna Fisher.

(audience cheers) Tammy Lee.

Roberto Montener Whitley.

(audience cheers) Robert Martinez.

(audience cheers) Arush Mather.

Sariel Gonjai.

(audience cheers) Helen Miller.

Zachary Gentry.

Malika Kothari.

Madeline Jean Stump.

(audience cheers) Emma Jane Todd.

(audience cheers) Danielle Victory.

Aditia Horuntheray.

Ling Xian Hao.

Peran Jian.

Toshi Vigiwartia.

(audience cheers) Karen Diakar.

Sarum Sha.

(audience cheers) Mona Duivete.

Rohan Gupta.

(audience cheers) Brandon Jet.

Lucas Richters.

(audience cheers) Alexander Pogi.

Banu Kanamuralaputi.

Aditia Raj.

Salvation Iwene.

Camden Rhodes.

Raymond Lesian.

Rethvak Redi Palugu.

Ayush Padel.

Anuva Suresh.

(audience cheers) Rhea Takur.

(audience cheers) from the College of Natural Science, Tiffany Marie Hewlett.

Calista Bush.

Eva Lee.

Wen Ting Liu.

Hao Jun Yong.

Ishen Ling.

Trevor Hickle.

Bin Wen.

(audience cheers) Rishab Seren.

Tracy Simone Edwards.

(audience cheers) Kamala Monsalve Avendanio.

John Oludumilade Soloco.

From the College of Music, Trevor Ryan Else.

(audience cheers) Samuel Corey.

(audience cheers) Joshua Hogan.

Tyler Mazzone.

Jacqueline Conlan.

Elari Mayday.

(audience cheers) Conor Johnson.

Colin Holstein.

David Hall.

(audience cheers) Zachary Cauldron.

(audience cheers) Emily Demsky.

(audience cheers) Sierra Watson.

Lucas Stickley Minor.

Benjamin Turner.

Joelle Perez.

(audience cheers) Jacob Nance.

Jaen Jung.

Sylvia Chu.

Brandon Rose.

(audience cheers) Jordan Anderson.

(audience cheers) Alerna Corivia.

(audience cheers) Ellior Goforuv.

(audience cheers) Sage Rosales.

(audience cheers) Farengese Tiarova.

Sandro Seidamanetze.

(audience cheers) Arthur Peyo Wong.

- From the College of Veterinary Medicine, Chelsea Barnhart.

Jamie Charette.

Felicia Resendez.

(audience cheers) Melissa Joyce Far.

Katie Tuhulsky.

Maria Castinyada.

Angela Choi Tarazus.

Carrie Lynn Lee Swanson.

Megan Schaffer.

(audience cheers) Agniesca Fink.

Anne Frank.

J. R. Foster.

Kuna Fall.

(audience cheers) Lisa St. Clair.

Michelle Crozel Burke.

(audience cheers) Erica Webber.

Eric Romano.

(audience cheers) Monica Juba.

Seth Floyd.

(audience cheers) Jeremy David Schneider.

Julius Arthur Lara.

Bukola Johnson.

(audience cheers) from the College of Arts and Letters.

Catielly Rivera Torres.

(audience cheers) Emma Kramer.

(audience cheers) Kaylee Racan.

Grace Moore, Yung Nyugen.

Abdul Mutashobai.

Sierra Ray Bamen.

Nicole Olander.

(audience cheers) Nicholas Cassela.

Casey Arnett.

Mona Johanni.

Anthony Leson.

Sam Yu.

(audience cheers) Olivia Drugai.

Beth Ann Clayton.

Fatima Cornarey.

(audience cheers) Guadalupe Gonzalez.

(audience cheers) Queque Thin.

(audience cheers) Andrea Bodeya.

(audience cheers) Angel Cruz.

(audience cheers) Dustin Cries.

Peng Yu Chen.

Laura Lopez.

(audience cheers) Makiko Yamamoto Border.

(audience cheers) Norio Salzman.

(audience cheers) Carrie Lynn Seymour.

Veronica Ariaga Ortz.

From the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Sarah Holland.

(audience cheers) Ari Lane Osterum.

Angel Hammond.

(audience cheers) Heime Eduardo Garcia Vila.

Ellie Shiapa.

Maita Brandezio.

(audience cheers) Ian Hunt.

Ubimunyu Quinha.

Joshua Covax.

Claire Kasar.

Lauren Bartos.

Maria Webb.

(audience cheers) Braden Holly.

Brian Rennick.

Matthew Ray Ubing.

Zaraner Gobahar.

Enid Martha Banda.

Shisive Elash Unager.

Vish Kasisoma Yajola.

Shreth Mongla.

Sreya Garrad.

Arnad Jane.

(audience cheers) Michael Cavan.

(audience cheers) Tyler Stump.

(audience cheers) Christian Oled Ramirez.

(audience cheers) Anna Louise Abrams.

Ursula Elena Heater.

(audience cheers) Molly Irvin.

(audience cheers) Madison White.

(audience cheers) Simran Singh.

(audience cheers) Olivia Rupert.

Tricia Brockman.

Emma Rice.

Fizel Sharif.

Keith Kunter.

(audience cheers) Charlotte Shutler.

(audience cheers) Max Ferguson.

Ian Fisher.

(audience cheers) Dane Erickson.

Drew Fromult.

(audience cheers) Luke Reagan Mueller.

(audience cheers) Jose H. Cantero.

(audience cheers) Vedanth Ashoka.

Mervis Chikafa.

Rachel Amtheko.

Bethany Michaels.

(audience cheers) Leland Ackerson IV.

Alexandria Benoit.

Isabel Bernstein.

Joseph Fen.

Lynn Oltoff.

Veronica Pulniak.

Melony Pamento Concepcion.

Andrea Mendoza.

(audience cheers) Gustavo Alberto Vasquez.

From the College of Education, Shung Shu Jong.

Ja Shu.

Camilla Mendez.

Deborah Nay Campbell.

(audience cheers) Veronica McMorrow.

Mary Bush.

(audience cheers) Matthew Graven.

Nancy Cobos.

(audience cheers) Kayla Taylor.

Ashley Fulzerano.

Jennifer Deviglio.

(audience cheers) Kelsey Malvin.

Elizabeth Moharris.

(audience cheers) Chelsea Casper.

Amelia Bartels.

Britney Peralt.

Taylor Marie Itzel Olson.

(audience cheers) Alexandra Clean.

Mudita Jagota.

(audience cheers) Zaynep Iden.

Alexa Florkowski.

(audience cheers) Kayla Carnegie.

Elise Nicole, Retner.

(audience cheers) Lauren Elizabeth Swenson.

Gabrielle Newman.

Margarite Mayville.

Chelsea Hall.

Sarah Huran.

Autumn Bennett.

Marissa Sipich.

Dean Peronovich.

(audience cheers) Veronica Lincoln.

(audience cheers) Davielle Lee.

(audience cheers) Taylor Sedlessi.

Alexandra Hutko.

(audience cheers) Lucas Collins.

(audience cheers) Ali Peak.

(audience cheers) Sarah Welk.

Dylan Lawrence.

Megan McCaffrey.

Shannon Hayes.

Kelsey McLaughlin.

(audience cheers) Emily Richards.

Samantha Rayju Paitel.

Katrina Marie Crittendon.

Dominic Liss.

Elvin James.

Christopher Dietrich.

(audience cheers) Katherine Waringa.

(audience cheers) Kendall Coulter.

Paige Madison.

(audience cheers) Sophia Brenner.

Nicholas Yipe.

(audience cheers) Eric Roost.

Ryan Clifford Lousma.

Jennifer Brinks.

Caitlyn Johnson.

Mary Tate.

Camille Laxamana.

(audience cheers) Ali Zewada.

Ladelle Watson.

(audience cheers) Stephanie Lopez.

Skye Monet Ryan Flores.

(audience cheers) Anna Rose Lynch Hosley.

(audience cheers) Kinsley McNulty.

(audience cheers) Raven Alexandria Ba.

Annabelle Leonava.

Anthony Cono.

(audience cheers) Catherine Latham.

Jonathan Andrew Dakari Washington.

Reva Duer.

(audience cheers) Natalie Snay.

Joseph Thornton.

Ali Schwinky.

(audience cheers) Kayla Hower.

Kenneth John Triblee.

(audience cheers) Andrew Harsh.

Milan Michelle Menardis.

(audience cheers) Kaylee Craft.

Yu See Hu.

(audience cheers) Abby Moran.

Rihannon Joyce Surier.

Gavin Parker.

Kyle Napier.

(audience cheers) Ian Jones.

Jason Whitens.

(audience cheers) Jordan Rattamaker.

Rachel Gillette.

Haley Kelly.

(audience cheers) Amanda Nicole Belay.

Alexandra Thomas.

(audience cheers) Jordan Carlson.

Sylvia Piscarowski.

(audience cheers) Rebecca Sower.

(audience cheers) Emily Byers.

August John Hoffman, Jr. (audience cheers) Kate Covetio.

Tong Shoa.

- From the College of Communication Arts and Sciences, Taylor Shippy.

(audience cheers) Danielle Semen.

Jessica Grizel.

(audience cheers) Sidney Rivers.

(audience cheers) Peter Trong.

(audience cheers) Megan Swerchak.

(audience cheers) Alexis Crawford.

Hadley Wallace.

Madison Dunn.

Alyssa Drost.

Eliza Kramer.

Jenna Craven.

Danielle Harmon.

Haley Sackett.

Megan Kiara Piao.

Elena Shidell.

Mackenzie Freeman.

(audience cheers) Mackenzie Winnie.

(audience cheers) Olivia Weagers.

(audience cheers) Morico Ito.

(audience cheers) Molly Shay.

Brooke Ringler.

(audience cheers) Samantha Henege.

Samantha Scheidler.

(audience cheers) Elena Good.

(audience cheers) Nicole Hines.

(audience cheers) Sidney Paget.

Kendra Peffers.

Thomas Murray.

(audience cheers) Emily Damon.

Meredith Friend.

(audience cheers) Marissa Imel.

(audience cheers) Grace Kuza.

Maria Shane.

(audience cheers) Sarah Tucker.

Sophie Spigots.

Julia Best.

(audience cheers) Abigail Martinez.

(audience cheers) Edie Jiang.

Namoon Segmid.

Christina Calva.

Claire Whitmore Williamson.

Molly McQueeney.

Joseph David Kubasheski.

(audience cheers) Regina Anderson.

(audience cheers) Nicholas Salamon.

Albert Wang.

Renu Charles.

(audience cheers) Vladislava Sukanoskia.

Nora Mugarble.

(audience cheers) Adama Enbono.

(audience cheers) Hannah Brock.

Barbara Bellinger.

Katie Reichle.

Madeline Darbonet.

(audience cheers) Lexi King.

Katie Bylan.

(audience cheers) Nikki Hawthorn.

(audience cheers) Malik Ferroni.

(audience cheers) Flora Evesai.

(audience cheers) Zara Aliya.

(audience cheers) Nusheen Mamoud.

Ichao Wang.

Peter Gunther.

Tanya Mann.

(audience cheers) Jodi Tinson.

(audience cheers) Sarah Morrow.

(audience cheers) Christina Cart.

Lydia Twitchel.

Stephanie Salida.

Michael Herwertson.

Quigi Liu.

Angie Nang.

Kai Yu Lao.

Puja Malvi.

(audience cheers) Nestatlin Marie Gay.

Shawna Morton.

Kathleen Crombie.

Aziza Corteva.

(audience cheers) Hannah McCarthy.

Antriana Meredith.

Yuchen Xiang.

And Ye Fan Jiang.

(audience cheers and applauds) (audience members cheering) - Will the Master's graduates please rise.

(audience cheers and applauds) I welcome you to the community of scholars, MSU Alums.

May your MSU degree lead you to a future filled with outstanding personal and professional achievements.

I hope your university experience has been all that you expected and more, and that you take to heart how the world urgently needs the unique qualities each of you have to offer.

President Roosevelt, whose speech I quoted earlier, also wrote, "Knowing what is right doesn't mean much unless you do what is right."

My charge to you, class of 2023, is that you know and also do right in the world.

I also want to remind you that a different world cannot be made by indifferent people.

You, the Master's degree class of 2023, have demonstrated that you are not indifferent.

My charge to you is that you go out and continue to make a difference in the world.

Know that you join a distinguished line of Spartans who have contributed so much to their families, the community, and the world since our first graduating class 162 years ago.

I wish on behalf of this entire university that your lives are joyful, loving, and rewarding, and I charge you now to stay connected to this special place on the banks of the Red Cedar.

Go green!

- Go white!

(audience cheers and applauds) - I now invite our MSU 2023 Masters class and all assembled to join in the singing of the first stanza of the alma mater.

Your first time singing your alma mater, "MSU Shadows."

You'll find the words in your program.

Mrs. Coleman will lead us in the singing.

Following the singing we ask everyone to be seated during the recessional as the platform party, faculty and students leave the stadium.

Thank you.

(audience applauds) ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ And sing our praise to you ♪ ♪ Sing our praise to Alma Mater ♪ ♪ And thy praises MSU ♪ (audience cheers and applauds) (lively music) (lively music continues)