9 A.M. Commencement Ceremony

College of Education & Human Services

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CEREMONY ORDER OF EXERCISES

Presiding DANIEL A. WUBAH, Ph.D., UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT

*ACADEMIC PROCESSION
MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY WIND ENSEMBLE BRASS 
“Pomp and Circumstance – March No. 1", 
Edward Elgar/Chaz Richardson & Vincent Shickora  
Joseph Cernuto, D.M.A., Conductor

WELCOME
GAIL E. GASPARICH, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost

*THE NATIONAL ANTHEM 
Words by Francis Scott Key 
Arranged by Tom Kirkland 
Led by vocalists:  
9:00 a.m., Briana N. Shyver ’24 
1:00 p.m., Seth E. Lynn ‘24  
5:00 p.m., Chloe M. Wheeler, ‘24

INTRODUCTION OF PLATFORM GUESTS
PROVOST GASPARICH

GREETINGS FROM FACULTY
ROBYN LILY DAVIS, Ph.D
Associate Professor & Chair,
Department of History, Chapter President,
APSCUF-MU

EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR
DANIEL R. ALBERT, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Chair, Department of Chemistry

GREETINGS FROM STUDENT GOVERNMENT
CAMREE L. PATTERSON ’24
President, Student Government Association

ANNOUNCEMENT OF SENIOR CLASS GIFT
Allison K. Ross ‘24 

MOMENT OF REFLECTION
Roberto Jose Lopez Adrian ‘24, Master of Social Work

SALUTATION TO GRADUATES
DANIEL A. WUBAH, Ph.D.
University President

INTRODUCTION OF COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
PRESIDENT WUBAH

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
Tamara C. Willis, Ph.D. '99 Superintendent, Susquehanna Township School District 

PRESENTATION OF DOCTORAL DEGREE CANDIDATES
JAMES DELLE, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Graduate Studies and Adult Learning

CONFERRING OF DOCTORAL DEGREES
PRESIDENT WUBAH

PRESENTATION OF MASTER'S DEGREE CANDIDATES
DR. DELLE

CONFERRING OF MASTER'S DEGREES
PRESIDENT WUBAH

PRESENTATION OF ASSOCIATE AND BACCALAUREATE DEGREE CANDIDATES
PROVOST GASPARICH

CONFERRAL OF DEGREES
PRESIDENT WUBAH

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICES AND SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
LARA WILLOX, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Education and Human Services and School of Social Work

WELCOME FROM THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
DERRICK F. McCUTCHEN ‘98 
President-Elect, Millersville University Alumni Association 

CONCLUDING REMARKS
PRESIDENT WUBAH

*THE ALMA MATER
MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY WIND ENSEMBLE BRASS 
Words by Esther E. Lenhardt, Class of 1910 and Sanders P. McComsey, Class of 1917 
Music arranged by Melzer R. Porter 
Wind arrangement by Dr. Joseph Cernuto  
Led by vocalists:  
9:00 a.m., Briana N. Shyver ’24 
1:00 p.m., Seth E. Lynn ‘24  
5:00 p.m., Chloe M. Wheeler, ‘24 

*ACADEMIC RECESSION
MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY WIND ENSEMBLE BRASS 
Grand March from Aida 
Guiseppe Verdi/Walter Barnes 
Dr. Joseph Cernuto, Conductor 

 

THE AUDIENCE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL ALL GRADUATES HAVE RECESSED.

MACE BEARER: Eric Blazer, Ph.D.  

GONFALON BEARER:
Marc Felizzi, Ph.D. and Laura Granruth, Ph.D.

COMMENCEMENT MARSHALS: Stacey Irwin, Ph.D., Karen Rice, Ph.D., Janet Bertoni, Ph.D., BCBA, LBS, Julie Lombardi, P.E.D.

READER: Lowery Woodall III, Ph.D., Jennifer Shettel, Ed.D.


*Audience will stand, participation is voluntary.