5 P.M. Commencement Ceremony

College of Science & Technology

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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.
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

*THE NATIONAL ANTHEM 
Words by Francis Scott Key 
Arranged by Tom Kirkland 
Led by vocalist: Kaitlyn Myers ‘25 

INTRODUCTION OF PLATFORM GUESTS
PROVOST GASPARICH

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

GREETINGS FROM STUDENT GOVERNMENT & ANNOUNCEMENT OF SENIOR CLASS GIFT 
TEVON KERR-HORNBAKER ’26 
President, Student Government Association

MOMENT OF REFLECTION 
RANDI G. WARNER '25, Master of Science in Technology & Innovation 

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

INTRODUCTION OF COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER 
PRESIDENT WUBAH 

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
DEBORAH J. WILLWERTH '88 MSN, RN.
President UPMC Lancaster Region, CNO & VP of Patient Care Services UPMC Lititz

PRESENTATION OF MASTER'S DEGREE CANDIDATES 
LARA WILLOX, Ph.D
Interim Dean, College of Graduate Studies and Adult Learning 
 
CONFERRING OF MASTER'S DEGREES 
PRESIDENT WUBAH

PRESENTATION OF ASSOCIATE AND BACCALAUREATE DEGREE CANDIDATES 
PROVOST GASPARICH 
 
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
MARC HARRIS, Ph.D. 
Dean, College of Science and Technology 
 
CONFERRAL OF DEGREES 
PRESIDENT WUBAH

WELCOME FROM THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 
MATTHEW N. OLPHIN '95, President
 
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 vocalist: Kaitlyn Myers ‘25 

*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.
*Audience will stand, participation is voluntary.


CEREMONY PARTICIPANTS 

MACE BEARER:
Scott R. Anderson, M.L.S., M.B.A.

GONFALON BEARERS:  
Aaron Haines, Ph.D.; Lynn Marquez, Ph.D.

COMMENCEMENT MARSHALS:  
LEAD: Janet Bertoni, Ph.D. and Karen Rice, Ph.D. 
Jessica Fellmeth, Ph.D.; Melissa Mullen Davis, Ph.D. 

READERS:  
Graduate Studies: Lowery Woodall III, Ph.D.
Steven M. Kennedy, Ph.D.