91视频's 2026 Commencement Ceremonies will take place May 23 on the South Quad
CEREMONY ASSIGNMENT BY ACADEMIC PROGRAM
Saturday, May 23, 2026 | 9 a.m.
Undergraduate students earning degrees in the following academic programs:
Anthropology | Art | Art History | Chicana/o Studies | Communication | Dance Studies
| Early Childhood Studies | English | History | Liberal Studies | Music | Performing
Arts | Psychology | Sociology | Spanish | Theatre & Performance Studies
Graduate students earning master鈥檚 degrees in the following academic programs:
Early Childhood Studies | Education | School Counseling
Students earning:
Credentials
Saturday, May 23, 2026 | 3 p.m.
Undergraduate students earning degrees in the following academic programs:
Applied Physics | Biology (BA & BS) | Business | Chemistry (BA & BS) | Computer Science
| Economics | Environmental Science & Resource Management | Global Studies | Health
Science | Information Technology | Mathematics | Mechatronics Engineering | Nursing
| Political Science
Graduate students earning master鈥檚 degrees in the following academic programs:
Biotechnology & Bioinformatics | Biotechnology/Bioinformatics & Business Administration
| Business Administration | Business Analytics | Computer Science | Mathematics |
Nursing | Public Administration
Commencement Program Honorees
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Year Honoree(s) Honoree(s) 2025 Dani Rae Tatiana Juarez 2024 Rogelio Mendoza Christine Opzeeland 2023 Wendy Olson; Andrea Coppinger Beatriz Ruettgers; Diana Enos 2022 Karen Gundelfinger Debbie Anaya 2019 Nancy Gill Miguel & Adelina Contreras 2018 Peter Mosinkis Gustavo Gonzalez Sr. 2017 Rosario Cuevas Dianne Wei 2016 Elizabeth Rubalcava Melissa Remotti 2015 Marina Guzman 2014 Russell Winans 2013 Danny Fox 2012 Maria Tauber 2011 Linda Covarrubias 2010 Pilar Pacheco 2009 Tom Emens 2008 Anna Pavin 2007 Anna Rosa Duran 2006 Joanna Murphy 2005 Bill Allen 2004 Phyllis Williams 2003 Sue Saunders -
Year Honoree(s) Department/ Area 2025 Leslie Abell Sociology 2025 Thomas Clobes Health Science 2024 Julia "Jules" Balen English; Freedom & Justice 2023 Andrew Morris Business 2022 Merilyn Buchanan (Retired) Education 2022 Debra Hoffman John Spoor Broome Library 2019 Beatrice de Oca Psychology 2019 Carol Mack Nursing 2018 Jose Alamillo Chicana/o Studies 2017 Karen Jensen Nursing 2017 Don Rodriguez Environmental Science & Resource Management 2016 Dennis Muraoka Economics 2015 Phil Hampton Chemistry 2014 Jack Reilly Art 2013 Frank Barajas History 2012 Marie Francois History 2011 Stephen Lefevre Political Science 2010 Joan Karp Education 2009 Jacqueline Kilpatrick English 2008 Elizabeth Hartung Sociology -
Year Honoree Doctorate 2024 Vanessa Bechtel Doctor of Humane Letters 2024 Angela Timmons Doctor of Humane Letters 2023 Hannah Beth Jackson Doctor of Humane Letters 2023 Carmen Ramirez Doctor of Humane Letters 2022 Jeffrey T. Green Doctor of Humane Letters 2021 Raudel Banuelos Doctor of Humane Letters 2021 Irene Pinkard Doctor of Humane Letters 2021 Esther Watchell Doctor of Humane Letters 2019 Sarita E. Brown Doctor of Humane Letters 2019 Deborah A. Santiago Doctor of Humane Letters 2019 Laurence K. Gould Jr. Doctor of Laws 2019 Janice Bryant Howroyd Doctor of Humane Letters 2018 Michele Marie Castillo Doctor of Laws 2018 Mary Elizabeth "Tipper" Gore Doctor of Humane Letters 2017 Joe I. Mendoza Doctor of Humane Letters 2016 Mark Lisagor Doctor of Humane Letters 2016 Sara Miller McCune Doctor of Humane Letters 2015 William "Bill" Kearney Doctor of Humane Letters 2013 Lou Cannon Doctor of Humane Letters 2012 Henry L. "Hank" Lacayo Doctor of Humane Letters 2012 Kathy Marie Ireland Doctor of Humane Letters 2011 Jack O'Connell Doctor of Humane Letters 2005 Robert J. Lagomarsino Doctor of Laws 2005 John Spoor Broome Doctor of Humane Letters
Ceremony Spanish Translation
Spanish translation streaming of the Commencement ceremonies via our Dolphin Radio station will go live early Saturday morning.
In an effort to minimize distractions to those around you, please use headphones when listening to the stream. Please also note that campus Wi-Fi is not available for this option so listeners will need to use their cellular data plan.
Habr谩 transmisi贸n en vivo en espa帽ol de las ceremonias de graduaci贸n a trav茅s de nuestra estaci贸n de radio, Dolphin Radio.
En un esfuerzo por minimizar las distracciones cuando escuches la transmisi贸n en vivo, por favor utiliza audifonos. Tambi茅n ten en cuenta que el Wi-Fi del campus no est谩 disponible para esta opci贸n, por lo que los oyentes deber谩n usar su plan de datos celular.
Spanish Audio Instructions for Commencement Guests
We are proud to offer live Spanish audio for our Commencement ceremonies to enhance accessibility for our guests.
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Download the 鈥淓vent Sound鈥 App on your smartphone.
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Open the App 鈥 It will automatically detect your location at the event.
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Tap the Play Button that appears to start the low-latency live Spanish stream.
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You can still access the web-based stream (slightly delayed) through the same link we鈥檝e used in past years:
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Use headphones to avoid disrupting others.
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Campus Wi-Fi is not available for this stream. Please use your cellular data.
We hope this service enhances your Commencement experience!
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Instrucciones para Escuchar Audio en Espa帽ol 鈥 Ceremonia de Graduaci贸n
Nos enorgullece ofrecer audio en vivo en espa帽ol durante nuestras ceremonias de Graduaci贸n para mejorar la accesibilidad de nuestros invitados.
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Descargue la aplicaci贸n 鈥淓vent Sound鈥 en su tel茅fono inteligente.
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Abra la aplicaci贸n 鈥 Detectar谩 autom谩ticamente su ubicaci贸n en el evento.
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Presione el bot贸n de reproducir que aparecer谩 para comenzar la transmisi贸n en espa帽ol con baja latencia.
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Tambi茅n puede acceder a la transmisi贸n en l铆nea (ligeramente retrasada) a trav茅s del mismo enlace que hemos usado en a帽os anteriores:
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Use aud铆fonos para no interrumpir a los dem谩s.
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El Wi-Fi del campus no est谩 disponible para esta transmisi贸n. Por favor use su plan de datos m贸viles.
隆Esperamos que este servicio haga su experiencia de graduaci贸n a煤n m谩s especial!
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