Order of the ceremony

Performance by the UNM Brass Choir

• Conductor: Chad Simons, Associate Professor of Music
• Pre-ceremony music to be selected from the following:
  • A Centennial Fanfare - John Zdechlik
  • Amazing Grace - William Himes/Shaw
  • America the Beautiful - Paul Bara
  • Fanfare from Also Sprach Zarathustra - Strauss/Marlatt
  • Liberty Bell March - J.P. Sousa
  • Hail New Mexico - Lena Clauve
• Processional music to be selected from the following:
  • Academic Procession - Clifton Williams/Shaw
  • Olympic Fanfare - John Williams

National Anthem

• Lore Hazard, UNM Vocal Performance major

Presentation of Colors by the UNM Color Guard

• Cadet Bernadette Deremiah
• Cadet Joan Yazze
• Cadet Hans Ramos
• Cadet Tessa Bagwell

Welcome

• Garnett S. Stokes, UNM President

Board of Regents’ Greeting

• Douglas M. Brown, Chair

ASUNM Greeting

• Ian May, President, Associated Students at The University of New Mexico

GPSA Greeting

• Shaikh Ahmad, President, UNM Graduate and Professional Student Association

Keynote Address

• Cindy Nava, UNM Alumna, Senior policy advisor to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Recognition of Graduates with Distinction

• Garnett S. Stokes, UNM President

Remarks from UNM Alumni Association

• Amy Miller, President, UNM Alumni Association

Conferring of Degrees in Course

• Recognition of Doctoral and Terminal Degree candidates
• Recognition of Master's Degree candidates
• Recognition of Undergraduate Degree candidates

Tassel Ceremony

• Garnett S. Stokes, UNM President

Alma Mater

• Lore Hazard, UNM Vocal Performance major

Recessional

• Mariachi Tenampa