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UNM Graduation Events

Order of the ceremony

Performance by the UNM Brass Choir

  • Conductor: Brett Penshorn, Visiting Director of Bands
  • Pre-ceremony music to be selected from the following
    • A Centennial Fanfare - John Zdechlik
    • Irish Tune from County Derry - Percy Aldridge Grainger, Arr. Joseph Kreines
    • America the Beautiful - Arr. Paul Barra
    • Amazing Grace - Arr. William Himes
    • Western Fanfare - Eric Ewazen
    • Liberty Bell March - Sousa, Arr. Michael Allen
    • "Entry of the Guests" from Tannhauser - Richard Wagner, Arr. J.D. Shaw
    • Commemorative Fanfare - John Cheetham
    • Festfanfare - Alfred Uhl
  • Processional music
    • Academic Procession - J. Clifton Williams, Arr. J.D. Shaw

National Anthem

Presentation of Colors by the UNM Color Guard

  • Master Sergeant Jerry Hubbard
  • Cadet Dylan Justus
  • Cadet Bernadette Deremiah
  • Cadet Tessa Bagewell
  • Cadet Zachary Ninneman

Welcome

Board of Regents’ Greeting

  • Kimberly Sanchez Rael, Chair, UNM Board of Regents

ASUNM Greeting

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

GPSA Greeting

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

Keynote Address

Posthumous Honorary Degree

Recognition of Graduates with Distinction

Recognition of Popejoy Dissertation Prize Winner

Recognition of Alumni Emeriti

Remarks from UNM Alumni Association

  • Amy Miller, President, UNM Alumni Association

Conferring of Degrees in Course

Tassel Ceremony

Alma Mater

Recessional