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UNM Graduation Events

Order of the ceremony

Performance by the UNM Brass Choir

  • Conductor: Brett Penshorn, Assistant 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

  • Cadet Bernadette Deremiah
  • Cadet Francisco Toledo
  • Cadet Anna Moreno
  • Cadet Jeremiah Cortez
  • Cadet Roman Ubias
  • Cadet Samantha Licerio
  • Cadet Elijah Lee
  • Cadet Juan Romero
  • Midshipman Nicholas Ganuelas
  • Midshipman Quin Crisostomo
  • Midshipman Jacob Mirabal

Welcome

Board of Regents’ Greeting

  • Jack Fortner, Vice Chair, UNM Board of Regents

ASUNM Greeting

  • Krystah Pacheco, President, Associated Students at The University of New Mexico

GPSA Greeting

  • Justin Lauriano, President, UNM Graduate and Professional Student Association

Keynote Address

Honorary Degrees

Recognition of Graduates with Distinction

Recognition of Alumni Emeriti

Remarks from UNM Alumni Association

  • Jaymie Roybal, President, UNM Alumni Association

Conferring of Degrees in Course

Tassel Ceremony

Alma Mater

Recessional