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UNM Graduation Events

President's platform party

Regents

  • Kimberly Sanchez Rael - Board of Regents, Chair
  • Jack Fortner - Board of Regents, Vice Chair
  • Robert Schwartz - Board of Regents, Secretary Treasurer
  • William H. Payne - Board of Regents
  • Paula Tackett - Board of Regents
  • Paul Blanchard - Board of Regents
  • Victor Reyes - Board of Regents, Student Regent

President

  • Garnett Stokes - University President, Master of Ceremonies

Administrators

  • James Holloway - Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
  • Douglas Ziedonis - Executive Vice President for Health Sciences Center
  • Teresa Costantinidis - Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration
  • Scot Sauder - General Counsel
  • Barbara Rodriguez - Senior Vice Provost
  • Michael Richards - Senior Vice President for Clinical Affairs
  • Dan Garcia - Vice President for Enrollment Management
  • Omathanu “Om” Perumal - Associate Vice President for Research
  • Eric Scott - Vice President for Student Affairs
  • Assata Zerai - Vice President for Equity and Inclusion

Deans

  • Alina Chircu - Anderson School of Management
  • Tracie Collins - College of Population Health
  • Leslie Donvan - Honors College
  • Mark Emmons - College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences
  • Patricia Finn - School of Medicine
  • Donald Godwin - College of Pharmacy
  • Robert Gonzalez - School of Architecture and Planning
  • Kristopher Goodrich - College of Education and Human Sciences
  • John Kang - School of Law
  • Maria Lane - Graduate Studies
  • Jennifer Malat - College of Arts and Sciences
  • Carolyn Montoya - College of Nursing
  • Harris Smith - College of Fine Arts
  • Donna Riley - School of Engineering*
  • David Weiss - University College

Keynote Speaker

  • Deb Haaland - U.S. Secretary of the Interior

Honorary Degree Recipients

  • Doug Brown - UNM Regent Emeritus and Anderson School of Management Dean Emeritus
  • Fred Harris - Former United States Senator

University Secretary

  • Nancy Middlebrook - University Secretary

Faculty Senate

  • Cristyn Elder - President, Faculty Senate

Alumni Association

  • Jaymie Roybal - Alumni Association President

Student Body Presidents

  • Justin Lauriano - GPSA President
  • Krystah Pacheco - ASUNM President

Platform Marshals

  • Connie Beimer - Vice President, Alumni Relations and Executive Director, UNM Alumni Association
  • Grace Faustino - IT Project Manager, Office of the Vice President for Research

Readers

  • Pam Agoyo - Executive Director of Student Support: Division of Student Affairs, Director of American Indian Student Services & Special Assistant to the President for American Indian Affairs
  • Cristyn Elder - Faculty Senate President; Associate Professor, English
  • Corine Gonzales - Strategic Project Director, Office of the Vice President for Enrollment Management
  • Stephanie McIver - Executive Director of Counseling Services, Student Health and Counseling

Vocalist

  • Tzvi Harel Bat Asherah - UNM Vocal Performance Student