Recorded Saturday, May 11th, 2024.
Join us in celebrating the accomplishments of our graduates. The 2:00 p.m. ceremony will award the following degrees:
Associate of Arts
Associate of Arts in Business
Associate of Science
We also recognize the graduates of our Holden University Center Partnership Programs.
ORDER OF CEREMONY
Presiding
Dr. Sunil Ahuja, President of the College
Procession
“Pomp and Circumstance” by Edward Elgar & Eric Tynan Young
Welcome
Dr. Laura C. Barnard, Executive Vice President and Provost
The National Anthem
“The Star-Spangled Banner” by Francis Scott Key & Douglas A. Wood
Opening Remarks
Dr. Laura C. Barnard
Introduction of the Board of Trustees
Ellen Foley Kessler, Chair, Lakeland Board of Trustees
Introduction of Commencement Speaker
Ellen Foley Kessler
Commencement Address
Dr. Sunil Ahuja
Introduction of Alumni Keynote Speaker
Gregory L. Sanders, Vice President for Institutional Advancement and
Executive Director of The Lakeland Foundation
Alumni Keynote Address
Michael D. Thomas, 1985; Alumni Hall of Fame inductee, 2019;
Alumni Representative to The Lakeland Foundation Board of Directors;
Senior Director for MediaVision at Case Western Reserve University
Conferring of Degrees
Dr. Sunil Ahuja and Dr. Laura C. Barnard
Words of Thanks
Olivia Hopper
Lakeland Alma Mater
“The Soul of Lakeland College” by George Parrish and J.S. Larkins
Recessional
“March of Heroes” by Ronald Charles Douglas Hanmer
0:00 Procession
2:06 Welcome
2:45 The National Anthem
4:05 Opening Remarks
7:26 Introduction of the Board of Trustees
11:25 Keynote Speaker
22:17 Introduction of the Alumni Speaker
23:34 Alumni Address
30:11 Conferring of Degrees
59:16 Words of Thanks
1:00:03 Lakeland Alma Mater
1:02:23 Recessional