| Prelude |
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Olympia Chamber Orchestra
Claudia Simpson–Jones, conductor
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Processional
Grand marshal
Graduates of Class of 2008
Faculty marshal
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Rev. George Seidel, O.S.B., Ph.D.
Stephen Fulton, M.D.
Associate professor, biology
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| Convocation of assembly and invocation |
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Right Reverend Neal Roth, O.S.B.
University chancellor
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| Welcome and introduction |
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Ken F. Parsons, Sr.
Chair, Board of Trustees
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Musical interlude
“Revelation 19”
Words and music by Jeffrey LaValley;
Choral setting by Jack Schrader
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Saint Martin’s University Chorale
Darrell Born, director |
| Introduction of speaker |
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Douglas M. Astolfi, Ph.D.
University president
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Commencement address
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Honorable Richard A. Jones, HS’68
U.S. District Court Judge for the
Western District of Washington |
| Conferral of honorary degree |
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Sharon Taylor, Ph.D.
Associate professor, community services
President Astolfi
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| Valedictory address |
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Timothy Dale Crea
Bachelor of Arts, psychology
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| Presentation of degree candidates |
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Barbara Mae Gayle, Ph.D.
Vice-president for academic affairs
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Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology
Master of Business Administration
Master of Education
Master in Teaching
Master of Civil Engineering
Master of Engineering Management
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
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Conferring of degrees
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President Astolfi |
Charge to the class of 2008
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President Astolfi |
| Turning of the tassels |
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Daniel Dillashaw, ’89
President, Saint Martin’s
Alumni Association
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| Benediction |
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Susan Leyster
Director, Campus Ministry
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| Recessional |
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Olympia Chamber Orchestra
Claudia Simpson–Jones, conductor |
Graduates and their families and friends
are invited to a reception hosted by the Saint Martin’s Alumni
Association in the Norman Worthington Conference Center immediately
following the commencement ceremony.