Order of Ceremonies

Processional

Platform Party
Master’s Graduates and Candidates
Bachelor’s Graduates and Candidates
Faculty

Welcome and Host

Leroy E. Bynum, Jr., D.M.A.
Dean, College of the Arts

Indigenous Land Acknowledgment

National Anthem

Johnny Derby
Bachelor of Music, Music Education, ’24
School of Music & Theater

Greetings

Ann E. Cudd, Ph.D.
President

Shelly Chabon, Ph.D. 
Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Address to Future Alumni

Sarah Schwarz, J.D.
President/CEO, PSU Foundation

Graduate Student Address 

Maribel Zepeda
Master of Architecture, ’24
School of Architecture

Undergraduate Student Address

William Herbert Holt III
Bachelor of Arts, Art History, ’24
Schnitzer School of Art + Art History + Design

Presenting of Honorary Degree

Ann E. Cudd, Ph.D.
President

Commencement Address

esperanza spalding

PSU Chamber Choir

“Home” by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros / “Dirty Paws” by Of Monsters and Men (mashup)
Arranged by Allison Cottrell, M.M. ’18
Led by Ethan Sperry, D.M.A., Director of Choirs & Barre Stoll Professor of Choral Music

Undergraduate Student Address

Christopher Reed
Bachelor of Arts, Film, ’24
School of Film

Undergraduate Student Address

Cindy Flores
Bachelor of Music, Music Education, ’24
School of Music & Theater

Presenting of Student and Faculty Awards

Leroy E. Bynum, Jr., D.M.A.
Dean, College of the Arts

Andries Deinum Prize for Visionaries and Provocateurs

Adrianna Jasso
Bachelor of Arts, Film, ’24
School of Film

Dean's Council Award for Research, Scholarship, and Creativity

Alison Heryer, M.F.A.
Sue Horn-Caskey & Charles F. Caskey Associate Professor of Textile Arts & Costume Design, Schnitzer School of Art + Art History + Design

Leroy E. Bynum, Jr. Scholarship

Lila Durrett
Bachelor of Arts, Art History, ’24
Minor, Classical Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

PSU Wind Symphony and Slideshow

“Trittico: Movement III”
By Václav Nelhýbel
Led by Edward Protzman, M.M., Director of Bands & Assistant Professor of Practice, School of Music & Theater

Presenting and Conferring of Degrees

Ann E. Cudd, Ph.D.
President

Shelly Chabon, Ph.D.
Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Closing Remarks

Leroy E. Bynum, Jr., D.M.A.
Dean, College of the Arts

Recessional


Please meet graduates outside the Viking Pavilion!

Processional and recessional music performed by the PSU Wind Symphony, led by Edward Protzman, M.M., Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of Practice, School of Music & Theater


Platform Party

Core Platform Party

Ann E. Cudd, Ph.D.
President

Shelly Chabon, Ph.D.
Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Leroy E. Bynum, Jr., D.M.A.
Dean, College of the Arts

Barbara Heilmair, D.M.A.
Associate Dean, College of the Arts
Professor, School of Music & Theater

Jennifer Ruth, Ph.D
Associate Dean, College of the Arts
Professor, School of Film

Sarah Schwarz, J.D.
President/CEO
PSU Foundation

Academic Leadership

Kate Bingaman-Burt, M.F.A.
Associate Director and Professor, Schnitzer School of Art + Art History + Design

Juan Heredia, Ph.D
Director and Professor, School of Architecture

Courtney Hermann, M.F.A.
Director and Associate Professor, School of Film

Alison Heryer, M.F.A.
Sue Horn-Caskey & Charles F. Caskey Associate Professor of Textile Arts & Costume Design, Schnitzer School of Art + Art History + Design

Bonnie Miksch, D.M.A.
Director and Professor, School of Music & Theater

Coty Raven Morris, M.M.
Hinckley Assistant Professor of Choir, Music Education and Social Justice, School of Music & Theater

Honorary Degree Recipient

esperanza spalding
eaabibacliitoti* artist
*European-African ancestored being influenced by American cultures living in
Indigenous Territories of Turtle Island


A special thank you to those individuals who have volunteered their time to help make commencement 2024 a success.