More than 1,600 Marshall University students will graduate Saturday, May 9, in a pair of commencement ceremonies at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena in downtown Huntington.
For the fourth consecutive year, Marshall will conduct two commencement ceremonies on the same day. The 9 a.m. ceremony is for bachelor’s and associate degree candidates, and a 2 p.m. ceremony the same day is for master’s and doctoral degree candidates. Among the 1,642 students receiving degrees are 1,077 undergraduates, 476 graduate students, 64 students from the School of Medicine and 25 from the School of Physical Therapy’s inaugural class.
Marshall Registrar Roberta Ferguson said 468 students will graduate with honors. Eighty-four will graduate summa cum laude (3.85 to 4.0 GPA), 145 magna cum laude (3.6 to 3l.84 GPA) and 226 cum laude (3.3 to 3.59 GPA). Thirteen students receiving associate degrees will graduate with honors.
Interim President Gary G. White will preside at both ceremonies.
Paula George Tompkins, a 1970 Marshall graduate and owner/founder of ChannelNet, will be the keynote speaker during the morning ceremony. ChannelNet is a highly successful digital marketing and sales firm.
Marshall will continue a practice that began in 2006 of recognizing individually each graduate who attends commencement. Each graduate will walk to the area in front of the stage, where his or her name will be announced and he or she will receive congratulations from White and a representative scroll from the Marshall Alumni Association.
During the morning ceremony, Marshall will recognize its graduating honor students. Based on tentative grade point averages, 12 students will complete their baccalaureate degrees with perfect GPAs. Those students are:
• Anthony Joseph Beres of Morgantown, B.B.A. in Marketing, College of Business;
• Shawn Michael Cheeks of War, B.S. in Computer Technology, College of Information Technology and Engineering;
• Jenna Renee Dorsey of Kenova, B.S. in Athletic Training, College of Health Professions;
• Carol Beth Good of Charleston, B.B.A. in Management, College of Business;
• Joseph Reed Jarvis of Ona, B.B.A. in Marketing, College of Business;
• Katie Nicole Napier of Wayne, B.A. in Elementary Education, College of Education and Professional Development;
• Kayla Michelle Napier of Wayne, B.A. in Elementary Education, College of Education and Professional Development;
• Cecelia Lee Scott of Radford, Va., B.A. in Psychology, College of Liberal Arts;
• Brian James Warner of Ironton, Ohio, B.S. in Chemistry, College of Science;
• Levi Brody Whitehead of Nitro, B.S.E. in Engineering, College of Information Technology and Engineering;
• Alison Brienne Wickline of White Sulphur Springs, B.A. in Broadcast Journalism, College of Arts and Media; and
• Emily Michelle Wright of Beckley, B.S. in Chemistry, College of Science.
Here is a list of some of the upcoming commencement-related events:
Friday, May 1
5 p.m., Student Affairs Leadership and Service Awards Ceremony, Foundation Hall
7 p.m., Drinko Honors Convocation, Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center
Sunday, May 3
2 p.m., WMUL spring picnic and awards celebration, Marco’s in the Memorial Student Center
2:30 p.m., MOVC Nursing recognition ceremony, Mid-Ohio Valley Center, Point Pleasant
5 p.m., WMUL versus The Parthenon softball game
Tuesday, May 5
11 a.m., 17th annual Golf Classic for the School of Medicine’s Class of 2015, Silo Golf Course, Lavalette
5 p.m., Campus Activities Board awards banquet, John Marshall Dining Room, Memorial Student Center
7 p.m., College of Education and Professional Development hooding ceremony, Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center
Wednesday, May 6
3:30 p.m., School of Medicine senior awards ceremony, Byrd Clinical Center Auditorium
Thursday, May 7
5:30 p.m., Cookout for the School of Medicine Class of 2015, Cabell County 4-H Camp and Conference Center
7 p.m., College of Health Professions Huntington nursing recognition ceremony, Christ Temple Church, 2400 Johnstown Rd.
Friday, May 8
10 a.m., ROTC commissioning ceremony, BE-5, Memorial Student Center
3 p.m., Exercise Physiology Recognition Ceremony, Cam Henderson Center 2013
4 p.m., H.E.L.P. Program graduation ceremony, Myers Hall
4 p.m., Clinical Lab Sciences and Dietetics Department recognition ceremony, Marshall University Physical Therapy Department, BE-5, Memorial Student Center
5 p.m., College Program for Students with Asperger Syndrome graduation reception, Old Main 315
5 p.m., Yeager Medallion Ceremony, Drinko Library, third-floor atrium
5:30 p.m., 2015 School of Journalism and Mass Communications Spring Ceremony, Evelyn Smith Recital Hall; reception to follow in Smith Hall Atrium
6 p.m., College of Education and Professional Development recognition ceremony, Foundation Hall
7 p.m., Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Doctoral Investiture and commencement, Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center
7 p.m., College of Health Professions, St. Mary’s Medical Center School of Nursing, Pinning Ceremony, First Baptist Church of Proctorville
Saturday, May 9
8 a.m., Mission MPossible 5k Run and Walk, Ritter Park (benefits the annual medical missions trip to Honduras)
9 a.m., Marshall University’s 178th commencement ceremony for undergraduates, Big Sandy Superstore Arena
10 a.m., Doctor of Physical Therapy Inaugural Class of 2015 awards ceremony, School of Physical Therapy, St. Mary’s Conference Center, 2847 5th Ave.
11:30 a.m. or immediately following morning commencement, College of Information Technology and Engineering graduation reception, Arthur Weisberg Family Engineering Laboratories
2 p.m., Marshall University’s commencement ceremony for graduate students, Big Sandy Superstore Arena
4:30 p.m., College of Science hooding ceremony, Smith Hall 154
Commencement notes
• The university’s commencement Web site is available at www.marshall.edu/commencement.
• Each commencement ceremony will be streamed live on the Web. The link will be available at www.marshall.edu/it/livestream.
• As a way of recognizing each graduate’s achievement, a downloadable copy of the commencement ceremony will be available, free of charge, courtesy of the Marshall University Alumni Association. Visit www.herdalum.com to download a free copy of the ceremony.
• Marshall will provide shuttle buses on May 9 to transport graduates and guests to the arena. Graduates and guests are encouraged to park on university lots at the 6th Avenue Parking Facility, the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center, Joan C. Edwards Stadium or across from Smith Hall (Lot F). Shuttle service will begin at 7:45 a.m. for the 9 a.m. ceremony and at noon for the 2 p.m. ceremony. After commencement, buses will transport passengers back to campus.
• Legacy Photographics will take photographs of the graduates, then send proof information to graduates using e-mail addresses a few days after the ceremony. Purchase of photographs is optional.
More than 1,600 Marshall University students will graduate Saturday, May 9, in a pair of commencement ceremonies at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena in downtown Huntington.
For the fourth consecutive year, Marshall will conduct two commencement ceremonies on the same day. The 9 a.m. ceremony is for bachelor’s and associate degree candidates, and a 2 p.m. ceremony the same day is for master’s and doctoral degree candidates. Among the 1,642 students receiving degrees are 1,077 undergraduates, 476 graduate students, 64 students from the School of Medicine and 25 from the School of Physical Therapy’s inaugural class.
Marshall Registrar Roberta Ferguson said 468 students will graduate with honors. Eighty-four will graduate summa cum laude (3.85 to 4.0 GPA), 145 magna cum laude (3.6 to 3l.84 GPA) and 226 cum laude (3.3 to 3.59 GPA). Thirteen students receiving associate degrees will graduate with honors.
Interim President Gary G. White will preside at both ceremonies.
Paula George Tompkins, a 1970 Marshall graduate and owner/founder of ChannelNet, will be the keynote speaker during the morning ceremony. ChannelNet is a highly successful digital marketing and sales firm.
Marshall will continue a practice that began in 2006 of recognizing individually each graduate who attends commencement. Each graduate will walk to the area in front of the stage, where his or her name will be announced and he or she will receive congratulations from White and a representative scroll from the Marshall Alumni Association.
During the morning ceremony, Marshall will recognize its graduating honor students. Based on tentative grade point averages, 12 students will complete their baccalaureate degrees with perfect GPAs. Those students are:
- Anthony Joseph Beres of Morgantown, B.B.A. in Marketing, College of Business;
- Shawn Michael Cheeks of War, B.S. in Computer Technology, College of Information Technology and Engineering;
- Jenna Renee Dorsey of Kenova, B.S. in Athletic Training, College of Health Professions;
- Carol Beth Good of Charleston, B.B.A. in Management, College of Business;
- Joseph Reed Jarvis of Ona, B.B.A. in Marketing, College of Business;
- Katie Nicole Napier of Wayne, B.A. in Elementary Education, College of Education and Professional Development;
- Kayla Michelle Napier of Wayne, B.A. in Elementary Education, College of Education and Professional Development;
- Cecelia Lee Scott of Radford, Va., B.A. in Psychology, College of Liberal Arts;
- Brian James Warner of Ironton, Ohio, B.S. in Chemistry, College of Science;
- Levi Brody Whitehead of Nitro, B.S.E. in Engineering, College of Information Technology and Engineering;
- Alison Brienne Wickline of White Sulphur Springs, B.A. in Broadcast Journalism, College of Arts and Media; and
- Emily Michelle Wright of Beckley, B.S. in Chemistry, College of Science.
Here is a list of some of the upcoming commencement-related events:
Friday, May 1
5 p.m., Student Affairs Leadership and Service Awards Ceremony, Foundation Hall
7 p.m., Drinko Honors Convocation, Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center
Sunday, May 3
2 p.m., WMUL spring picnic and awards celebration, Marco’s in the Memorial Student Center
2:30 p.m., MOVC Nursing recognition ceremony, Mid-Ohio Valley Center, Point Pleasant
5 p.m., WMUL versus The Parthenon softball game
Tuesday, May 5
11 a.m., 17th annual Golf Classic for the School of Medicine’s Class of 2015, Silo Golf Course, Lavalette
5 p.m., Campus Activities Board awards banquet, John Marshall Dining Room, Memorial Student Center
7 p.m., College of Education and Professional Development hooding ceremony, Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center
Wednesday, May 6
3:30 p.m., School of Medicine senior awards ceremony, Byrd Clinical Center Auditorium
Thursday, May 7
5:30 p.m., Cookout for the School of Medicine Class of 2015, Cabell County 4-H Camp and Conference Center
7 p.m., College of Health Professions Huntington nursing recognition ceremony, Christ Temple Church, 2400 Johnstown Rd.
Friday, May 8
10 a.m., ROTC commissioning ceremony, BE-5, Memorial Student Center
3 p.m., Exercise Physiology Recognition Ceremony, Cam Henderson Center 2013
4 p.m., H.E.L.P. Program graduation ceremony, Myers Hall
4 p.m., Clinical Lab Sciences and Dietetics Department recognition ceremony, Marshall University Physical Therapy Department, BE-5, Memorial Student Center
5 p.m., College Program for Students with Asperger Syndrome graduation reception, Old Main 315
5 p.m., Yeager Medallion Ceremony, Drinko Library, third-floor atrium
5:30 p.m., 2015 School of Journalism and Mass Communications Spring Ceremony, Evelyn Smith Recital Hall; reception to follow in Smith Hall Atrium
6 p.m., College of Education and Professional Development recognition ceremony, Foundation Hall
7 p.m., Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Doctoral Investiture and commencement, Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center
7 p.m., College of Health Professions, St. Mary’s Medical Center School of Nursing, Pinning Ceremony, First Baptist Church of Proctorville
Saturday, May 9
8 a.m., Mission MPossible 5k Run and Walk, Ritter Park (benefits the annual medical missions trip to Honduras)
9 a.m., Marshall University’s 178th commencement ceremony for undergraduates, Big Sandy Superstore Arena
10 a.m., Doctor of Physical Therapy Inaugural Class of 2015 awards ceremony, School of Physical Therapy, St. Mary’s Conference Center, 2847 5th Ave.
11:30 a.m. or immediately following morning commencement, College of Information Technology and Engineering graduation reception, Arthur Weisberg Family Engineering Laboratories
2 p.m., Marshall University’s commencement ceremony for graduate students, Big Sandy Superstore Arena
4:30 p.m., College of Science hooding ceremony, Smith Hall 154
Commencement notes
- The university’s commencement Web site is available at www.marshall.edu/commencement.
- Each commencement ceremony will be streamed live on the Web. The link will be available at www.marshall.edu/it/livestream.
- As a way of recognizing each graduate’s achievement, a downloadable copy of the commencement ceremony will be available, free of charge, courtesy of the Marshall University Alumni Association. Visit www.herdalum.com to download a free copy of the ceremony.
- Marshall will provide shuttle buses on May 9 to transport graduates and guests to the arena. Graduates and guests are encouraged to park on university lots at the 6th Avenue Parking Facility, the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center, Joan C. Edwards Stadium or across from Smith Hall (Lot F). Shuttle service will begin at 7:45 a.m. for the 9 a.m. ceremony and at noon for the 2 p.m. ceremony. After commencement, buses will transport passengers back to campus.
- Legacy Photographics will take photographs of the graduates, then send proof information to graduates using e-mail addresses a few days after the ceremony. Purchase of photographs is optional.
