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May 10, 2025 | 11 a.m.
Baylor University's Ferrell Center

PROCESSIONAL
Celtex Pipes & Drums, Mace Bearer, Stage Party, Marshalls, Faculty & Staff, Candidates for Graduation

PRESENTATION OF McLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE MACE
Dr. Amy Antoninka

Professor of Philosophy and Faculty Council President

OPENING OF CEREMONY
Dr. Laura Wichman
Vice President, Strategic Planning & Enrollment

NATIONAL ANTHEM
Tasiana Lopez
Student, Music Industry Careers

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER
Dr. Johnette McKown

President

CHALLENGE TO GRADUATES
Jim Holmes

City of Waco Mayor

CONFERRAL OF DEGREES & CERTIFICATES
Dr. Chad Eggleston
Vice President, Instruction & Student Engagement

Earl Stinnett, Sr.
Chairman, Board of Trustees

DIPLOMA PRESENTATIONS & RECOGNITION OF HIGHEST HONOR GRADUATES
Dr. Johnette McKown
President

Dr. Chad Eggleston
Vice President, Instruction & Student Engagement

Dr. Mark Harmsen
Vice President, Finance & Administration

Assisted by:
McLennan Board of Trustees

Name Announcers:
Dr. Claudette Jackson
Director, Accommodations & Title IX

Kelli Nehring
Associate Director, Accommodations & Title IX

  THE McLENNAN ALMA MATER by Robert Page
McLennan Chorale, under the direction of Jenna McLean

CLOSING OF CEREMONY
Dr. Laura Wichman
Vice President, Strategic Planning & Enrollment

RECESSIONAL
Celtex Pipes & Drums, Stage Party, Graduates, Marshalls, Faculty & Staff


COMMENCEMENT COMMITTEE
Kim Henderson, Crystal Johnson, Mandy Morrison,
Jennifer Norman, Kelly Parker, Itzel Perez-Varela, Holly Surginer,
Joseph Taylor, Natalie Timmons, Katie Vise, Clayton Williams, and Kacy Yevcak

MARSHALLS
Dr. Richard Driver
Associate Professor of History

Dr. Kayla Willis
Associate Professor of Child Studies & Education

BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Dr. Dennis Clark, Jonathan Hill, K. Paul Holt, Dr. Elizabeth Palacios, Secretary, Ilda Sabido,
Earl Stinnett, Sr., Chairman, and
Ricky Turman, Vice Chairman