Order of Ceremony

August 18, 2026 | 7:30 p.m.
BASE - Extraco Events Center

PROCESSIONAL

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

PRESENTATION OF McLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE MACE

Dr. Richard Driver
Associate Professor of Child Studies & Education and Faculty Council President

OPENING OF CEREMONY

Dr. Laura Wichman
Vice President, Strategic Planning & Enrollment

NATIONAL ANTHEM

DJ Randolph
Major: MIC Songwriting | Student of Edgar Sierra

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER

Dr. Johnette McKown
President

CHALLENGE TO GRADUATES

Ruthie Foster
MCC Alum & Grammy Award Winner

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

Assisted by:
McLennan Board of Trustees

Name Announcer:
Kelli Nehring
Associate Director, Accommodations & Title IX

THE McLENNAN ALMA MATER by Robert Page

Recording of the McLennan Chorale

CLOSING OF CEREMONY

Dr. Laura Wichman
Vice President, Strategic Planning & Enrollment

RECESSIONAL

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

COMMENCEMENT COMMITTEE

Patricia Alexander, Kim Henderson, Mandy Morrison, Jennifer Norman, Kelly Parker, Itzel Perez-Varela, Holly Surginer, Joseph Taylor, Katie Vise, Clayton Williams

MARSHALLS

Sholly Gunter
Associate Professor of History

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