FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2003
IRVINE VALLEY TO HONOR GRADUATES
IN 2003
Irvine, CAThree hundred and ninety-two students will be awarded
associate degrees at Irvine Valley Colleges 18th Commencement
Ceremony at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 23, 2003 in the Student Services
Center Quad. Two hundred and sixty-one students will receive
associates in arts degrees, and 31 will receive associates in
science degrees. Approximately 400 additional students will be
candidates to receive their degrees upon completion of approved
coursework in 2003.
For the first time, Irvine Valley will acknowledge students who
complete its popular certificate programs during commencement
ceremonies. This year, 88 students will participate in ceremonies as
they are awarded certificates in the technological, applied, and
business sciences.
This years commencement speakers are scheduled to be veteran
business and real estate professor Joseph Ryan, who is credited with
starting the college Career Placement Center; honors student Kristel
Saussay, who emigrated to the U.S. only three years ago from French
Polynesia; and Beatrice Tseng, who this year was named the
Outstanding Full-Time Professor of the Year.
The following is the schedule for commencement exercises at IVC
on May 23 at 6 p.m.
|
Overture |
Irvine Valley College Wind Symphony
Stephen Rochford, Conductor
Air and March by Henry Purcell, Arranged by Philip
Cordon |
|
Processional |
Irvine
Valley College Wind Symphony
Pomp and Circumstance by Sir Edward Elgar, arranged by
John Ployhar |
|
Pledge of Allegiance |
Nancy Padberg, Clerk, South Orange County Community
College District Board of Trustees |
|
Welcome and Introduction of Guests |
Dr.
Glenn Roquemore,
President
Irvine
Valley College |
|
Greetings from South Orange County Community College
District |
Don Wagner, President
South Orange County Community
College District Board of Trustees |
|
Congratulations to the Class of 2003 Graduates |
Dr. Raghu
Mathur, Chancellor
South Orange County Community
College District |
|
Presidents Remarks: |
Dr. Glenn
Roquemore |
|
Student Speaker |
Kristel
Saussay |
|
Faculty Speaker |
Joe Ryan,
Professor
School of
Business
Sciences |
|
Music |
Irvine Valley College Wind Symphony
America the Beautiful by Samuel Ward, arranged by Carmen
Dragon.
Irvine Valley College Chorale
Janice Wyma, Conductor; Dean Sheppard, Accompanist.
Jambo rafiki yangu (Welcome, My Friend), African Processional
by D.V. Montoya, Hazael Sanchez, Soloist
Everyone Sang by James Quitman Mulholland |
|
IVC Outstanding Teachers of the Year:
Beatrice Tseng, Full-time Faculty, Professor of Spanish; Denise
Frye, Part-time faculty. |
Dr. Vern
Hodge, Vice President of Student Services
Dr. Dennis
White, Vice President of Instruction |
|
Presentation of the Class of 2003 |
Greg Bishopp,
President, Academic Senate,
Irvine
Valley
College |
|
Request for Conferral of Degrees |
Dr. Glenn
Roquemore |
|
Acceptance of Class |
Don Wagner |
|
Introduction of Graduates |
Greg Bishopp |
|
Presentation of Diplomas |
Don Wagner,
Dr.
Glenn Roquemore, Dr. Dennis
White |
|
Closing |
Dr. Glenn
Roquemore |
|
Recessional |
Irvine Valley
College Wind Symphony March from Second Suite in F |
|
|
Members of
the audience are respectfully requested to remain seated until
the academicrecessional has ended. |
|
Reception |
Located
between the
Student
Services
Center and hart Gymnasium |