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 |