By Jeff Murphy,
April 28, 2022
Adding color to commencement exercises at the 欧美视频, students
often use their mortarboards at graduation to send celebratory messages to friends
and family.
WARRENSBURG, MO 鈥 More than 1,860 欧美视频 graduate and undergraduate
students who will meet their degree requirements this spring or during the summer
are eligible to walk in Spring 2022 Commencement exercises planned for Friday and Saturday, May 6-7 in the Multipurpose Building Arena.
Five ceremonies will be conducted throughout the weekend.
Candidates for graduate degrees will be honored in two ceremonies on Friday. The first
begins at 3 p.m. and is only for students in the College of Health, Science and Technology.
The ceremony at 6 p.m. is for graduates of the College of Education; College of Arts,
Humanities, and Social Sciences, and the Harmon College of Business and Professional
Studies.
Three undergraduate ceremonies are on Saturday. The first begins at 10 a.m, and includes
degree candidates representing the College of Education and the College of Arts, Humanities,
and Social Sciences. This ceremony is followed at 1:30 p.m. with commencement exercises
for graduates of the College of Health, Science and Technology, with degree candidates
from the Harmon College of Business and Professional Studies being honored at 5 p.m.
UCM President Roger Best will confer degrees for candidates in all five ceremonies.
Additional participation includes members of the Board of Governors, administrative
leaders, deans, music faculty and students, and alumni. Many staff members also are
volunteering their time to help make this a successful weekend for UCM graduates and
their families.
Commencement is also a time for special recognition, and all award presentations will
be made on Saturday. The top faculty honor, the Byler Distinguished Faculty Award, will be presented to Jack Rogers, professor of communication, during the 10 a.m.
ceremony. The highest form of recognition for graduating undergraduate students, the
Charno Awards, will be presented Saturday morning to Justin Cobb, candidate for a Bachelor of Science
in Political Science and Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, and Emma Cobb,
a candidate for a Bachelor of Science in Education in Elementary Education. They are
the first married couple to ever receive this recognition. In addition to these honors,
the Governor鈥檚 Excellence in Education Award will be presented to Scott Smith, professor of marketing, during the 5 p.m. Saturday
commencement exercises. All of these individuals were previously recognized in separate
award presentation events on campus.
Other opportunities for graduates include the ROTC Commissioning Ceremony for spring
and summer 2022 ROTC graduates, beginning at 9 a.m. Friday in the Elliott Student
Union Ballroom, and the Nursing Recognition Ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday in Hendricks
Hall.