2015 College of Agriculture Commencement Script
MAY 15TH: LAXSON AUDITORIUM
4:00 – 4:30 pm Seating guests; Lining up for processional;
Power-point is playing in Laxson with live streaming into
Ayers and PAC
4:20 pm
Platform Party assembles outside Laxson
4:27 pm
Fanfare for the Common Man – cue to move
columns to the Laxson Auditorium doors
4:30 - 4:40
MUSIC: POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE
(PLATFORM PARTY ENTERS) Walk slowly
(FACULTY ENTER)
(MASTERS ENTER)
(UNDERGRADUATES ENTER)
DALEY:
GOOD MORNING! I AM DAVE DALEY, INTERIM DEAN
OF THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE.
4:40-4:41
ON BEHALF OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE FACULTY, STAFF, AND
STUDENTS OF CHICO STATE, IT IS MY PLEASURE TO
WELCOME YOU TO THE COMMENCEMENT
CEREMONY OF THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AT
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO. WILL YOU
PLEASE RISE AND REMAIN STANDING WHILE Tyler
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Campbell, Musical Theatre MAJOR, SINGS THE
NATIONAL ANTHEM.
(DALEY RETURNS TO SEAT)
(Tyler COMES FROM BACK STAGE)
*NOTE: HE WILL NOT BE PART OF THE PLATFORM PARTY SO THAT
HE CAN EXIT IMMEDIATELY AFTER SHE SINGS
STUDENT: NATIONAL ANTHEM
4:41-4:45
(Tyler Campbell - SINGER EXITS BACK STAGE)
(DALEY TO PODIUM)
DALEY:
4:45-4:46
THANK YOU, Tyler.
WILL YOU PLEASE BE SEATED?
AT THIS TIME, IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO
INTRODUCE THE ACTING PRESIDENT OF CSU, CHICO,
DR. ROLLIN RICHMOND.
(DALEY RETURNS TO SEAT)
(RICHMOND TO PODIUM)
RICHMOND:
THANK YOU, DR. DALEY. THIS MORNING WE ARE
4:46-4:52 GATHERED AT THIS COMMENCEMENT EXERCISE TO
CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR COLLEGE
OF AGRICULTURE GRADUATES AND THEIR PLACE IN
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THE DISTINGUISHED COMPANY OF UNIVERSITYEDUCATED WOMEN AND MEN. IT IS AN
ACHIEVEMENT WHICH ONLY 25% OF THE AMERICAN
POPULATION REALIZES. SO, IT IS AN OCCASION
WHEN WE CAN RIGHTLY FEEL THEIR PRIDE AS WE
SHARE THEIR HIGH HOPES AND ANTICIPATE THEIR
BRIGHT FUTURES.
IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE THE MEMBERS
OF OUR PLATFORM PARTY. STARTING FROM MY
RIGHT THEY ARE:
DR. WES PATTON, PROFESSOR EMERITUS WITH THE
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE WHO WILL PROVIDE OUR
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
MS. ANNETTE HEILESON, CHAIR OF OUR STAFF
COUNCIL
MR. JIMMY REED, 2003 GRADUATE OF THE COLLEGE
OF AGRICULTURE AND PRESIDENT OF THE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHICO ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION
DR. SUSAN ELROD, INTERIM PROVOST AND VICE
PRESIDENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
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DR. DAVID DALEY, INTERIM DEAN OF THE COLLEGE
OF AGRICULTURE
DR. MICHAEL SPIESS, INTERIM ASSOCIATE DEAN OF
THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
DR. MOLLIE ASCHENBRENER, AGRICULTURAL
EDUCATION GRADUATE PROGRAM COORDINATOR
DR. CELINA PHILLIPS, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF
ANIMAL SCIENCE
JESSICA VAZQUEZ, CANDIDATE FOR THE BACHELORS
OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS
IT IS WITH GREAT PRIDE THAT I EXTEND ANOTHER
IMPORTANT RECOGNITION EARLY IN OUR
PROGRAM. OVER THE YEARS YOU HAVE BEEN AT
CHICO STATE, YOU HAVE BEEN ACCOMPANIED AND
ASSISTED BY AN EXCEPTIONAL TEAM OF PEOPLE
WHO HAVE HELPED YOU, SUPPORTED YOU, AND
INSPIRED YOU. THEY HAVE DEDICATED THEIR
PROFESSIONAL LIVES TO THEIR STUDENTS AND
THEIR DISCIPLINES. THEY HAVE EARNED OUR
APPRECIATION AND RESPECT.
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GRADUATES, PLEASE JOIN ME IN A GREAT ROUND
OF APPLAUSE AS I ASK TO STAND AND BE
RECOGNIZED THE EXTRAORDINARY FACULTY OF
THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE.
NOW I AM PLEASED TO INTRODUCE YOU TO
DR.SUSAN ELROD, INTERIM PROVOST.
ELROD:
4:52-4:55
COMMENTS (3 MIN)
ELROD COMMENTS
AND NOW I AM PLEASED TO INTRODUCE YOU TO
MS. JESSICA VAZQUEZ, WHO WILL PRESENT
REFLECTIONS FOR THE DAY.
(ELROD RETURNS TO SEAT)
(VAZQUEZ TO PODIUM)
VAZQUEZ:
4:55-5:00
REFLECTIONS (5 MIN)
(VAZQUEZ RETURNS TO SEAT)
(DALEY TO PODIUM)
DALEY:
5:00-5:05
THANK YOU, JESSICA.
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DEAN’S REMARKS (5 MIN)
I’D NOW LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE PRESIDENT OF
THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, MR. JIMMY REED.
JIMMY IS A DOUBLE ALUMNUS FROM CHICO STATE;
HE EARNED HIS BACHELORS OF SCIENCE IN
AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS IN 2003, THEN WENT ON
TO OBTAIN HIS MASTERS OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION IN 2008. DURING HIS
UNDERGRADUATE CAREER, HE WAS THE
ASSOCIATED STUDENTS PRESIDENT AND WAS ALSO
INVOLVED IN MANY COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS STUDENTS FOR
RESPONSIBLE AGRICULTURE, YOUNG CATTLEMAN’S
ASSOCIATION AND THE SOCIETY OF AGRICULTURE
MANAGERS. IT IS A PLEASURE TO HAVE JIMMY AT
OUR CEREMONY, AND I WOULD NOW LIKE TO
INVITE HIM TO THE PODIUM TO GREET THE
CANDIDATES.
(DALEY RETURNS TO SEAT)
(REED TO PODIUM)
REED:
5:05-5:10
ALUMNI GREETINGS (5 MIN)
REED’S COMMENTS
(REED RETURNS TO SEAT)
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(DALEY TO PODIUM)
DALEY:
5:10-5:11
IT IS MY DISTINCT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE DR.
WES PATTON, PROFESSOR EMERITUS WITH A 35
YEAR DISTINQUISHED CAREER WITH THE COLLEGE
OF AGRICULTURE WHERE HE EARNED THE TITLE OF
“DOC” TO THOSE OF US WHO KNEW HIM WELL. THIS
WAS NOT HIS FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH THE COLLEGE
OF AGRICULTURE, AS HE BEGAN AS A TRANSFER
STUDENT FROM COALINGA COLLEGE IN 1963,
EARNING HIS BACHELORS OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN
1965. HE LATER ATTENDED OREGON STATE
UNIVERSITY WHERE HE EARNED HIS PHD IN ANIMAL
SCIENCE AND TOOK A POSITION WITHIN THE
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE SOON AFTER.
THROUGHOUT HIS TENURE AS PROFESSOR, WES
EARNED MULTIPLE AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN
TEACHING - FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
COLLEGES AND TEACHERS OF AGRICULTURE, THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF AGRICULTURE
EDUCATORS, THE CALIFORNIA FFA ASSOCIATION
AND THE CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION, AMONG OTHERS….WES IS A TEACHER
OF TEACHERS.
PLEASE WELCOME DR. WES PATTON.
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(DALEY RETURNS TO SEAT)
(WES PATTON TO PODIUM)
PATTON:
5:11-5:16
COMMENCEMENT REMARKS (5 MIN)
(PATTON RETURNS TO SEAT)
(RICHMOND TO PODIUM)
RICHMOND:
5:16-5:21
THANK YOU, DR. PATTON.
RICHMOND COMMENTS
CANDIDATES, NO ONE, OF COURSE MAKES IT
THROUGH A COLLEGE DEGREE PROGRAM WITHOUT
SOME HELP. EACH OF YOU OWES GRATITUDE TO
SOMEONE, PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN YOUR
STRONGEST SUPPORTERS, GIVING YOU
ENCOURAGEMENT AND LOVE AS WELL AS
CONSIDERABLE HELP IN SO MANY OTHER WAYS AS
YOU HAVE PREPARED TO MOVE OUT INTO THE
WORLD--AND CLEAN OUT YOUR ROOM AT HOME.
WE KNOW THEY TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN YOUR
ACCOMPLISHMENTS TODAY AND YOUR
GRADUATION IS A SINGULAR ACHIEVEMENT ON
THEIR PART AS WELL. IT IS ALTOGETHER RIGHT,
THEN, THAT THE GRADUATING CLASS JOIN WITH ALL
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OF US IN EXPRESSING THE APPRECIATION WE FEEL
FOR THE FOLKS SURROUNDING US--YOUR PARENTS,
GRANDPARENTS, SPOUSES, CHILDREN, AND
SIGNIFICANT OTHERS WHO ARE PRESENT TODAY IN
PERSON AND SPIRIT. GRADUATES WOULD YOU
PLEASE STAND AND HONOR AND THANK ALL THESE
FOLKS WITH AN EXUBERANT ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
I WOULD NOW LIKE TO PRESENT THE CANDIDATES
FOR THE MASTERS OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL
EDUCATION. WILL THE CANDIDATES FOR THE
MASTERS OF SCIENCE PLEASE STAND.
CANDIDATES, BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED
IN ME BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY, I CONFER UPON EACH OF YOU, THE
MASTERS’S DEGREE IN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION,
WITH ALL THE ATTENDANT RIGHTS,
RESPONSIBILITIES, AND DISTINCTIONS PERTAINING
THERETO.
(RICHMOND TO DIPLOMA TABLE)
(STUDENT AMBASSADOR TO DIPLOMA TABLE)
(ASCHENBRENER TO SIDE PODIUM)
(DALEY TO STAGE MARK)
(SPIESS TO STAGE MARK)
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HOODING CEREMONY
5:21-5:29 (ASCHENBRENER READS NAME)
(DALEY AND SPIESS HOOD, PHOTO TAKEN)
(RICHMOND HANDS DIPLOMA COVER, PHOTO TAKEN)
(ASCHENBRENER RETURNS TO SEAT)
(DALEY STAYS AT STAGE MARK)
(SPIESS STAYS AT STAGE MARK)
(STUDENT AMBASSADOR STAYS AT DIPLOMA TABLE)
(RICHMOND TO PODIUM)
RICHMOND: AUDIENCE, PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING
5:29-5:30 THE RECIPIENTS OF THE MASTERS OF SCIENCE IN
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS AND GUESTS, FACULTY,
AND FRIENDS, IT IS NOW MY GREAT PLEASURE TO
INTRODUCE THE CANDIDATES FOR THE BACHELOR’S
DEGREE.
CANDIDATES, BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED
IN ME BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY, I CONFER UPON EACH OF YOU, THE
BACHELOR’S DEGREE APPROPRIATE TO THE COURSE
OF STUDY YOU HAVE PURSUED, WITH ALL THE
ATTENDANT RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND
DISTINCTIONS PERTAINING THERETO.
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WILL THE CANDIDATES PLEASE COME FORWARD.
(RICHMOND TO DIPLOMA TABLE)
(PHILLIPS TO SIDE PODIUM)
(C DALEY TO STAIRS)
READING UNDERGRADUATE NAMES
5:30-5:55 (C DALEY TAKES NAMECARD, HANDS TO PHILLIPS)
(PILLIPS READS NAMES)
(CANDIDATES CROSS STAGE, POSE FOR PHOTO WITH
DALEY AND SPIESS)
(RICHMOND HANDS DIPLOMA COVER, PHOTO)
(RICHMOND TO PODIUM)
(EVERYONE ELSE RETURNS TO SEAT)
(STUDENT USHERS to inside ISLES – hold crowd in seats until
platform party & graduates depart)
RICHMOND: GRADUATES, YOU MAY NOW MOVE YOUR TASSELS
5:55-6:00 TO THE LEFT OF YOUR CAP TO SIGNIFY THIS
MOMENTOUS OCCASION. FOR ALL OF OUR
GRADUATES, WILL THE AUDIENCE PLEASE JOIN ME
IN CONGRATULATING THE CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERISTY, CHICO, COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
CLASS OF 2015!
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ON BEHALF OF THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, AND
THE ENTIRE UNIVERSITY, WE THANK YOU FOR
ATTENDING OUR GRADUATION THIS MORNING.
HONORED GUESTS & GRADUATES, PLEASE REMAIN
IN YOUR SEATS UNTIL THE PLATFORM PARTY HAS
DEPARTED. THE STUDENT USHERS WILL DISMISS
YOU.
PLEASE STAY FOR THE RECEPTION IMMEDIATELY
FOLLOWING THE CEREMONY ON THE AYERS LAWN
WHICH WILL BE ON YOUR RIGHT AS YOU EXIT THE
AUDITORIUM.
(PLATFORM PARTY EXITS)
(FACULTY EXIT)
(MASTERS EXIT)
STUDENT USHERS excuse UNDERGRADUATES:
(UNDERGRADS EXIT)
STUDENT USHERS release GUESTS:
(GUESTS EXIT)
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