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Graduation

Grand Marshals

The Grand Marshal is an honorary role granted to an outstanding faculty member. The Grand Marshal processes in with the platform party and carries the University mace ahead of the President. The Grand Marshal then taps the mace three times to officially start the ceremony. At the end of the ceremony, the Grand Marshal retrieves the mace and leads the platform party off stage to end the ceremony.

MAY 2026

  • College of Law

    Elaine Wilson, Professor of Law

  • School of Dentistry, School of Nursing,

    School of Pharmacy, and School of Public Health

    Dr. Robert Wanker, Clinical Professor

  • School of Medicine

    Dr. Ali Rezai, Executive Chair, Vice President of Neuroscience

  • College of Creative Arts and Media

    General Hambrick, Associate Professor of Dance

  • Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

    Dr. Michael Dougherty, Extension Professor and Specialist

  • John Chambers College of Business and Economics

    Dr. Bernardo (Bernie) F. Quiroga, Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management

  • College of Applied Human Sciences

    Dr. Allison Dagen, Chester E. & Helen B. Derrick Teacher Education Endowed Professor

  • Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources

    Dr. Hota Gangarao, Wadsworth Professor and Director of Constructed Facilities Center, Civil Engineering

  • Eberly College of Arts and Sciences

    Professor Bonnie Brown, Native American Studies Program Coordinator, Teaching Assistant Professor