A total of 426 students, as of Dec. 11, have indicated they
will participate in the NDSU commencement ceremony on Saturday,
Dec. 20, at 10 a.m. in the Fargodome. According to Rhonda Kitch,
associate registrar, 732 graduate and undergraduate students are
eligible to participate.
Honorary doctorates will be presented to Maj. Gen. (ret.) Darrol
G. Schroeder and his daughter, Maj. Gen. Terry L. Scherling.
Schroeder had a decorated 39-year career of combined active duty
and National Guard service and has continued with distinguished
leadership on both state and community levels. Scherling is
special assistant to the Chief, National Guard Bureau, Arlington,
Va. Acting on his behalf, she directs Army and Air resources,
plans and programs for more than 460,000 personnel in 54 states
and territories, with an annual budget in excess of $22
billion.
Calli Wold, who is majoring in animal science and minoring in
agribusiness, will be the student commencement speaker. The
Watford City, N.D., native plans to speak about goals and dreams,
and hopes her fellow graduates seek a career they are passionate
about. Wold is a member and former officer of NDSU Agriculture
Ambassadors, Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow, Saddle and
Sirloin Club and Post-Secondary Agricultural Students/Collegiate
FFA. She works as a student assistant at the NDSU Animal
Nutrition and Physiology Center and 4-H Club recruiter for the
Cass County Extension office.
LeeAnn Urlacher, a native of Bismarck, N.D., will be the student
soloist for the ceremony. She will sing "The Star-Spangled
Banner," "Spring Day" and "The Yellow and the Green." She will
graduate with a bachelor's degree in vocal music education with a
minor in instrumental music education.
Kitch said all guests are welcome to attend the ceremony. Parking
for the event is free at the Fargodome. Guests may enter through
any general entrance of the Fargodome, with the east and west
doors opening at 8:30 a.m. All seating is on a first-come,
first-served basis and restricted to the concourse level.
In addition, NDSU colleges have scheduled a reception for
graduates and their guests in the Fargodome's main lobby
immediately following the ceremony. Light refreshments will be
served.
For more information, go to www.ndsu.edu/registrar/commencement.
Kitch can be contacted at 1-7987 or
rhonda.k.kitch@ndsu.edu.