TWU Spring 2024 Commencement Program
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<strong>Commencement</strong> Address<br />
Ceremony 1 – Friday, May 10, 9 a.m.<br />
College of Health Sciences<br />
Speaker: Cynthia Evetts, Ph.D., O.T.R.<br />
Professor and Director, <strong>TWU</strong> School of<br />
Occupational Therapy, <strong>TWU</strong> Alumna<br />
Ceremony 2 – Friday, May 10, 1 p.m.<br />
College of Arts and Sciences<br />
Speaker: Tiana James<br />
Director of PR and Partnerships,<br />
Victoria’s Secret PINK, <strong>TWU</strong> Alumna<br />
Ceremony 3 – Friday, May 10, 4:30 p.m.<br />
College of Arts and Sciences<br />
College of Health Sciences<br />
Speaker: Cynthia Evetts, Ph.D., O.T.R.<br />
Professor and Director, <strong>TWU</strong> School of<br />
Occupational Therapy, <strong>TWU</strong> Alumna<br />
Introduction to Degree Awards<br />
Recognition of Academic Distinction<br />
Certification of Candidates for<br />
Baccalaureate Degrees<br />
Conferring of Baccalaureate Degrees<br />
Certification of Candidates for<br />
Graduate Degrees<br />
Conferring of Graduate Degrees<br />
Greetings to New Alumni<br />
Concluding Remarks<br />
*To the Texas Woman’s University<br />
by Jane Ward Pool, Class of 1946<br />
To the Texas Woman’s University<br />
forever to be true;<br />
for everything you stand for,<br />
maroon and white to you.<br />
*Recessional<br />
Ceremony 4 – Saturday, May 11, 9 a.m.<br />
College of Professional Education<br />
Speaker: Melissa Hunter, Ph.D., L.M.F.T.-S.<br />
Founder and CEO, Hunter’s Wholeness Therapy, Inc.<br />
<strong>TWU</strong> Alumna<br />
Ceremony 5 – Saturday, May 11, 1 p.m.<br />
College of Business<br />
Speaker: Karen Johnson<br />
Founder and CEO, The Konfident Woman<br />
Executive Director, Dress for Success Dallas<br />
Ceremony 6 – Saturday, May 11, 4:30 p.m.<br />
College of Nursing<br />
Speaker: Glenda Payne, M.S., R.N., C.N.N.<br />
Co-founder, Principal, and Chief Compliance Officer,<br />
National Dialysis Accreditation Commission<br />
<strong>TWU</strong> Alumna, Honorary Degree Recipient<br />
O. Finley Graves, Ph.D.<br />
Interim Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost<br />
Dr. Graves<br />
Deans of the Colleges<br />
Paula Clutter, Ph.D., Interim Dean, College of Nursing<br />
Lisa Huffman, Ph.D., Dean, College of Professional Education<br />
Kimberly Miloch, Ph.D., Interim Dean, College of Health Sciences<br />
Abigail Tilton, Ph.D., Dean, College of Arts and Sciences<br />
Rama Yelkur, D.B.A., Dean, College of Business<br />
Dr. Feyten<br />
Carolyn Kapinus, Ph.D.<br />
Dean of the Graduate School<br />
Dr. Feyten<br />
Wandaliz Turner, M.A.<br />
Associate Director, Center for Women in Government<br />
<strong>TWU</strong> Alumna<br />
Dr. Feyten<br />
Led by Mr. Gist<br />
The friends we’ve made while learning here<br />
will last our whole lives through.<br />
To the students and our school<br />
we pledge ourselves anew.<br />
Daughters of Texas March<br />
by John Philip Sousa<br />
Performed by the <strong>TWU</strong> <strong>Commencement</strong> Band<br />
Conducted by Dr. Biggers<br />
*Audience standing if able<br />
<strong>Commencement</strong> Ceremony <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2024</strong> u 7
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