An end to their college careers: Fall 2013 Commencement

An end to their college careers: Fall 2013 

Commencement

Special to The Contraband

The Fall 2013 Commencement ceremony at McNeese will take place Saturday, December 14 at 10 a.m. at Burton Coliseum. Over 700 students are scheduled to receive their diplomas. 

Ninety-two associate degrees, 532 bachelor's degrees and 140 master's degrees will be awarded to candidates from 34 parishes, 21 states and 18 countries during the ceremony.  
Dr. Jeanne Daboval, provost and vice president for academic and student affairs at McNeese, will serve as master of ceremonies and confer degrees on candidates. The McNeese Wind Symphony, directed by Dr. Jay Jacobs, will perform the processional, national anthem and recessional.    McNeese President Dr. Philip C. Williams will welcome the fall class of 2013.
Stephanie Tarver, associate vice president for enrollment management, will introduce honor graduates and then the presentation of degree candidates for conferral of degrees will be made by Williams, Daboval, Tarver and the deans of the six colleges and the Doré School of Graduate Studies and Extended Education.    Blake McCaskill, president of the McNeese Alumni Association, will address the students on behalf of the association.
Performing arts students Carie Barnes, Sulphur, and Camryn Miller, Lake Charles, will lead the students and audience in the alma mater.
Here are the demographic statistics about the fall class of 2013:

PARISH1 student from each of the following parishes: DeSoto, East Feliciana, LaSalle, Livingston, Morehouse, Sabine and Washington2 students from Ascension, Natchitoches, St. Tammany and Tangipahoa3 students from Caddo, St. Charles, St. Martin and West Baton Rouge4 students from Jefferson, Orleans and Rapides5 students from East Baton Rouge and Ouachita6 students from St. Mary7 students from Grant and Vermilion9 students from Iberia13 students from Evangeline14 students from St. Landry15 students from Lafayette17 students from Vernon21 students from Cameron23 students from Acadia26 students from Allen35 students from Beauregard54 students from Jefferson Davis317 students from Calcasieu

STATE1 student from each of the following states: Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wisconsin2 students from Alabama, Arizona, Iowa, Mississippi, New York, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania3 students from Washington4 students from California44 students from Texas

COUNTRY1 student from each of the following countries: Bangladesh, Canada, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Nigeria, Republic of Korea, Serbia, Sweden, Thailand and United Kingdom2 students from Peru and Saudi Arabia3 students from Bolivia5 students from India7 students from China12 students from Vietnam15 students from Nepal
Visit our commencement page for all the pertinent information related to the graduation ceremony.