Commencement Schedule
College of Education and Professional Studies:
3:00 p.m. Friday, May 10 (undergraduates only)
Jackson College of Graduate Studies Hooding Ceremony:
7:00 p.m. Friday, May 10 (master's graduates from all colleges)
College of Business and College of Fine Arts and Design:
10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 11 (undergraduates)
College of Liberal Arts and College of Math and Science:
2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 11 (undergraduates)
Commencement Information
Class Marshals
CLASS MARSHALS - SPRING 2013
For commencement, each of the University of Central Oklahoma's five undergraduate colleges award a student the title of Class Marshal. These five students have the highest grade-point averages and number of Central credit hours in their respective colleges.
Each honoree receives a Class Marshal stole, signifying the highest degree of academic excellence. First presented in 1994, the stoles have become a UCO tradition, now enhanced by a bronze Class Marshal graduation gown.
The following are the Class Marshals for the Spring 2013 Commencement.
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Antonella Rossini - College of Business
Samantha S. Stacy - College of Education and Professional Studies
Cristen Renee Whitaker - College of Fine Arts and Design
Kathryn D. Letourneau - College of Liberal Arts
Taylor R. Lambert - College of Mathematics and Science
Antonella Rossini -College of Business
Antonella Rossini is a Management major with a 4.0 grade point in the College of Business. From Argentina, she has been team captain and No. 1 player for the UCO women’s tennis team. She also has been treasurer of the Management Club and the Student Athlete Advisory Committee. She has been on the President’s Honor Roll, in addition to being named the Student Athlete Leader of the Year 2011-12 and the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar Athlete for three years. She received the following: the Tennis Athletic, the Citizens Bank Award and the Office of International Services Honor scholarships. She now plans to pursue a master’s in business administration.
Samantha S. Stacy - College of Education and Professional Studies
Samantha S. Stacy is an Elementary Education major with a 4.0 grade point average in the College of Education & Professional Studies. From Bethany, she has been a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority, the Oklahoma Education Association as well as its student association, in addition to the following honor societies: Kappa Delta Pi, Gamma Beta Phi, Alpha Lambda Delta and the Order of Omega. Married, she now plans to work in the Putnam City School District, hoping to teach fifth grade at Western Oaks Elementary where she “first developed my love for teaching.” She later plans to pursue a master’s in gifted and talented education.
Cristen Renee Whitaker - College of Fine Arts and Design
Cristen Renee Whitaker is a Dance Performance major with a 4.0 grade point average in the College of Fine Arts & Design. From Fort Worth, she has been a member of the Kaleidoscope Dance Company, Alpha Lambda Delta, Golden Key Honor Association and Delta Epsilon Iota, in addition to being on the President’s Honor Roll. She now plans to dance professionally, ideally traveling the world with a major dance company.
Kathryn D. Letourneau - College of Liberal Arts
Kathryn D. Letourneau is a Sociology Human Services major with a 4.0 grade point average in the College of Liberal Arts. From Edmond, she has been a research assistant for UCO’s Criminal Justice department and a tutor for Sociology. She has been a member of Golden Key and the Gamma Beta Phi honor societies. On the President’s Honor Roll, she also received the Sociology Human Services Award 2011-12. With plans to become a physical therapist, specializing in pediatrics, she has been accepted into the physical therapy program at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
Taylor R. Lambert - College of Mathematics and Science
Taylor R. Lambert is a Nursing major with a 4.0 grade point average in the College of Mathematics & Science. A member of Sigma Theta Tau honor society, he was on the President’s Honor Roll. He received the following: UCO Nursing Department, UCO Foundation, Deaconess Volunteer Auxiliary and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Institutional Nominee scholarships. After graduation, he plans to work in an intensive care unit and later earn a master’s to become a certified registered nurse anesthetist. From Edmond, he recently married his high school sweetheart, Lindsey.
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