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[8:17] We invite and encourage you to join Ms. Sanchez in the singing of our national anthem.
[8:31] Heavenly Father, thank you for bringing us together to celebrate this important milestone.
[8:37] Today we give thanks for the dedication, perseverance, and growth of each graduate.
[8:43] Thank you for the family, friends, faculty, and mentors who have supported them along the way.
[8:49] As we begin this ceremony, we ask for your presence among us.
[8:53] May this be a time of joy, gratitude, and hope.
[8:56] Bless these graduates as they step into new opportunities, and Lord, please give them the wisdom to make good decisions,
[9:03] courage to face challenges, and compassion to serve others with integrity and purpose.
[9:08] In your holy name we pray, amen.
[10:56] You may be seated.
[11:07] It's my privilege to introduce our Chancellor, Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr.
[11:13] Dr. J. Dr. Hawkins has served as Chancellor of Troy University since the fall of 1989.
[11:18] Prior to his arrival, Dr. Hawkins led the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind for a decade.
[11:25] He began his higher education career at the University of Alabama Birmingham, where he served as a assisted dean of the School of Community and Allied Health.
[11:34] Dr. Hawkins received his bachelor's and master's degree from the University of Montevallo and earned the PhD at the University of Alabama.
[11:43] Dr. Hawkins is a proud Marine, having served as a Platoon Commander in combat, and having earned
[11:48] the Purple Heart in broad star and service to his country in Vietnam.
[11:54] During his time at Troy, Chancellor Hawkins has led this institution through an era of unprecedented
[11:59] growth and expansion. Nearly $400 million has been invested into campus facilities in Alabama,
[12:06] and even throughout the world where we have students in Vietnam which measure over a thousand right now.
[12:14] Most recently, the Alabama Commission on Higher Education reclassified Troy University as a doctoral institution
[12:20] and approved Troy to offer its first engineering program which will launch this fall.
[12:26] Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming the Chancellor of Troy University, Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr.
[12:31] Thank
[12:39] you, Dr. Edwards, and congratulations, and thank you.
[12:44] This is, Dr. Edwards, first commencement ceremony to the preside.
[12:50] And we have a proud that he is now in that important role.
[12:54] I bring you greetings on behalf of our Board of Trustees.
[12:57] A day that I think you would agree as regarded as the most important day of the year
[13:03] at that institution.
[13:04] and so they have great celebration, and we celebrate and congratulate all of our graduates
[13:10] who today enters a new chapter, and please don't forget, commence, does not mean to
[13:17] end, it means to begin. And so this is the beginning of your next chapter, and we're excited
[13:21] for you. The real pleasure for me to introduce to you special stage guests. All of you,
[13:28] I want to emphasize a very, very special. You know, this university is a bit different.
[13:33] And our culture is one of value and values.
[13:36] And at the top of that, we value relationships.
[13:39] And there's no greater relationship than with family.
[13:44] So I think in summary, this university can be described as embracing faith, family, and freedom.
[13:52] And that's what we're here to celebrate today.
[13:55] Members of our Board of Trustees, and we're proud of our trustees, by President Pro-Tem,
[14:03] the Brigadier General, Ed Crowell, please hold your applause until I introduce all of these
[14:09] folks that we recognize them as a group.
[14:12] General Crowell, thank you for your leadership.
[14:14] The Honorable Karen Carter, the Honorable and President Pro-Tem Emeritus of our Board, Senator
[14:22] General Dow, our speaker and I'll elaborate a momentarily about this remarkable man Dr.
[14:29] Gailin McCullough, this handsley Wallace, and as I thank you for delivering the
[14:36] invocation so beautifully this morning, our administrative leadership, Dr.
[14:41] Jetson Edwards, the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and our Provost, and
[14:46] representing our academic colleges, Professor Toro Lee Avery, who is representing the College
[14:53] of Arts and Humanities, Dr. Steve Gris, representing this surreal.
[15:00] Our College of Business, Dr. Fred Figliano, the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, Dr.
[15:07] Legare Carter, the Dean of the College of Health Sciences, and Dr. Govin' Men in the Dean
[15:13] of the College of Science and Engineering, and we're very proud to have our associate provost
[15:20] and Dean of the Graduate School, Dr. Mary Ann Templeton. Other members of the platform
[15:26] party, including Mr. Chris Hood, our new SGA president, and Dr. Shirley Farrell, who carried
[15:33] the mace this morning. She was the recipient of the Wallace team alone to distinguish
[15:38] faculty award. Special guest, and again, I emphasize all of your special, I'll just call
[15:44] attention to a few. Mr. Larry Hughes is a longtime member of our Foundation Board of Directors,
[15:51] Dr. J. Rahman and his wife, Dr. Lauren Shaper, who will be a proud of them for being here
[15:57] all the way from New York.
[16:00] Mr. Ashley Aeron, Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Aeron, Ashley was a graduate of Troy.
[16:06] He was 2008, a lump of the year in service on our alumni association board of directors.
[16:13] It is a real pleasure for me to also introduce to you other representatives that were privileged
[16:22] to have here this morning, and they include Dr. John Edmathison, the family of Dr.
[16:29] Galen McCullough, particularly his wife Susan, and also my wife, Ms. Janis Hawkins, who
[16:38] First lady in my life, so please join me in welcoming these folks this morning.
[16:47] Thank you.
[16:52] Obviously, the most important thing we do at Troy University is to serve our students.
[16:56] That's why we exist.
[16:58] That's why we come here every day hoping to add value to the degree.
[17:03] And that degree is not stagnant in value.
[17:06] It will either grow in value over time or in a decrease.
[17:09] And it's our charge to make sure 20 years from now your degree is even more
[17:13] representative than it is today of that value in the quality.
[17:19] And so we couldn't do that without a caring faculty, we have hundreds of faculty, I really
[17:24] appreciate those who are representing the entire faculty, and I ask those faculty members
[17:30] who are with us to stand and let us say to you the job well done, please.
[17:35] Members of our faculty,
[17:44] thank you, thank you so much.
[17:46] July is deeply important to this country.
[17:51] We just celebrated the Cimicoon Centennial, 250 years of freedom.
[17:58] Now I hope everyone recognizes how important that is, America is the best and of hope
[18:04] for this entire world, and we were proud to join together and celebrate that service.
[18:10] It was also a month, though, during which we honor those who fought in the Korean war because
[18:17] we celebrated the Korean war veterans armistice day during the month.
[18:24] We enjoy our history of rich service to the United States men and women who wear that uniform,
[18:31] and we value those who have served.
[18:33] And I would ask those military men, women, and their spouses to please stand up and let us
[18:40] on us during a special month, say, thank you for your service to great nations.
[18:45] So if you're a veteran or have been married to a veteran, please stand up and let us thank
[18:50] you.
[19:00] Thank you.
[19:01] Thank you so much.
[19:03] To the class of 2026, we're so proud of you.
[19:07] You will be called on to make a difference in the communities that you will serve and you'll
[19:12] be embraced and we met students today who graduate from all over the world.
[19:18] many different countries are represented in this student body.
[19:21] You'll make a difference, and I can assure you that
[19:25] during this critical period in our history,
[19:27] we need your leadership more than ever.
[19:30] Strong leadership makes a difference,
[19:33] and you can make that difference.
[19:35] And I encourage you to remember the words of Mother Teresa,
[19:39] who said, everyone can do something.
[19:43] All of us can go out and do something
[19:45] to make this world better.
[19:47] So it's my pleasure to welcome you to the Troy University family of alumni and that number is now in excess of 175,000 in every climb and place around the world.
[20:01] And so you're joining the ranks of lots of people who are making a difference in many, many different places.
[20:07] Once it's family who exemplifies our global spirit is with us today.
[20:14] It was almost 30 years ago, or hey, Salize, was stationed at Fort Bitting, Georgia.
[20:22] He was a military instructor from Peru.
[20:25] He enrolled in our Master's degree program and management, and his education became a defining
[20:31] part of his military career.
[20:33] Or, hey, attain the rank of commanding general of the Peruvian Army, the very highest academic rank attainable.
[20:43] Today, his Trojan legacy continues.
[20:48] His son, Yeen Carlo, amager in the Peruvian Army, will graduate and walk across this stage with a master's degree in international relations.
[20:58] They represent the global nature of Troy University.
[21:03] They also represent the importance of relationships.
[21:07] And, too, that family, we say thank you.
[21:10] Not only for your service, but also your allegiance
[21:12] to Troy University, we're very proud of you.
[21:17] We're proud of each one of you.
[21:19] So please, thank you.
[21:28] And I bring you a special gift on this day of graduation.
[21:32] and that is one year's free membership in the National Alumni Association.
[21:39] But they asked me the board asked me to emphasize one year.
[21:44] We want you to be active alumni.
[21:46] You can do so much to add value to your degree, send us students just like you.
[21:53] We want to continue your legacy through those you influence.
[21:57] So we're very proud of you.
[21:59] We invite you to come home often and we want to read about you and your accomplishments so please stay in touch.
[22:06] At this point I'm really proud honored in fact to introduce our speaker Dr. Galen McCulloch.
[22:12] He actually in the beginning held from the great city of Enterprise, just not too far south of Troy, Alabama.
[22:20] But it became internationally recognized as a surgeon, an educator, an author, and a philanthropist.
[22:30] Dr. McCullough earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alabama where he was named in all American academic, and a national champion in football where he played for the legendary coach, Fall Bear Bride. He had an opportunity, he was so good in talented, he had an opportunity to go into the NFL, and he was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys. But he chose medicine and lieu of going into professional football, cementing his legacy,
[22:59] through snow almost 60 years of service. His work led him to be recognized as one of
[23:06] America's top plastic surgeons. He has authored books ranging from professional textbooks,
[23:13] biographies, biblical studies, and fiction. He's a long-time champion of academics,
[23:22] athletics, and service to humanity. Dr. McColle is a recipient of the University of Alabama's
[23:29] all their brine alumni athlete award.
[23:33] He received an honorary PhD presented by the United States Sports University.
[23:39] He was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame as its 2017 Distinguished Alabama
[23:46] Sportsman.
[23:47] And he has personally trained over 100 facial plastic surgeons from around the world.
[23:55] One of his best qualities, though, and my estimation, is transparency.
[24:01] With Dr. McCullough, he is one of those rare people.
[24:04] What you see is what you get, and that's excellence in his life.
[24:11] We're very proud that he is with us today, but he would quickly tell you that it's like the
[24:17] turtle on the fence post.
[24:18] He didn't get their bives out.
[24:20] He would be the first to recognize the influence of his family beginning with his beautiful wife Susan.
[24:27] They have two children, four grandchildren.
[24:31] Please welcome this remarkable man whose words I think will inspire each of us.
[24:38] Dr. Gailin McCullough.
[24:49] Good morning ladies and gentlemen.
[24:52] Thank you Chancellor Hawkins.
[24:54] It is truly an honor to be here with you, with your faculty, the trustees of this university,
[25:03] you graduates, and their families.
[25:06] With that thought in mind, I feel privileged to offer the following experiences and lessons
[25:15] that I have learned in life.
[25:17] As a lifelong student, I've learned that an education is a never-ending process.
[25:25] We're expected by our creator and whose image we are made to continue to learn about
[25:31] ourselves as well as the world around us.
[25:35] Beginning with who we are, our body, mind, and soul, our unique talents and limitations.
[25:44] The relationships we should embrace and perhaps those we should suffer.
[25:51] And the leadership role we are expected to play and what I prefer to call the Universal Game of Life.
[26:00] It is with all due respect to Genesis 126 that I use the word game.
[26:05] For the experience we know as life is comprised of contestants, rules, boundaries, coaches,
[26:15] referees, observers, winners, and yes losers.
[26:22] With that truth in mind this morning, I'm grateful to pass on to the graduate's president,
[26:28] a series of life lessons that were shared with me by my mentors when I was your age.
[26:33] As well as some I experienced along the way, and hope you'll find them constructive, as you take the next steps toward a life defined by service, achievement, and fulfillment.
[26:49] In addition to those that accompany a formal education, expect supplementary lessons to come from what is known as the school of hard knocks.
[26:58] An unconventional institution of learning from which my parents and many of their generation
[27:05] graduated.
[27:08] In their case, the classrooms and laboratories were located not far from here, on the farms
[27:14] and construction sites of coffee county, and extended to the battlefields of World War
[27:21] 2.
[27:23] I am forever grateful that my parents insisted I experience various elements of that same curriculum.
[27:31] In many ways, those of you graduating today are better prepared to make a difference in the world.
[27:37] Then fellow human beings of your generation for whom a college education is a dream never to be realized.
[27:45] that you are better prepared is no coincidence.
[27:49] Grimming you to build on and share what you know is a key element of the culture
[27:54] that you've experienced here at Troy University.
[27:59] The diploma you will receive today makes a statement.
[28:03] It announces to the world, I'm ready to take the next step,
[28:08] show me how I can be a service.
[28:11] Debilled upon a current station in life, support systems are essential, and they exist in various forms.
[28:20] If you walk through any major city, you'll see buildings reaching toward the heavens.
[28:25] You'll see bridges stretching across rivers and monuments standing firm against time.
[28:32] Yet what you do not see is the foundation upon which they stand.
[28:37] The same can be said about a service-oriented education, the kind of which I've learned
[28:43] the leadership of this university are committed, part of which is reinforcing the values
[28:49] that you at students bring to the process.
[28:52] Your habits, your beliefs, your emotional patterns, your resilience to adversity, and
[28:59] your spiritual connections.
[29:02] Collectively, these are the foundational characteristics of leadership.
[29:07] And there's another often unappreciated characteristic that, as a facial plastic surgeon,
[29:12] I've witnessed throughout my career, how you present yourself to the world.
[29:20] I'm not the first to recognize the role of a person's appearance placed in his or her advancement on the latter of life.
[29:27] 25 centuries ago, the iconic Greek philosopher, Aristotle,
[29:33] reminded students of his generation and all to follow
[29:36] that when seeking and orful filling leadership roles,
[29:41] first impressions matter.
[29:44] Aristotle is even more specific, saying a pleasing appearance
[29:49] is as important as any letter of introduction.
[29:52] or what today we would call a resume or a transcript.
[29:58] The extended message of air.
[30:00] So, when considering future career and personal relations with the people in the world, the way you look and present yourself speaks volumes about who you are inside.
[30:11] Your level of commitment to details. If and to what degree you exercise self-discipline. And if given the opportunity to do so, how you will care for other people and what matters to them.
[30:25] So when considering future career and personal relationships, pursuits join the wise, pause and conduct a body, mind and soul reassessment, doing so could be one of the greatest gifts that you'll ever give to yourself.
[30:44] The wisdom of reassessment is why winning sports teams review game films, by arts directors, performing arts directors,
[30:55] provide notes, and excellence-focused universities of higher learning and gauge and accreditation reviews.
[31:04] Perhaps the truth often shared with my teammates and me by the legendary University of Alabama Football Coach Paul Barbrant, says it best.
[31:12] If you believe in yourself and display dedication and pride in everything you do and never quit,
[31:23] you'll be a winner in the game of life.
[31:26] The price of victory is high, but so are the rewards.
[31:31] For those not familiar with Coach Bride, he was the winningest coach and major college football when he retired.
[31:38] He was because he lived by the lessons he taught.
[31:43] Although there were many, perhaps the greatest lesson that I learned from him was
[31:48] taught following the last play I played for him and the University of Alabama.
[31:55] It took place in a game against the University of Texas in the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida,
[31:59] On New Year's Eve, 1965, a night when the Orange Bowl became more than a sports arena,
[32:07] it served as an unconventional classroom, or the players, and referees alike.
[32:15] The lesson of a lifetime unfolded went from the one-yard line,
[32:20] Joe Nameth clearly scored to come from behind, winning touchdown on a quarter-back snake
[32:24] directly behind me, the offensive center.
[32:28] After sorting through the pile of players in the inzone,
[32:31] the closest official to the action took the football from Joe
[32:35] racist arms in the air and signal touched down.
[32:38] However, without consultation, that official's decision
[32:41] was immediately overruled by another referee
[32:43] who've been watching far from and behind the action.
[32:48] Unfortunately in those days, the oversight process
[32:51] we know is instant replay had not yet been implemented.
[32:55] So the referees decision was final.
[32:59] As my rejected team mates and I approached the sideline where Coach Brown was standing,
[33:03] one of them said, coach, we scored.
[33:07] With that every player turned toward Coach Brown to see his response,
[33:12] he said nothing about the overruling referees call.
[33:16] And steady focus has attention on us, his players.
[33:20] replying. If our offensive line had done a better job blocking, and the quarterback had walked
[33:26] untouched into the end zone with the football, there could be no question as to whether
[33:32] he scored. At that moment, not only did the Orange Bowl become a classroom, Coach Brant
[33:39] also rose to the occasion as an honorary professor of psychology and philosophy.
[33:49] They're
[33:49] of education, including those lessons learned from this
[33:54] and conventional school of hard knocks.
[33:57] The final lesson taught to a team of champions that evening
[34:00] by Coach Brot was this, in sports, and in the game of life,
[34:07] good enough is not enough, and there are no instant
[34:11] replays or do overs.
[34:14] The lesson I took away from that orange bowl incident is one
[34:17] that our trust will be as impactful to each of you graduates as it was to my teammates
[34:23] and me six decades ago.
[34:28] It is this, whatever your goal you must go above and beyond what is expected and leave no room
[34:36] for doubt.
[34:37] For the world will always be riddled with partisan referees, judges, juris and critics who
[34:45] given the opportunity might not make the right call either.
[34:50] Incidentally, another unconventional lesson
[34:52] transpired of transition from theory to reality,
[34:57] following that orange vote instant,
[35:00] one to referees in critics and life.
[35:03] When the game films were reviewed by the overruling
[35:06] referees' superiors, they concluded the erroneous goline call
[35:10] was only one of a series of prejudicial rulings
[35:13] that he had made that night.
[35:14] and that same season, as a result his ability to officiate football games was
[35:20] permanently revoked, affirming another statute in the game of life's rule
[35:25] book, although justice may be slow, it is inevitable. Even so 60 plus years later, in
[35:33] my mind, I still play, replay that go-line play. Each time in my mind we go above and
[35:41] on and leave no room for doubt.
[35:44] However, each time the following reality also comes to the fore.
[35:49] The one time we left doubt is the one indelibly recorded in the record books of college football
[35:56] and in my mind.
[35:58] My message to you graduates is this and whatever you undertake do what it takes to see
[36:06] that you leave, no doubt.
[36:09] Your life journey will be paid by all manner of disappointments and heart breaks.
[36:14] Some justified, some not.
[36:18] However embrace them all, as I have attempted to do, use them as stepping stones and
[36:25] get a little better every day.
[36:27] And here's a related fact of life that some of you may have already experienced.
[36:32] Becoming an even better version of yourself will not be celebrated by celebrated by
[36:38] everybody you know or will encounter along the way toward realizing your dreams and your purpose.
[36:46] If you proactively and truthfully examine your current station and relationships on the
[36:52] latter life, then recognize your potential, not as it applies to the shifting sands of
[36:59] But from the solid foundation upon which you rest here today, on this magnificent campus of a world-renowned university, you will be a winner.
[37:14] Perhaps no one exemplified this reality better than Tuskambia Alabama's Helen Keller,
[37:21] who was rendered deaf, blind, and mute by a childhood illness.
[37:25] However, with the assistance of it to nation's teacher, help
[37:30] Bill and youth, what she later referred to as inconveniences. That's what she called the inability to see in here.
[37:37] To inspire the world with her can do attitude. In the process, Helen often repeated, yes, repeated, for she developed the ability to speak.
[37:47] every tale is quote. I cannot do everything, but I can do some things. What I can do, I should, and with the help of all mighty God, I will do what I can do. And do she did.
[38:05] Helen Keller invited another immutable truth that our attitude toward any given set of circumstances determines whether we consider ourselves a victim,
[38:16] or a different smaker in the making.
[38:20] As a long-time Helen Keller fan,
[38:23] I was delighted to learn that Troy University honors
[38:26] her each year with a distinguished lecture of series.
[38:30] From her shoulders and those of other giants,
[38:35] by their insights and actions,
[38:37] allow us willing to see things we'd otherwise never see,
[38:42] and no things we'd otherwise never know.
[38:44] But we are better prepared to do the things we were created to do.
[38:50] I conclude my remarks with a related lesson I also learned as a much younger man.
[38:55] From one of the giants upon who showed us I've been fortunate to stand longer than most
[39:00] of you graduates have been alive.
[39:03] It is a parable about a clever student who devised a ploy to test his professor's wisdom.
[39:11] Holding a butterfly between his cup tans, the student as the professor to guess whether the butterfly was alive or dead.
[39:22] Realizing that if he the professor said alive, the student would crush the helpless creature.
[39:29] If he said dead, the lad would open his hands and allow the butterfly to fly away.
[39:34] wisely, the professor answered, my son, the butterfly can be whatever you choose it to be.
[39:45] And so it is with a destiny of each of you graduates here today.
[39:50] Based upon what you choose to do from this day forward, you hold your destiny.
[39:56] This universe is legacy and thus that of humanity and your hands.
[40:02] Yes, the legacy of this university, because you are now a product of it, a proud alumnus.
[40:10] For the rest of your life, Troy University will be an indelible part of you and you of it.
[40:18] This symbiotic relationship with Troy and thus with humanity embodies the principle of quantum physics,
[40:27] That the enhancement of a single element of any entity enhances the entire entity itself and everything associated with it.
[40:38] So becoming an even better version of who you already are is both an extraordinary opportunity and
[40:50] the physician-disciple challenge unto whom much is given, much is required, every day, and
[40:58] every way embrace that expectation with pride and reverence.
[41:03] Utilize the degree you've earned and the lessons learned here at Troy, as a foundation
[41:09] upon which you'll continue to build a life and legacy of service and leadership.
[41:13] For in doing so, you'll enhance the entity known
[41:18] throughout the universe as humanity, one life at a time.
[41:24] Thank you, Dr. Hawkins.
[41:26] It is truly an honor to celebrate this momentous occasion
[41:29] with you, your extended staff, and this fortunate
[41:33] grass class of graduates and their families.
[41:36] Thank you very much.
[41:48] Thank you, Dr. McCollot.
[41:50] Thank you so much for your
[41:54] focus too.
[41:55] a lady I considered to be the best known citizens of this great state in this Helen Keller
[42:01] who reminded us often. It was not the focus on the death, it was the focus on the ability
[42:08] because all of us in one way or another has a disability. Thank you for your words of wisdom,
[42:15] your thoughtful sharing of your experience and your inspiration. It was truly an honor and still
[42:23] honor to have you as part of this celebration. Please join me in saying thank you to a great
[42:28] gentleman, Dr. Gailin McCulloch.
[42:42] Congratulations to the families, but it's particularly important
[42:46] for those who are the first in their family to graduate from college.
[42:52] But this time, I'd like those
[42:54] who, if you're the first generation, to graduate from college, please stand.
[43:13] Thank you.
[43:18] Today is a celebration
[43:19] for each of our graduates and their families and the level of excitement and pride is
[43:23] understandable. But before we proceed to awarding the degrees, my ask you help in three
[43:28] ways. First, please remain in your seats to take photographs of graduates in order that
[43:33] everyone may see their graduate. Please moderate your applause and celebrations as graduates
[43:40] across the stage so that everyone can hear the name of their loved one called out. And please
[43:46] training your seats until the graduation ceremony is completed.
[43:50] Thank you.
[43:56] Well, the candidates for the associate degree please rise.
[45:09] Dr Hawkins, these candidates have completed all requirements for the bachelor degree, and on behalf of the faculty, I recommend the degree be conferred.
[45:18] Con the recommendation of the faculty and approval of the chief academic officer, and by the authority vested in me, by the vote of trustees, the Troy University, and the laws of the state of Alabama, it's indeed my pleasure to confer upon each of you the bachelor's degree. You have earned. Congratulations.
[45:44] Graduates, please change your tassels from the right to the left side of your cast.
[45:54] You may be seated.
[45:59] Well, the candidates for the master degree please rise.
[46:12] Dr. Hawkins, these candidates have completed all requirements for the master degree.
[46:16] And on behalf of the faculty, I recommend the degree be conferred.
[46:21] Upon the recommendation of the graduate faculty and approval by the Chief Academic Officer
[46:25] and by the authority vested in me by the Board of Trustees of Troy University and the Laws
[46:31] of the State of Alabama, and indeed a pleasure for me to confer upon each of you the
[46:35] master's degree you have earned. Congratulations.
[46:46] Congratulations.
[46:46] Congratulations, please change your tassels from the right to the left and you may be seated.
[46:59] Well, the candidates for the educational specialist degree please rise.
[47:09] Dr Hawkins, these candidates
[47:10] have completed all requirements for the educational specialist degree and on behalf of the
[47:15] faculty, I recommend that the degree be conferred.
[47:18] Upon the recommendation of the graduate faculty and approval of the Chief Academic Officer
[47:23] by the authority vested in me by the Board of Trustees of Troy University and the Laws
[47:28] of the State of Alabama, so indeed my pleasure to confer upon each of you the
[47:32] education specialist degree you have earned. Congratulations.
[47:42] Graduates, please change your tassels from the right to the left side of your
[47:45] and you may be seated.
[47:53] We'll decandid it for a doctoral degree, please rise.
[48:04] Dr. Hawkins, this candidate has completed all requirements
[48:07] for the doctoral degree, and on behalf of the faculty,
[48:10] I recommend the degree be conferred.
[48:13] Fundamentation of the graduate faculty
[48:15] and approval by the Chief Academic Officer
[48:17] and by the authority vested in me
[48:19] by the Board of Trustees and the laws of the state of Alabama.
[48:23] It's indeed a pleasure to confer upon you the doctoral degree,
[48:27] either of our congratulations.
[48:37] You may be seated.
[48:39] Graduates, please come forward for the diploma.
[49:37] Will the graduates who have earned the associate degree
[49:40] please come forward to receive your diplomas?
[49:46] Country, Moon.
[49:48] David, Countryman, Junior.
[49:56] Kamisha, D. Hinton.
[50:04] Belinda, Michelle, Fraser, Birmingham.
[50:15] Quinnonalan Valentin Gilford,
[50:24] Jalen Walker,
[50:32] Kevin Marshall,
[50:39] The Trees Partridge,
[50:46] Liam Sebastian Ingram,
[50:55] Will the graduates who've earned the bachelor degree please come forward
[50:58] to receive your diplomas.
[51:04] Brianna Marie White,
[51:12] Caitlin Hatchkis,
[51:17] Stephanie Nicole Perfect,
[51:24] Felicia Hayes,
[51:31] Shakita King,
[51:38] Marissa Jolice Tripp,
[51:46] Justice Ashton Duke,
[51:53] Isaiah Tortillo
[51:54] Lester,
[52:02] Nathan Robert Bishop,
[52:08] Samuel Stapler,
[52:15] Nicole Chanel Jones,
[52:22] Ashley Wicker,
[52:28] Ronald Ernest Kelp.
[52:30] Haley
[52:35] Devine Barry,
[52:44] Nicholas J. Polk II,
[52:52] Jasmine Marie Rampie,
[53:00] Shaveney Breyani Booker, Buckles,
[53:08] Blaine
[53:08] Erin Walker,
[53:15] Jasmine Shree Smith,
[53:22] Sharon Whitlow Finney,
[53:31] Tamiya Lashay Hardy,
[53:38] Yosinia Soto,
[53:45] Laila Noel Manza McCoyg,
[53:54] Steven Tate Berkolder,
[54:01] Caitlin Kinzi,
[54:08] Abby Lee Richardson,
[54:16] Mitchell Payton Dashoff,
[54:24] Teresa Fuller,
[54:32] Ashley Danielle Webster,
[54:40] Torrey Stinson,
[54:47] Jasmine L. Faulkner,
[54:55] Nolan Gavar Lange Jr.
[55:06] Nikki Giovanna Candida,
[55:07] Anjria
[55:14] Lynn Lester,
[55:22] Eva Elizabeth Adkinson,
[55:31] Robert Coleman-Sides,
[55:40] Jekia Keone Lewis,
[55:49] Latin Garrett Martique Bickel,
[55:57] Leyla Rebecca White,
[56:04] Laquisha E. Craig,
[56:13] Abigail Elizabeth Russell,
[56:20] Thomas Cole Brooks,
[56:28] Rashard Canard Landon,
[56:36] La Asia, Charne Henderson,
[56:45] Alicia the Shay Scott,
[56:54] Mark West, Damon
[56:55] Termin,
[57:02] Courtney S. Cox,
[57:09] Canisha Walker,
[57:18] Tanya Medina Mabel,
[57:26] Zeriah Blessing Bailey,
[57:34] Brian Egbert Fluker,
[57:41] Peyton Grace Davis,
[57:48] Elizabeth Grace Foyle,
[57:56] Liz Ann Jackson,
[58:03] Heather Smith Colbertson,
[58:13] Kirsten Emma Harvey,
[58:20] Kobe Ryan Johnson,
[58:28] Carson Merritt,
[58:35] Chad
[58:35] Jeffrey Ramsey Tip II,
[58:43] Jackson Lowell Thomas,
[58:51] Traywick Todd Bowland,
[58:59] Dewitt Altivan
[59:00] Bethesign Jr.
[59:07] Michael Edie.
[59:14] Canisha M. Liles.
[59:23] Willie Deseric Robinson.
[59:30] Evany Elise Brown.
[59:38] Kiergen D. Johnson.
[59:47] Madison Cambria Grimsley.
[59:57] Tenea Simone Davis.
[1:00:06] Mark Wavion, Jamir Spidey,
[1:00:15] Kailin Elizabeth Davis,
[1:00:23] William Tristan Powell,
[1:00:31] Ryan Thomas Brown,
[1:00:39] Jackson Van Buren Biers,
[1:00:45] Grady Michael Taylor,
[1:00:53] John Warren French,
[1:01:01] Shondra-Nik Wannett Wiggum,
[1:01:07] Morgan Landris,
[1:01:15] Benjamin Edgar Baker III,
[1:01:24] Emily Kate McGuire,
[1:01:32] Madison Darnell,
[1:01:40] Carolyn Mary Elizabeth Cotter,
[1:01:48] Jordan Nicole Gallagher,
[1:01:54] Willah C. Wester,
[1:02:01] Jordan Avery McKenzie Wheeler,
[1:02:11] Jennifer Denise Mitchell,
[1:02:20] Jean Autri Lyman-Junior,
[1:02:28] Ian Michael Glowa,
[1:02:38] Kenneth Earl Gracie,
[1:02:46] Frederick Smith II,
[1:02:54] William J. Leidick-Junior,
[1:03:02] Matthew Norris Brown,
[1:03:09] Katelyn Marissa
[1:03:10] Parker
[1:03:17] Allen Flowers,
[1:03:25] Skyler Smith,
[1:03:31] Joshua McSpadden,
[1:03:40] Cameron Taishan Mitchell,
[1:03:48] Carrie Ian Gold,
[1:03:56] Harley Trace Hicks,
[1:04:04] Unnot-Dwin,
[1:04:11] Luke William Hodge,
[1:04:19] Elias Roman,
[1:04:25] Ebony Nicole Williams,
[1:04:36] Justin Ross Glover,
[1:04:46] Caitlyn Irene Simachak,
[1:04:55] Robert Anthony Johnson,
[1:05:03] Emily Shay Lam,
[1:05:09] Jasmine Tracy,
[1:05:18] Ella Renee Tatum,
[1:05:25] Timothy Paul Vernaki,
[1:05:32] Allison Nicole Wilmouth,
[1:05:39] Taylor Parks,
[1:05:45] Callie Elizabeth Humphrey,
[1:05:53] Zamaria Keone Wilson,
[1:06:03] Patula Renee Lampley,
[1:06:11] Deshan Cotrell Jr.,
[1:06:21] Jelaine Hogueeen Romero,
[1:06:32] Colin Faust,
[1:06:37] Ryan Monroe Scott Smith,
[1:06:45] Michael George Houston Jr.,
[1:06:53] Shania Michelle
[1:06:54] Dilwit, Dilwit,
[1:07:03] Matthew Garrett Amohundro,
[1:07:11] Emani S. Booker,
[1:07:20] Caverion J. Outlaw,
[1:07:28] DeAndrade
[1:07:29] to Sean.
[1:07:30] Roaks,
[1:07:36] Erica Williams,
[1:07:45] Angela Gattu,
[1:07:52] Brianna Michelle Banco,
[1:07:59] Jennifer Serna,
[1:08:07] Maria Theresa Gutierrez,
[1:08:13] Paris Thomas,
[1:08:20] Shelby Lauren Kaiser,
[1:08:27] Evan Christopher McNew,
[1:08:34] Amanda Amitra LeDae,
[1:08:42] Faith Jones,
[1:08:49] Jasmine Janay Heda Jimenez.
[1:08:59] Ty Drake Adontrell Thomas.
[1:09:08] Sampayua, Moshaba, Sampayua, Santin Simo,
[1:09:11] Moshaba.
[1:09:18] Kai Lewis Maddox.
[1:09:26] Kelvin Fishan Lathon.
[1:09:34] Logan Reed Whitehead.
[1:09:42] Tiffany K. Williams.
[1:09:51] Jessica Monet Wiley.
[1:09:59] Gabrielle Cobb.
[1:10:07] Stefan Fernando Smith.
[1:10:14] Mario Patrick Charles Jr.
[1:10:24] Xavier Alexandria Dyer.
[1:10:36] Portuna Nehawo.
[1:10:44] Robert John Madrill III.
[1:10:54] Dacia's Kineh Davison.
[1:11:02] Gracie May Bell Fates.
[1:11:12] Teira Ruffin.
[1:11:24] Well, the candidates for the Master's Agreed, please come forward to receive your diplomas.
[1:11:32] Jania Deanna Hicks,
[1:11:42] Brianna D. Jones,
[1:11:50] Kelly M. Godwin,
[1:11:59] Anne Tyson Herron,
[1:12:05] Sophia Bello,
[1:12:12] Cody Keene,
[1:12:20] Shahid Smith,
[1:12:27] Amaya Marie Brown,
[1:12:35] Yanita Sanchez-Caban,
[1:12:42] Gregory Neal Lewis,
[1:12:49] Ladiron Dearia Brown,
[1:12:58] Edward Aaron Jenkins-Junior,
[1:13:07] Andreaana Palmorn,
[1:13:16] Alicia Miles,
[1:13:23] Jose Domingo Lopez,
[1:13:32] Jordan Madison Lock,
[1:13:40] Breona Young,
[1:13:47] Amaya Gibbs,
[1:13:55] Warren Brandon Knightner,
[1:14:02] Gabriella Marie Castro Shanks,
[1:14:11] McKayla, Visonic,
[1:14:19] Penny Sue Cochran,
[1:14:26] Ryan David Hussie,
[1:14:33] Robert Todd Rooshka,
[1:14:40] Cameron Danielle
[1:14:41] Harris,
[1:14:48] Sarah Ann Riviera,
[1:14:55] Madeline Rean Denning.
[1:15:02] Cynthia Shantay Madison,
[1:15:10] Joshua Mills-Tidwell,
[1:15:19] Taylor Tillman,
[1:15:27] Shakira Dominique Creighton,
[1:15:34] Tamika Dianne Spates,
[1:15:41] Matasha Bowick,
[1:15:49] Vin Elchism Jr.
[1:15:56] Avant Deandre Wilkerson,
[1:16:04] William Crawford Aaron,
[1:16:12] Eric Rosenblatt,
[1:16:18] Laura Beth Tackett,
[1:16:25] Margaret R. Hogue,
[1:16:33] Shanese Sade Martin,
[1:16:40] Mahogany Jordan,
[1:16:47] Sakyria Denise King,
[1:16:55] Kaila Everett,
[1:17:08] Robert Thomas Williams-Junior,
[1:17:16] Don Wilkins-Nol,
[1:17:24] Bernadette Dianne Garth,
[1:17:31] Madison Carpenter,
[1:17:37] Kayla Trimise Collins,
[1:17:45] Brianna Nicole Kales,
[1:17:53] Brianna Lee Davis,
[1:18:02] Cameron Marie Ward,
[1:18:10] Grayson A. Adams,
[1:18:16] Caitlyn Michiela Richardson,
[1:18:22] Satira Arnodal Satara,
[1:18:28] Culture, Clotia,
[1:18:37] Jade Adana Carter,
[1:18:46] Madalyn Alonia Barfield,
[1:18:53] Amber Ray
[1:18:54] Steen,
[1:19:01] Margaret Kate Chapman,
[1:19:08] Sadie Sinclair Verdez,
[1:19:16] Alexis Sheryl Truitt,
[1:19:24] Andrea M.
[1:19:25] Daly.
[1:19:30] Bullisha Denise Thomas.
[1:19:40] Laquira Lashay Swain.
[1:19:48] Jessica Gabrielle Dent.
[1:19:55] James Garrison Bowen.
[1:19:57] James Bowen Garrison.
[1:20:04] Jarelle Scriven.
[1:20:12] Dvendra DeVara.
[1:20:19] Shelby Danielle Sanders.
[1:20:27] Amanda Luzarnis.
[1:20:34] Candace Adriana Jones.
[1:20:41] Asia Antrenelis Eichelberger,
[1:20:51] Andrea Widderspoon,
[1:21:01] Ariel Alexis Simpson,
[1:21:09] Tavara C. Dennis Jr.
[1:21:18] Andrew D. Hovey,
[1:21:25] John Harold McGowan,
[1:21:33] Judesia Monet Pozzi,
[1:21:40] Gabrielle Scharteer,
[1:21:48] Victoria Ann Martin,
[1:21:54] Joshua Matt Lindsey,
[1:22:02] Amanda Rose Four,
[1:22:08] Olivia Nicole Ogletream,
[1:22:18] Abdul Fatiha Ogletream,
[1:22:26] Jikia Davis.
[1:22:34] Amenta Noemie Alvarez,
[1:22:44] Alexandria Mia Stallworth,
[1:22:54] Kindle Leigh Ann Cochran,
[1:23:02] Caroline McCarthy Gutch,
[1:23:08] Mary E. King,
[1:23:18] Jessica Josil McCartow-Harlose,
[1:23:26] Tileak James,
[1:23:35] Allison Mitchell,
[1:23:36] Allison Michelle Strickland,
[1:23:45] Morgan Alana Router,
[1:23:53] Jordan Martin Maderos,
[1:24:01] Dominic Cardan DeWart,
[1:24:03] Duhart,
[1:24:10] Stephen Proper,
[1:24:18] Jamie Riddle,
[1:24:24] Michael Scott Shields,
[1:24:31] Morisa Ray,
[1:24:40] Shandra Walker Edmund,
[1:24:50] Cara Alexis Bradley,
[1:24:56] Veronica Nili,
[1:25:04] Sierra McCullough,
[1:25:14] Ronald
[1:25:15] Dishon Dinsmore III,
[1:25:24] Kimberly Kendrick Luka,
[1:25:33] Derek Ross Sibil,
[1:25:40] Evan Cheney Evans
[1:25:42] Pruitt,
[1:25:50] Kiaria Wallace,
[1:25:58] Grayson Teege,
[1:26:05] John Cardlow, Sealis Rohra,
[1:26:14] Yugaira,
[1:26:15] Hokorald,
[1:26:23] Amitola Adwate, Adwadiya,
[1:26:36] Jamiria Joy Williams,
[1:26:45] Tamani and Trail Williams,
[1:26:53] Marta Gaitava, Nicoloba,
[1:27:01] Alejandro Vegas Gutierrez,
[1:27:10] Kimber Jeanette Acron Font,
[1:27:17] Morgan Elizabeth Fondron,
[1:27:26] Tamira Askun Bekova,
[1:27:35] Ivana Scarborough, Ivana Scarborough,
[1:27:43] Ayana Scarborough,
[1:27:52] Crystal Alexandria Springs,
[1:28:01] Jalen X-ray,
[1:28:06] Nyeong-Eteam Nyeong-Baseer.
[1:28:18] Will the graduates who have earned the Education Specialist degree please come forward to receive your diploma.
[1:28:29] Janet Marie Atkins Stewart,
[1:28:48] Amanda Braggden,
[1:29:07] Trafizia Afia Hardy,
[1:29:24] Bria Quinnies Harris,
[1:29:32] Will the graduates who have earned the doctoral degree please come forward to receive your diplomas.
[1:29:47] Doctor, Nikki Ella, Joy, Kamulis
[1:30:44] Let's give the graduates another round of applause.
[1:30:59] If this time I ask that you please stand for the singing of the alma mater.
[1:31:08] It will be performed by Ms. Mian Sanchez and the words to the alma mater printed in your program, but also displayed on the monitors on each end of the arena. Following the alma mater, we'll have the benediction by Mrs. Andly Wallace. We ask that you remain in your seat until the end of the ceremony. Thank you.
[1:33:11] Please pray with me.
[1:33:17] Heavenly Father, thank you for the privilege of celebrating these graduates,
[1:33:21] and all they have accomplished. As they leave this place, may they get forward with confidence,
[1:33:26] humility, and hope to share your light with the world. Gather paths in the day ahead,
[1:33:32] give them strength when the journey is difficult, with some in every decision and hearts that seek
[1:33:37] to make a positive difference in the lives of others. Bless each graduate, their families,
[1:33:42] and all who have shared in this journey. May your peace and favor go with them wherever they go.
[1:33:48] In your holy name we pray. Amen.