INTRODUCTION AND UNIVERSITY REMARKS

ABOUT THE CLASS OF 2026

Program - Continued

Dr. Koffi C. Akakpo President

Mr. Michael R. DeCourcy Vice President of Institutional Advancement and External Relations

ADDRESS TO CLASS OF 2026 DEGREE RECIPIENTS

MUSICAL PERFORMANCE

VALEDICTORIAN ADDRESS

ADDRESS TO CLASS OF 2026 DEGREE RECIPIENTS Ms. Cheyenne Rushing 2025-2026 President Student Government Association

University Choirs Mr. Mario J. Radford ’14

Ms. Zhakeya Hawkins Computer Science Major

INTRODUCTION OF CANDIDATES FOR DOCTORATE OF HUMANE LETTERS

CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

CONFERRING OF DEGREES

ALUMNI WELCOME

ALMA MATER

RECESSIONAL

Provost Dailey

President Akakpo Provost Dailey Chair, Tammi Dukes '92 Board of Regents

Mr. Frank Taylor '80 President of the Winston County Self-Help Cooperative and Taylor's Funeral Home

President Akakpo Provost Dailey Dr. David Shabazz Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Mr. Barry C. Johnson, Jr. '94 President, KSUNAA

Mr. Mario J. Radford Interim Director of Choirs