Commencement scheduled May 6 for 1,173 graduates

Chancellor, alum, three students to speak in three ceremonies at Johnson Fieldhouse
A graduate proudly displays her diploma during the spring 2022 commencement at UW-Stout.
April 28, 2023

Spring commencement will be held for 1,173 graduates on Saturday, May 6, at University of Wisconsin-Stout.

A total of 946 undergraduate and 227 Graduate School students will receive degrees.

Three ceremonies will be held in Johnson Fieldhouse:

The ceremonies also can be seen via livestream on the UW-Stout commencement website and at the Memorial Student Center.

A student celebrates after graduating in spring 2022.
A graduate celebrates during a spring 2022 commencement ceremony. / UW-Stout

Provost Glendali Rodriguez will host the ceremonies. Chancellor Katherine Frank will provide remarks to the graduates.

An alum and three graduates also will speak:

  • 9:30 a.m., Anna Brooks, of Menomonie, majoring in applied science
  • 1:30 p.m., Andrew Nosal, of Eden Prairie, Minn., majoring in video production
  • 5 p.m., Shaun Zahradka, of Rapids City, Ill., in the operations and supply management graduate program.

The alum is Lakayana Drury, of Madison, a 2014 graduate in applied social science who will speak at the undergraduate ceremonies.

The ceremonies will include music by the UW-Stout Symphonic Band and the Jazz Orchestra, directed by Aaron Durst; and the Chamber Choir, Symphonic Singers and Devil Tones Acapella, directed by Jerry Hui.

Students and members of the UW-Stout community can share comments and photos on UW-Stout social media platforms using the hashtag #StoutGrad2023.

Diplomas will be mailed to students four to six weeks after final grades are issued.

More information

For more information, contact Commencement Coordinator Britta Miller, 715-232-4052, or email commencement@uwstout.edu.

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