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The May 1994 Commencement ceremony was UTSA's official commencement ceremony celebrating graduates of the Spring 1994 semester. It featured two back-to-back ceremonies, one at 10:00 a.m. and one at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 14 in the Convocation Center. Dr. Patricia A. Graham, UTSA Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, was chair of the Committee on Graduation Ceremonies.

Schedule[]

First ceremony[]

Part of Ceremony Notes
Processional "Pomp and Circumstance" by Edward Elgar, performed by UTSA Brass Ensemble
Master of Ceremonies Felix D. Almaraz, Jr., Professor, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
National Anthem Star Spangled Banner, performed by Nancy P'Pool, Soprano
Greetings Samuel A. Kirkpatrick, President, UTSA
Ellen Clarke Temple, Member, UT System Board of Regents
UTSA Brass Ensemble Fanfare for Brass by UTSA professor James S. Balentine
Commencement Address Lt. Gen. Marc A. Cisneros, Commander of Fifth US Army and Ft. Sam Houston
Conferring of Degrees Samuel A. Kirkpatrick
Welcome from Alumni Association J. Earl King, President, UTSA Alumni Association
Alma Mater Hail UTSA, performed by Nancy P'Pool
Recessional Allegro from Water Music by George Frideric Handel[1]

Second ceremony[]

Part of Ceremony Notes
Processional "Pomp and Circumstance" by Edward Elgar, performed by UTSA Brass Ensemble
Master of Ceremonies William G. Mitchell, Associate Professor, College of Business
National Anthem Star Spangled Banner, performed by Nancy P'Pool, Soprano
Greetings Samuel A. Kirkpatrick, President, UTSA
Ellen Clarke Temple, Member, UT System Board of Regents
UTSA Brass Ensemble Piece for Brass by UTSA professor James S. Balentine
Commencement Address Lt. Gen. Marc A. Cisneros, Commander of Fifth US Army and Ft. Sam Houston
Conferring of Degrees Samuel A. Kirkpatrick
Welcome from Alumni Association J. Earl King, President, UTSA Alumni Association
Alma Mater Hail UTSA, performed by Nancy P'Pool
Recessional Allegro from Water Music by George Frideric Handel[1]

Marshals[]

College of Business[]

  • Victor L. Heller, Division of Management and Marketing
  • Zack D. Mason, Division of Accounting and Information Systems
  • Jose Medina, Division of Management and Marketing
  • Rudolpho Sandoval, Division of Economics and Finance

College of Fine Arts and Humanities[]

  • Ronald C. Binks, Division of Art and Architecture
  • Bridget A. Drinka, Division of English, Classics, and Philosophy
  • Shelia K. Johnson, Division of Foreign Languages
  • Rosemary C. Watkins, Division of Music

College of Sciences and Engineering[]

  • Manuel P. Berriozabal, Division of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics
  • Kenneth O. Hardin, Division of Engineering
  • Luis S. Haro, Division of Life Sciences
  • Judith A. Walmsley, Division of Earth and Physical Sciences

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences[]

  • Rodolfo Rosales, Division of Social and Policy Sciences
  • Linda Schott, Division of Behavioral and Cultural Sciences
  • George R. Taylor, Division of Education
  • Maria Luisa Urdaneta, Division of Behavioral and Cultural Sciences[1]

UTSA Brass Ensemble[]

The UTSA Brass Ensemble was conducted by Brian P. Harris.

  • Kevin Jordan, Trumpet
  • Ruben Martinez, Trumpet
  • Erick Matta, Trumpet
  • Tom Settles, Trumpet
  • Adam Tollinger, Trumpet
  • Lee Wells, Trumpet
  • Rachel Brynteson, Horn
  • Ed Gonzales, Horn
  • Mario Torres, Horn
  • Kelli Waldo, Horn
  • Roderick Leonard, Trombone
  • Judy Rayburg, Trombone
  • David Contreras, Baritone
  • George Valdez, Baritone
  • Gilbert Cuellar, Tuba
  • Gabriel Lopez, Tuba
  • Rudy Diaz, Timpani[1]

Receptions[]

Each college held a reception for its graduates.

College Time Location
College of Fine Arts and Humanities After first ceremony Arts Building Galeria
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences After first ceremony Humanities-Business Building Galeria
College of Business After second ceremony Humanities-Business Building Galeria
College of Sciences and Engineering After second ceremony Science Building Galeria[1]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "The May Commencement 1994". May 1994 Commencement brochure. UTSA Special Collections UA 01.01 Box 3. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
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