Spring commencement scheduled May 10 for nearly 1,180 graduates

Chancellor, students, alumni to speak in three ceremonies at Johnson Fieldhouse
Abbey Goers | May 5, 2025

Spring commencement will be held for 1,174 graduates on Saturday, May 10, at UW-Stout. 

A total of 952 undergraduate and 222 graduate students will receive degrees.

Three ceremonies will be held at Johnson Fieldhouse:

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

Provost Glendalí Rodríguez will host the ceremonies. Chancellor Katherine Frank will provide remarks to the graduates and confer degrees. 

Three graduating students will speak:

Three alumni will also be guest speakers. CAHS undergraduates will be addressed by Northwood Technical College President John WillEd.D. in career and technical education, 2017. CSTEMM undergraduates will be addressed by Kraus-Anderson Chief Operating Officer/Executive Vice President Rich Jacobson, B.S. in industrial technology, 1988. Graduate Studies will be addressed by Wakanda Elementary School Principal Diane SchofieldM.S. in education, 2007.

Commencement

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

More information

Students and members of the UW-Stout community can share comments and photos on UW-Stout social media platforms using the hashtag #StoutGrad2025.

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

For more information, contact Commencement Coordinator Bethany Risler, 715-232-1279, or email commencement@uwstout.edu.


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