Program
WVU POTOMAC STATE COLLEGE PROGRAM
PRELUDE
West Virginia Brass Quintet
Joe Walczyk, trumpet
Matt Barabas, trumpet
Andrew Scott, horn
Brian Plitnik, trombone
Wesley Calvert, tuba
OVERHEAD ANNOUNCEMENTS
Cole Capaldi, Theatre Technician
PROCESSIONAL
(Audience, please stand if able)
West Virginia Brass Quintet
MARSHALLS
Glorianis Rivera Gonzalez - member of Phi Theta Kappa
Sasha Rohr - member of Sigma Phi Omega
STAR-SPANGLED BANNER
Sarah Wharton, graduating student
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
Dr. Jerry Wallace, Campus President
FACULTY TRIBUTE TO STUDENTS & INTRODUCTION OF STUDENT SPEAKER
Brian Plitnik, Faculty Assembly Chair
GRADUATE MESSAGE
Levi Ferster, 2026 Outstanding Student
INTRODUCTION OF THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Levi Ferster, 2026 Outstanding Student
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Admiral Thomas J. Lopez
PRESENTATION OF GRADUATES
Dr. Vicki Huffman, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Kara Hotchkiss, Director of Residence Life, Coordinator of Student Engagement
Kara Hotchkiss, Director of Residence Life, Coordinator of Student Engagement
PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS
Dr. Jerry Wallace, Campus President
ALUMNI WELCOME
Sabrina M. Cave, Alumni Board President
SINGING OF TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS
(Audience join in singing)
*RECESSIONAL
West Virginia Brass Quintet
*Members of the audience are requested to remain in their places during the recessional
until after the platform guests and graduates have exited.