Disney Cruise Line and Vacation Operations President Karl Holz, ’73, to give keynote
- WHEN: Saturday, May 14, two nearly identical commencement ceremonies will be held at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
- WHERE: Steele Hall Arena on the SUNY Fredonia campus, 280 Central Avenue, Fredonia, New York
- MEDIA: Please go to the Bob Steele Room opposite the Natatorium Viewing area to obtain a press pass, which will allow you to move more freely throughout event.
- WHO:
• Dennis L. Hefner, Ph.D., President, SUNY Fredonia
• Karl L. Holz, Class of 1973 alumnus and President of Disney Cruise Line and Vacation Operations
• U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (p.m. ceremony only)
• SUNY Board of Trustees member Eunice A. Lewin (a.m. ceremony only)
• Frank Pagano, Chair, Fredonia College Council
• Virginia S. Horvath, Ph.D., Vice President of Academic Affairs
• Senior Class President Donald J. Schier (Bachelor of Science in Communication/Public Relations), of Montgomery, N.Y.
• 2011 Lanford Presidential Prize recipient Rachel R. Foltz (Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies/Music Business, Summa Cum Laude), of Baltimore, Ohio (p.m. ceremony only).
• More than 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students, as well as advanced certificate recipients, together with thousands of their family and friends.
• Members of SUNY Fredonia’s Cabinet, College Council, Academic Deans and other enrobed faculty and administrators, which together comprise the more than 30-person Platform Party.
- WHAT: The ceremonies will feature speeches from President Dennis Hefner, College Council Chair Frank Pagano, keynote speaker Karl Holz, ’73, and Senior Class President Donald Schier. Senator Schumer is scheduled to speak at the afternoon ceremony, while Trustee Lewin will give remarks during the morning ceremony.
Student performances will be given by the Concert Band and Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Erin Meissner and Dr. Paula Holcomb, respectively, and the Fredonia College Choir, under the direction of Dr. Gerald Gray. The “Star-Spangled Banner” will be sung by graduating senior Kristyn Christman-McCarty of Liverpool, N.Y.
