IN 1867, KANSAS STATE HELD ITS
FIRST COMMENCEMENT.
THREE WOMEN AND TWO MEN
GRADUATED THAT YEAR.
AS THE FIRST LAND GRANT
UNIVERSITY IN THE LEGISLATION,
THE HURT A VISION OF PROVIDING
INNOVATIVE EDUCATION TO ALL
PEOPLE.
THAT EARLY VISION HAS CONTINUED
THROUGH TO THE PRESENT.
WITH OVER 250 MAJORS AND A
DIVERSE STUDENT BODY INCLUDING
STUDENTS FROM ALL 50 STATES AND
MORE THAN 100 COUNTRIES.
BECOMING ONE OF THE NATION'S TOP
50 PUBLIC RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES
BY 2025 IS TODAY'S VISION FOR
TOMORROW.
WITH ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AMONG THE
BEST IN THE NATION AND
PROFESSORS WHO ARE LEADERS IN
THEIR FIELDS, KANSAS STATE
UNIVERSITY IS AN INTERNATIONAL
LEADER IN TEACHING, LEARNING,
SERVICE AND RESEARCH.
TODAY'S GRADUATE JOIN OVER
200,000 ALUMNI WHO ARE PROUD TO
CALL K-STATE THEIR ALMA MATER.
CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU TO
ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE SUPPORTED
THEM THROUGH THEIR UNDERGRADUATE
EXPERIENCE AT KANSAS
CITY.
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]
[ APPLAUSE ]
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>>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I'M DON BOGGS.
WELCOME TO THE COLLEGE OF
AGRICULTURE FALL COMMENCEMENT
CEREMONY.
I WISH TO THANK OUR BAGPIPER AND
ORGANIST FOR THE PROFESSIONAL
MUSIC.
IT'S NOW PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE
SAVANNAH PIPER FROM SHAWNEE,
KANSAS TO SING OUR NATIONAL
ANTHEM.
THROUGHOUT HER TIME AT K-STATE,
SAVANNAH HAS SERVED AS A
RESEARCH LAB ASSISTANT IN THE
DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY, AND
EARNED THE FACULTY EXCELLENCE
AWARD AT THE KANSAS STATE
UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE
RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM.
SHE HAS ALSO SPENT A MAJORITY OF
HER TIME VOLUNTEERING WITH LOCAL
ANIMAL RESCUES. AFTER
GRADUATION, SAVANNAH PLANS TO
PURSUE A CAREER IN ANIMAL
SCIENCE OR ENTOMOLOGY.
PLEASE STAND AS SAVANNAH SINGS
OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM.
OH, SAY CAN YOU SEE BY THE
DAWN S EARLY LIGHT
WHAT SO PROUDLY WE HAILED AT THE
TWILIGHT S LAST GLEAMING?
WHOSE BROAD STRIPES AND BRIGHT
STARS THRU THE PERILOUS FIGHT
O ER THE RAMPARTS WE WATCHED
WERE SO GALLANTLY STREAMING
AND THE ROCKET S RED GLARE, THE
BOMBS BURSTING IN AIR
GAVE PROOF THROUGH THE NIGHT
THAT OUR FLAG WAS STILL THERE.
OH, SAY DOES THAT STAR-SPANGLED
BANNER YET WAVE
O ER THE LAND OF THE FREE AND
THE HOME OF THE BRAVE
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>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU, SAVANNAH.
AUDIENCE, YOU MAY NOW BE SEATED.
HECTOR ROJAS, GRADUATING SENIOR
IN ANIMAL SCIENCES AND INDUSTRY,
FROM SOUTH ELGIN, ILLINOIS, HAS
BEEN SELECTED TO SHARE
REFLECTIONS.
WHILE AT K-STATE, HECTOR SERVED
AS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE K-STATE
CHAPTER OF MINORITIES IN
AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES,
AND RELATED SCIENCES; PRESIDENT
OF OMEGA DELTA PHI FRATERNITY;
MEMBER AND MENTOR IN THE CARGILL
FELLOWS PROGRAM; PROJECT IMPACT
SCHOLAR; AND SNYDER LEADERSHIP
LEGACY FELLOW.
HE WAS ALSO HONORED AS A COLLEGE
OF AGRICULTURE STUDENT OF THE
MONTH.
HECTOR COMPLETED AN INTERNSHIP
WITH CARGILL TURKEY PRODUCTION
LLC, SERVED AS A STUDENT
RESEARCHER IN THE KANSAS STATE
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF VETERINARY
MEDICINE, PARTICIPATED IN A
SUMMER RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND  
COLLEGE PARK, AND GAINED
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE AT VETSFIRSTCHOICE.
HECTOR WILL REMAIN AT K-STATE
AFTER GRADUATION TO PURSUE A
MASTER S DEGREE IN VETERINARY
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE THROUGH THE
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING
HECTOR ROJAS TO THE PODIUM.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU, DR. BOGGS.
I FIRST WANT TO SAY HOW HONORED
I AM TO REFLECT ON MY TIME HERE
AT KANSAS STATE.
I ALONG WITH OTHERS ARE GRATEFUL
TO HAVE OUR FACULTY AND FAMILY
HERE TODAY.
MY STORY IS GONNA BE DIFFERENT
PERSON NEXT TO ME AND THE PERSON
NEXT TO YOU.
AS WE SIT HERE FROM OUR
INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHES OVER THE
YEARS, WE NEED TO ENTER, WE ARE
ABOUT TO ENTER A REALM OF
UNCERTAINTY.
THAT WILL BE DIFFERENT FOR
EVERYONE, WHETHER IT BE A JOB IN
THE INDUSTRY, PURSUING HIGHER
EDUCATION OR RETURNING BACK TO
THE FAMILY BUSINESS.
THE NEXT PART OF OUR LIVES WILL
START AFTER WE LEAVE THIS
BUILDING TODAY.
THERE'S NOT A CONCRETE ANSWER AS
TO HOW IT GOES FOR MENTIONING
IT.
THIS IS TO REMIND US THAT WE'VE
ALREADY PROVEN THAT WE CAN
ACCOMPLISH THE TASK OF
OVERCOMING THE UNKNOWN.
I KNOW I CAN GUARANTEE WE ALL
HAD ONE THING IN COMING HERE --
WE ALL FACED UNCERTAINTY COMING
INTO THE FIRST SEMESTER.
WHILE WE WERE HAPPY AND EXCITED
TO GET STARTED AT WILDCATS, THE
MAJORITY OF US DIDN'T KNOW WHAT
WE WERE DOING.
I DIDN'T AND TALKING WITH MY
CLASSMATES, DORM MATES, I WASN'T
ALONE.
FAST FORWARD TODAY, AND WE FOUND
A WAY TO CONQUER EARNING A
COLLEGE DEGREE.
LET'S WALK INTO THE NEXT CHAPTER
OF OUR LIFE.
WE DEMONSTRATED THAT WE CAN DO
SOMETHING THAT SEEMED
IMPOSSIBLE.
JUST THINK BACK TO THE TIMES
WHERE YOU HAD TO LEARN CONCEPTS
IN CLASS THAT YOU DIDN'T EVEN
KNOW EXISTED BEFORE THAT LECTURE
OR THE TIMES THAT YOU HAD TO
DEAL WITH WHAT SEEMED LIKE
ENDLESS DEADLINES AND EXAMS.
AT THE TIME, YOU THOUGHT, HOW AM
I GONNA DO IT?
BUT WE DID IT.
I TALKED ABOUT THE HARD TIMES
THAT WE CHANGED BUT I SHOULD
MENTION IT WASN'T THAT BAD.
IN FACT, THERE WERE A LOT OF
GOOD TIMES.
IN FROM DAY ONE WE'VE MADE
CONNECTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS
WITH EACH OTHER, OUR FACULTIES
AND MEMBERS IN THE INDUSTRY THAT
WILL LAST A
LIFETIME.
WE LEARNED THROUGH
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND
SOME STUDENTS GAINED HANDS-ON
VOLLEYBALL AND THE GREAT TIMES
WE HAD AT BILL SNYDER COLLIE SO
YUM.
COLISEUM.
TODAY WE CAN ADD TO THE GREAT
TIMES WE'VE HAD HERE.
BUT IT DOESN'T END HERE.
WE MUST FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO
MORE WITH LESS ESPECIALLY IN THE
AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY.
WE NEED ALL HANDS ON DECK.
I MEAN, EVERYONE.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU CAME
FROM, WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE OR WHAT
YOU BELIEVE IN.
I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO MAKE
IMPACTFUL CONNECTIONS AND
WHEREVER YOU END UP TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE THAT WILL EMPOWER THE
WORLD AND I COULDN'T THINK OF A
BETTER GROUP OF STUDENTS TO DO
THAT THAN THE
GRADUATING
STUDENTS OF AGRICULTURE.
THANK YOU.
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>> THANK YOU, HECTOR, FOR
SHARING YOUR REFLECTIONS.
AS WE BEGIN THIS PROGRAM, I WILL
INTRODUCE THE PLATFORM PARTY.
I WOULD ASK EACH OF THEM TO
STAND AS THEY ARE INTRODUCED.
PLEASE HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE UNTIL
ALL HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED.
BEGINNING ON MY IMMEDIATE LEFT
IS:
DR. ERNIE MINTON, DEAN OF THE
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND
DIRECTOR OF K-STATE RESEARCH AND
EXTENSION, RICHARD MYERS,
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
PRESIDENT, DR. CHARLES TABER,
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY PROVOST
AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT,
DR. CHRISTINE WILSON, PROFESSOR
OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
DR. SHANNON WASHBURN, ASSISTANT
DEAN, COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE,
DR. ZELIA WILEY, ASSISTANT DEAN,
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE.IF YOU 
WOULD BE SEATED.
IN THE SECOND ROW IS:
DR. ALLEN FEATHERSTONE, HEAD,
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL
ECONOMICS,
DR. JASON ELLIS, HEAD DEPARTMENT
OF COMMUNICATIONS AND
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
DR. JOE HARNER, HEAD, DEPARTMENT
OF BIOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL
ENGINEERING
DR. MICKEY RANSOM, INTERIM HEAD,
DEPARTMENT OF AGRONOMY,
DR. STEVE KEELEY, INTERIM HEAD,
DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE AND
NATURAL RESOURCES,
DR. MARTY DRAPER, ASSOCIATE DEAN
OF RESEARCH AND GRADUATE
PROGRAMS AND DIRECTOR OF
RESEARCH, K-STATE RESEARCH AND
EXTENSION,
DR. GREGG HADLEY, ASSOCIATE
DIRECTOR, EXTENSION AND APPLIED
RESEARCH.
CONTINUING ON MY IMMEDIATE RIGHT
IS SANDY KLEIN, ASSISTANT DEAN,
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE,
GRACIE DANNER, GRADUATING
SENIOR, AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
HECTOR ROJAS, GRADUATING SENIOR,
ANIMAL SCIENCES AND INDUSTRY,
SENIOR, ANIMAL SCIENCES AND
INDUSTRY
.
YOU MAY BE SEATED.
IN THE SECOND ROW IS --
DR. MIKE DAY, HEAD, DEPARTMENT
OF ANIMAL SCIENCES AND INDUSTRY,
DR. JEANETTE THURSTON, DIRECTOR,
FOOD SCIENCE INSTITUTE,
DR. GORDON SMITH, HEAD,
DEPARTMENT OF GRAIN SCIENCE AND
INDUSTRY, DR. BRIAN MCCORNACK,
INTERIM HEAD, DEPARTMENT OF
ENTOMOLOGY,
DR. MEGAN KENNELLY, INTERIM
HEAD, DEPARTMENT OF PLANT
PATHOLOGY,
AMY BUTTON RENZ, PRESIDENT AND
CEO OF THE K-STATE ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION.THANK YOU ALL FOR 
BEING WITH US
TODAY.
[ APPLAUSE
]
>> WE ARE PLEASED THAT YOU HAVE
JOINED US FOR THE SPRING 2019
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
COMMENCEMENT.
TODAY, WE ARE ASSEMBLED TO HONOR
AN EXCELLENT GROUP OF
AGRICULTURAL GRADUATES FOR THEIR
MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
HOWEVER, WE ALSO WISH TO
ACKNOWLEDGE SOME OTHER VERY
IMPORTANT PEOPLE WHO MADE IT
POSSIBLE FOR OUR GRADUATES TO
SUCCEED -- THE FAMILY MEMBERS
PRESENT TODAY.
WE HAVE MANY SPOUSES AND
CHILDREN, PARENTS, SIBLINGS
GRANDPARENTS AND
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS WITH US
TODAY.
WILL ALL THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF
OUR GRADUATES PLEASE STAND AND
BE RECOGNIZED?
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH
US.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL RECOGNIZE
AND CONGRATULATE THOSE STUDENTS
WHO ARE GRADUATING WITH
UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC HONORS.
SHANNON WASHBURN, ASSISTANT DEAN
FOR THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE,
WILL INTRODUCE OUR HONORS
GRADUATES.
DR. WASHBURN?
>> STUDENTS, AS I READ YOUR
NAMES, PLEASE STAND AT YOUR
LOCATION AND REMAIN STANDING
UNTIL ALL IN YOUR GROUP HAVE
BEEN INTRODUCED.
STUDENTS GRADUATING WITH AN
OVERALL GPA OF 3.75 AND ABOVE ON
AT LEAST 60 K-STATE CREDITS ARE
DESIGNATED CUM LAUDE.
THE CUM LAUDE GRADUATES ARE:
>> TEGAN BOWERS.
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>> WILLIAM BUCHANAN.
[ CHEERS ]
>> MARY CONNER.
[ CHEERS ]
>> ANNA HAGUE.
[ CHEERS ]
>> JENSEN HERRON.
[ CHEERS ]
>> SETH JOHNSON
[ CHEERS ]
>> ALYSSA MCCORMICK.
[ CHEERS ]
>> ZEPHANIAH SMITH
[ CHEERS ]
>> HANNAH TAYLOR
[ CHEERS ]
>> COLBY TROST.
[ CHEERS ]
>> PLEASE JOIN ME IN
CONGRATULATING
OUR CUM LAUDE GRADUATES.
PLEASE BE SEATED.
GRADUATES WHO HAVE ATTAINED AN
OVERALL GPA OF 3.85 OR ABOVE ON
AT LEAST 60 K-STATE CREDITS ARE
DESIGNATED MAGNA CUM LAUDE.
OUR MAGNA CUM LAUDE GRADUATES
ARE:
MOLLY BERTZ.
NIKOLE CAIN.
JACOB CINDRICH.
JESSICA HANSON.
IRA KULLOT.
HABIN LIN.
GRANT PIMPLE
NICOLE ROBBEN.
MOLLIE TOTH.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING
OUR MAGNA CUM LAUDE GRADUATES.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> PLEASE BE SEATED.
GRADUATES WHO HAVE ATTAINED AN
OVERALL GPA OF 3.95 OR ABOVE ON
AT LEAST 60 K-STATE CREDITS ARE
DESIGNATED SUMMA CUM LAUDE.
OUR SUMMA CUM LAUDE GRADUATES
ARE:
>> JENNA CHANCE.
JENNA CHANCE.
GRACIE DANNER.
NATHANIEL RYAN.
BRYN SWEARINGEN.
MARIDEE WEBER.
MCKENZI WEBER.
AMELIA WELTER.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> PLEASE JOIN ME IN
CONGRATULATING OUR SUMMA CUM
LAUDE GRADUATES.
[ CHEERS ]
>> PLEASE BE SEATED.
WE HAVE FOUR GRADUATES WHO HAVE
COMPLETED EITHER THE UNIVERSITY
HONORS PROGRAM OR THE COLLEGE OF
AGRICULTURE SCHOLARS PROGRAM.
THESE GRADUATES HAVE COMPLETED A
PROJECT UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF
A FACULTY MEMBER AND HAVE
COMPLETED ADVANCED COURSE WORK
TO EARN THE DISTINCTION OF
HONORS OR SCHOLARS PROGRAM
GRADUATE.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL RECOGNIZE
THOSE GRADUATES.
PLEASE STAND AS I READ YOUR
NAMES.
GRADUATES WHO COMPLETED THE
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE SCHOLARS
PROGRAM ARE:
KEAYLA HARR.
CLAYTON SARDELLA.
BRYN SWEARINGEN.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> THE GRADUATE WHO COMPLETED
THE UNIVERSITY HONORS PROGRAM
IS:
MARIDEE WEBER.
[ CHEERS ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> YOU MAY BE SEATED.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR
HONORS GRADUATES.
DR. BOGGS?
>> THANK YOU, DR. WASHBURN.
IT IS MY PLEASURE TO NOW
INTRODUCE DR. CHRISTINE WILSON
AS OUR COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER.
DR. WILSON IS A PROFESSOR OF
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AT KANSAS
STATE UNIVERSITY.
SHE GRADUATED WITH A BACHELOR OF
SCIENCE DEGREE IN AGRIBUSINESS
FROM KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY,
BEFORE EARNING A MASTER OF
SCIENCE AND DOCTORATE IN
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, ALSO
FROM KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY.
DR. WILSON FIRST SERVED AS A
GRAIN MARKET ANALYST FOR KOCH
INDUSTRIES, BEFORE RETURNING TO
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN
EXTENSION ECONOMIST. SHE JOINED
THE FACULTY AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY
IN 2001, AND TRANSITIONED BACK
TO K-STATE AS THE ASSISTANT DEAN
OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMS FOR CURRENT
STUDENT SERVICES AND RETENTION
AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS IN 2008.
SHE REJOINED THE DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS FACULTY
FULL TIME AS PROFESSOR AND
DIRECTOR OF UNDERGRADUATE
PROGRAMS.
HER TEACHING CAREER HAS INCLUDED
CLASSES IN AGRICULTURAL FINANCE,
AGRIBUSINESS RISK MANAGEMENT,
SMALL BUSINESS OPERATIONS,
MARKETING, POLICY ANALYSIS AND
MORE.
HER RESEARCH INTERESTS FOCUS ON
AGRICULTURAL FINANCE,
AGRIBUSINESS AND FARM MANAGEMENT
ISSUES.
DR. WILSON HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED
AS AN OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR
THROUGH NUMEROUS
HONORS AND AWARDS DURING HER
CAREER, INCLUDING THE 2019
PRESIDENTIAL AWARD FOR
EXCELLENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE
TEACHING, THE 2019 COLLEGE OF AG
ALUMNI BOARD DAVID MUGLER
OUTSTANDING TEACHING AWARD, AND
THE 2019 AGRICULTURAL & APPLIED
ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION
DISTINGUISHED TEACHING AWARD.
WE ARE PLEASED TO WELCOME
DR. CHRISTINE WILSON TO THE
PODIUM FOR HER REMARKS.
DR. WILSON.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU, DR. BOGGS.
IT'S TRULY AN HONOR TO BE HERE
TODAY TO DELIVER THE
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS.
OVER THE YEARS, I'VE BEEN TO
MANY COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES AND
HAVE HEARD MANY ADDRESSES AND
GUESS WHAT.
TO BE HONEST, I CAN'T REMEMBER
ANY OF THEM IN SPECIFIC DETAIL
AND MANY OF THEM WERE GIVEN BY
TRULY GREAT SPEAKERS THAT I
KNOW.
SOME OF THEM IN THE AUDIENCE
TODAY.
I THINK I CAN'T REMEMBER THEM
BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN TO SO MANY,
AND IF I HAD ONLY BEEN TO ONE
CEREMONY, MAYBE I WOULD REMEMBER
MORE DETAILS.
SO THE CHALLENGE TODAY FOR ME AS
I SEE IT IS TO SPEAK TO THE
GRADUATES AND TO FIND SOMETHING
MEANINGFUL FOR YOU THAT YOU
MIGHT REMEMBER PAST THE CLOSING
MARCH OF THE STAIRS AT THE END
OF THE CEREMONY TODAY, PAST THE
PARTIES THAT YOU MIGHT BE HAVING
LATER TODAY, AND DEFINITELY PAST
YOUR FIRST DAY AT YOUR NEW JOB.
THISCOMMENCEMENT IS A TIME OF
CELEBRATION AND REFLECTION, AS
IT SHOULD BE.
YOU HAVE WORKED HARD AND YOU'VE
COMPLETED A GREAT AND IMPORTANT
ACHIEVEMENT.
YOUR PROFESSORS HAVE CHALLENGED
YOU WITH TECHNICAL SKILLS AND
KNOWLEDGE IN YOUR SPECIFIC
AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND NATURAL
RESOURCE SCIENCES AREA.
YOU'VE LIKELY BEEN INVOLVED IN
CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS AND HAVE
HAD INTERNSHIPS AND JOBS TO
BUILD YOUR ETHIC AND RESUME.
GRADUATES, LET ME ASK YOU
THIS -- DO YOU FEEL PREPARED FOR
THE NEXT STEP, FOR THE NEXT
STAGE?
ARE YOU
READY?
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, YES.
YES, YOU ARE.
AND I WAS WATCHING.
SOME OF YOU DID FINALLY SAY YES.
SOME OF YOU SAID NO.
AND SOME OF YOU JUST DID NOT
ANSWER, JUST LIKE IN CLASS.
[LAUGHTER]
>> SO I'M GONNA REINFORCE FOR
YOU TODAY THAT YOU ARE READY
BECAUSE WE'VE DONE OUR PART TO
HELP GET YOU THERE AND YOU'VE
DONE YOUR PART.
YOU'VE LEARNED TO THINK LIKE AN
ECONOMIST, TO THINK LIKE A
PLANT, TO THINK LIKE A COW OR
ANOTHER ANIMAL FROM SEVERAL
GREAT PROFESSORS AS WELL AS
LEARNED MANY OTHER SKILLS.
BUT THERE TRULY IS MORE THAT YOU
NEED THAT ME MAY NOT HAVE
POINTED UP DIRECTLY IN LABS OR
LECTURES EVEN THOUGH IT WAS
OFTEN THERE.
WHAT IS IT?
WELL, A RECENT
APLU STUDY TELLS
US
THAT EMPLOYERS HAVE RISING
CONCERNS ABOUT NEW GRADUATES 
ABILITY TO PERSIST IN A JOB, TO
PERSIST IN A CHALLENGING
SITUATION, AS WELL AS, TO FIND
AND USE FAILURE AND CHALLENGES
AS GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES, AND TO
DEAL WITH NEGATIVE
CRITIQUES/FEEDBACK.
I HAVE OFTEN THOUGHT THAT WE
LEARN MORE FROM THE THINGS WE
DON T DO PERFECTLY OR CORRECTLY
THAN FROM THOSE THAT WE DO AND
FROM THE SITUATIONS THAT
CHALLENGE US MOST; MAYBE WE
REMEMBER THEM MORE; MAYBE WE ARE
MORE SATISFIED WHEN WE REFLECT
AND ARE ABLE TO APPRECIATE THE
SITUATION AND OUR ABILITY TO
DEAL WITH IT AND MOVE BEYOND IT.
THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO TALK
BRIEFLY WITH YOU ABOUT TODAY AS
YOU MOVE TO THAT NEXT EXCITING
STAGE IN YOUR LIFE -- CHOICES,
PERSISTENCE, AND RESILIENCE --
BECAUSE THESE ARE IMPORTANT FOR
YOU IN
YOUR FUTURE, AND THEY ARE AS
IMPORTANT AS THE TECHNICAL
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL THAT WE
TALKED OPENLY ABOUT AND TAUGHT
YOU IN THE CLASSROOM.
YOU HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE WITH
CHOICES, RESILIENCE AND
PERSISTENCE HERE, IN THE
CLASSROOM, IN TEMPORARY JOBS,
AND IN EXTRACURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE
CHALLENGING ASSIGNMENTS, WORKING
WITH OTHERS, MAKING DECISIONS,
AND BALANCING ALL OF YOUR
COURSES AND OTHER LIFE
ACTIVITIES, EVEN IF YOUR
PROFESSORS AND ADVISORS DID NOT
DIRECTLY POINT THEM AND THIS OUT
TO YOU.
THAT TOUGH HOMEWORK OR EXAM, THE
NO ANSWER KEY POSTED, THAT GROUP
ASSIGNMENT, THAT DEADLINE, THOSE
WERE THERE NOT ONLY TO DEVELOP
YOUR KNOWLEDGE BUT ALSO TO HELP
YOU DEVELOP YOUR
DECISION-MAKING, YOUR
PERSISTENCE AND RESILIENCE,
OTHER SKILLS THAT YOUR FUTURE
EMPLOYER REQUIRES IN YOU.
CHOICES AND PERSISTENCE AND
RESILIENCE.
AS AN ECONOMIST, I OFTEN COMMENT
THAT EVERYTHING IS ABOUT
CHOICES, ABOUT TRADEOFFS, COSTS
AND BENEFITS, DECISIONS, THE
CHOICES YOU MAKE. THOSE OF YOU
WHO HAVE BEEN IN ONE OF MY
COURSES, KNOW THIS -- RIGHT.
WHO HERE HAS HEARD OF AND/OR
READ ROBERT FULGHUM S BOOK,  ALL
I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED
IN KINDERGARTEN ?
SOME OF THE GEMS OR ACES IN THAT
BOOK ARE: SHARE, WASH YOUR
HANDS, PUT THINGS BACK, CLEAN UP
YOUR OWN MESS, SAY YOU ARE
SORRY, ET CETERA.
THESE ARE IMPORTANT ACTS TO
REMEMBER THROUGHOUT LIFE AS YOU
MAKE CHOICES.
ANOTHER PROFOUND RESOURCE ON
CHOICE, PERSISTENCE AND
RESILIENCE IS POSSIBLY
TEACHINGS WE VE LEARNED FROM
COUNTRY MUSIC
SONGS.
"LIFE S A DANCE YOU LEARN AS YOU
GO; [YOU VE GOT TO HAVE AN] ACE
IN THE HOLE; GOD IS GREAT, BEER
IS GOOD, PEOPLE ARE CRAZY; GET
ALONG, CALL YOUR MOM, MAKE A
FRIEND, GET ALONG; AND, FINALLY
AN OLD CLASSIC THAT THE
GRADUATES MAY NOT RELATE TO BUT
I MET SOME OF YOUR
PARENTS DO --
EVERY GAMBLER
KNOWS THAT THE SECRET TO
SURVIVIN  IS KNOWIN  WHAT TO
THROW AWAY AND KNOWIN WHAT TO
KEEP,  CAUSE EVERY HAND S A
WINNER AND EVERY HAND S A LOSER.
GRADUATES, EVERY SITUATION YOU
ARE PRESENTED WITH AS YOU MOVE
INTO THE REST OF YOUR LIFE IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU.
IT WILL REQUIRE CHOICES,
DECISIONS, AND SOME PERSISTENCE
AND RESILIENCE. WILL YOU ALWAYS
HAVE A GREAT HAND LIKE A ROYAL
FLUSH, STRAIGHT FLUSH, OR FOUR
OF A KIND AS YOUR HAND?
PROBABLY NOT. THOSE ARE EASIER
HANDS TO PLAY WITH EASIER
CHOICES.
HOW WILL YOU RESPOND WHEN YOU
ARE DEALT SOMETHING LIKE A 2-7
OFF-SUIT, WHICH IS THE WORST
STARTING HAND OR SOMETHING IN
BETWEEN, THAT PROBABLY
REQUIRES
HARDER CHOICES AND MORE WORKTHAT
IS PERSISTENCE AND
RESILIENCE.
THIS IS
WHAT
EMPLOYERS ARE LOOKING FOR, AND
THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO BE ABLE
TO DO IN BOTH THE PROFESSIONAL
AND PERSONAL ASPECTS OF YOUR
LIFE. EVERY HAND S A WINNER, AND
EVERY HAND S A LOSER.
IT S WHAT YOU DO WITH IT THAT
MATTERS, NOT WHERE YOU START AND
WHAT YOU START WITH, BUT WHAT
YOU DO WITH IT.
THE CHOICES YOU MAKE, THE
PERSISTENCE AND RESILIENCE THAT
YOU SHOW.
DO WE HAVE ANY SPORTS FANS HERE
TODAY?
[ CHEERS ]
>> ALL RIGHT.
I WAS PRETTY SURE WE WOULD.
YOU ALL KNOW, EVEN CHAMPIONS
DON'T ALWAYS START OUT AS
CHAMPIONS AND THEY DON'T ALWAYS
WIN.
IT S WHAT THEY LEARN AND DO WITH
THE LOSSES OR THE POOR SHOTS OR
POOR PERFORMANCE, THE
NON-PERFECT SITUATIONS, THAT
MOVES THEM FORWARD THAT MAKES
THEM SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR OWN
REALM.
CHOICES/DECISIONS, PERSISTENCE,
RESILIENCE.
DO WE HAVE ANY NFL FOOTBALL FANS
HERE TODAY?
WHAT ABOUT CHIEFS' FANS?
[ CHEERS ]
>> KEEP IN MIND, I'M A CHIEFS'
FAN AS I TELL YOU THIS NEXT
STORY.
CHIEFS' FAN.
YOU PROBABLY KNOW THIS.
TOM BRADY WAS A 6TH ROUND DRAFT
PICK.
THERE WERE ONLY SEVEN ROUNDS.
HE WAS THE 199th OVERALL PICK
WITH SIX QUARTERBACKS TAKEN
BEFORE HIM IN THE 2000
DRAFT.
I'M NOT A PATRIOTS FAN NOR A TOM
BRADY
FAN.
PEYTON MANNING.
DREW BRIES
BREES AND PATRICK MAHOMES
ARE MY CHOICE FOR
QBS.
BUT, I DO VERY MUCH RESPECT WHAT
TOM BRADY HAS DONE AND THINK IT
MAKES A GREAT EXAMPLE.
HE WASN T ANY ONE S FIRST
CHOICE; THE EXPECTATIONS FOR HIM
WERE NOT GREAT AND WERE NOT
MUCH; BUT HE WORKED HARD AND HE
PREPARED.
AND WHEN PRESENTED WITH THE
OPPORTUNITY, MR. BRADY MADE THE
MOST OF IT; HE WORKED AND HE
PREPARED. EVERY HAND IS AN
OPPORTUNITY.
IT S WHAT YOU DO WITH IT THAT
MATTERS. ONE OF MY FORMER
PROFESSORS AND MENTORS OFTEN
SAID,  NEVER UNDERESTIMATE HOW
MUCH YOU CAN COMPENSATE FOR YOUR
INADEQUACIES.SKILLS, 
INTELLIGENCE AND
CAPABILITIES.
CHOICES.
PERSISTENCE, RESILIENCE.
THESE
ARE FACTORS AND QUALITIES THAT
WILL BENEFIT YOU IN LIFE AND
HELP YOU TO BE SUCCESSFUL. THESE
ARE IMPORTANT TO YOUR FUTURE
EMPLOYER. YOU CAME TO COLLEGE
WITH A GROWN MINDSET -- THAT YOU
WERE GOING TO LEARN AND FURTHER
DEVELOP YOUR KNOWLEDGE
AND
SKILLS TO PREPARE YOU FOR YOUR
CAREER. NOW IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY
TO MOVE TO THE NEXT STAGE. HOW
WILL YOU GO THERE?
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO NOW ALSO
WITH A GROWTH MINDSET -- MAKE
EVERYTHING AN
OPPORTUNITY, SET GOALS, HANDLE
ANY SETBACKS AS OPPORTUNITIES,
HAVE A GOOD WORK ETHIC.
CONSIDER YOUR CHOICES AND FIND
YOUR RESILIENCE AND
PERSISTENCE.
AFTER ALL, YOUR ACE IN THE HOLE
IS THAT YOU ALREADY MADE ONE
GREAT CHOICE, AND THAT YOU ARE
NOT JUST ANY WILDCAT, BUT YOU
ARE A K-STATE COLLEGE OF
AGRICULTURE WILDCAT.
 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> AND SO YOU TRULY DO HAVE
TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITIES
AVAILABLE TO YOU AND YOU CAN DO
ANYTHING YOU CHOOSE TO DO.
SO GRADUATES, ONE LAST TIME, LET
ME ASK YOU THIS AND I WANT TO
HEAR YOUR ANSWER -- ARE YOU
READY?
>> YES!
>> YES, YOU ARE.
CONGRATULATIONS AND BET WISHES
AND GO MAKE US PROUD.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU, DOCTOR
WILSON.
GRACIE DANNER, A GRADUATING
SENIOR FROM WEST LIBERTY, IOWA,
HAS BEEN SELECTED TO DELIVER THE
GRADUATE ADDRESS.
GRACIE WILL GRADUATE WITH A
MAJOR IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
AND MINOR IN INTERNATIONAL
AGRICULTURE.
DURING HER TIME AT K-STATE, SHE
SERVED AS A COLLEGE OF
AGRICULTURE AMBASSADOR, SIGMA
ALPHA PROFESSIONAL AGRICULTURE
SORORITY PHILANTHROPY CHAIR,
ACADEMIC MENTOR FOR THE STALEY
SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP STUDIES,
HANDS-ON K-STATE MOBILE FOOD
PANTRY VOLUNTEER, AND AG POLICY
FELLOW.
SHE HAS ALSO BEEN A MEMBER OF
THE KANSAS CORN COLLEGIATE
ACADEMY, AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
AND BUSINESS CLUB, AND
COLLEGIATE CATTLEWOMENS  CLUB.
SHE PARTICIPATED IN AN
INTERNATIONAL STUDY TOUR OF
ECUADOR, WAS A NATIONAL FFA
ORGANIZATION AMERICAN STAR
FINALIST AND BEEF PROFICIENCY
AWARD FINALIST, AND WAS RECENTLY
AWARDED THE COBANK OUTSTANDING
SENIOR AWARD.
GRACIE COMPLETED TWO INTERNSHIPS
WITH JOHN DEERE, AND HAS ALSO
GAINED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
WITH THE KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
NEXT, GRACIE WILL
BEGIN JOHN DEERE S MARKETING AND
CUSTOMER SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM ON A CUSTOMER AND
PRODUCT SUPPORT PATH.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING
GRACIE DANNER TO THE PODIUM FOR
THE GRADUATE ADDRESS.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> GOOD AFTERNOON GRADUATES,
FACULTY, FAMILY, AND FRIENDS.
TO MY FELLOW GRADUATES, THE DAY
THAT IT SEEMED MAY NEVER ARRIVE
IS UPON US.
OUR GRADUATION IS A MOMENTOUS
OCCASION FOR EACH OF US.
TODAY WE CELEBRATE OUR
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERSEVERANCE,
AND THE EMBARKMENT OF A NEW
JOURNEY.
THIS DAY IS CERTAINLY A MOMENT
FOR CELEBRATION, REFLECTION, AND
APPRECIATION.
THERE WERE MANY INDIVIDUALS WHO
HELPED US REACH THIS MILESTONE
IN OUR LIVES.
MANY OF THEM ARE HERE TODAY TO
CELEBRATE WITH US, AND MANY ARE
NOT.
SEEK OUT THOSE INDIVIDUALS,
THOSE WHO IMPACTED US,
ENCOURAGED US, CONSOLED US, AND
PUSHED US BEYOND OUR OWN
COMFORT.
AND DEVELOPED US INTO THE PEOPLE
WE ARE TODAY.
THEY ARE OUR PROFESSORS,
ADVISORS, FAMILY,
FRIENDS AND
MENTORS AND WE OWE EACH OF THEM
OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE.
TODAY MARKS A BEGINNING OF
SORTS, THE DAY WE HAVE BEEN
DREAMING OF AND DREADING FOR
YEARS.
FROM THIS JUNCTURE EACH OF US
WILL FORM OUR OWN PATH, BUT WE
WILL EACH SHARE OUR TIME IN THE
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
OF AGRICULTURE.
AS THE VERY FIRST LAND GRANT
INSTITUTION CREATED UNDER THE
MORRILL ACT OF 1862, KANSAS
STATE UNIVERSITY WAS CHARGED
WITH A DISTINCT FOCUS ON
SCIENCE, RESEARCH, AND EXTENSION
SERVICES ALL WITH UNIQUE
EMPHASIS ON AGRICULTURE.
THIS COHORT OF GRADUATES IN
FRONT OF ME IS PRESENTED WITH
OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR
COMMUNITIES, STATE, AND NATION
WITH THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE WE
HAVE DEVELOPED IN OUR TIME IN
THE KANAS STATE COLLEGE OF
AGRICULTURE.
ALTHOUGH TODAY SEEMS LIKE THE
ULTIMATE FINISH LINE, OUR
GREATEST OBSTACLES STILL LIE
AHEAD. GRADUATES, I CHALLENGE
YOU TO NOT TAKE THIS MOMENT TO
REST UPON OUR LAURELS AND FALL
INTO A ROUTINE OF COMFORT AND
INACTION.
WE LIVE IN A WORLD OF INSTANT
GRATIFICATION.
WE GET A NOTIFICATION ON OUR
PHONE THE MOMENT OUR EXAM IS
GRADED, WE CLICK ONE BUTTON AND
A PACKAGE FROM AMAZON SHOWS UP
ON OUR DOORSTEP WITHIN TWO DAYS,
WE CAN TEXT OUR FRIENDS AND HAVE
PLANS ASSEMBLED FOR THE NIGHT
WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
IT IS UNCOMFORTABLE FOR US TO
WAIT AND SEE THE PRODUCTS OF OUR
LABOR.
BUT THE CHALLENGING ISSUES THAT
THIS GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS IN
FRONT ME IS TASKED TO TACKLE
WILL NOT BE SOLVED IN AN
INSTANT, AN HOUR, A DAY, A
MONTH, OR EVEN A YEAR.
AS GRADUATES OF THE COLLEGE OF
AGRICULTURE WE WILL FACE
CHALLENGES IN MANAGING DEPLETING
RESOURCES, NOURISHING A GROWING
POPULATION AND MIDDLE CLASS,
PROMOTING COOPERATION AND
COMPROMISE IN POLICY, AND
CREATING THE NEWEST TECHNOLOGIES
TO FOSTER EFFICIENCY IN OUR
INDUSTRY.
OUR PATIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE
NOW, WILL PAY DIVIDENDS IN THE
FUTURE AS WE SEEK SOLUTIONS TO
THESE NUANCED DILEMMAS.
EACH PERSON WHO HAS WALKED THE
HALLS OF THIS UNIVERSITY,
ESPECIALLY IN THOSE OF THE
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, KNOWS
THAT THERE IS SOMETHING
REMARKABLY SPECIAL ABOUT THIS
PLACE.
IT IS A TRULY INDESCRIBABLE
FEELING -- ONE THAT I COULDN'T
DESCRIBE IN THE CONFINES OF OUR
TIME HERE TODAY OR EVEN COME
CLOSE TO DOING JUSTICE TO EVEN
WITH INFINITE TIME.
BUT A FEW WORDS COME TO MIND:
HOME, FAMILY, BELONGING,
COMPASSION -- SENSE OF WELCOME
AND SUPPORT RADIATES FROM THE
PEOPLE HERE.
GRADUATES, YOU ALL KNOW THAT
FEELING I M TALKING ABOUT.
IT S THE FEELING THAT MADE US
CHOOSE K-STATE, FIND OUR HOME
AND OUR PEOPLE HERE, AND THAT
MADE US SO FOND OF OUR DEAR ALMA
MATER.
I IMPLORE EACH OF YOU TO GRASP
THAT FEELING, HOLD ON TO IT, AND
SPREAD IT WHEREVER YOU MAY GO.
IN WHICHEVER TOWNS OR CITIES YOU
END UP IN, TO THE PEOPLE YOU
MEET ALONG YOUR JOURNEY, AND IN
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOUR WORDS
AND INTERACTIONS.
SHOW THE WORLD A PIECE OF THE
POWER AND KINDNESS OF THIS PLACE
AND KNOW THAT YOU WILL ALWAYS
HAVE YOUR COLLEAGUES FROM THE
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
OF AGRICULTURE IN YOUR CIRCLE.
CONGRATULATIONS, CLASS OF 2019.
I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THIS
GROUP OF GRADUATES ACCOMPLISHES
TOGETHER.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> GREAT JOB.
>> SHE'S NOT THAT TALL.
SHE HAS HEELS LIKE THAT ON.
THANK YOU, GRACIE.
BEFORE WE PROCEED TO THE DEGREE
CEREMONY, WE'RE PLEASED TO HAVE
AMY RENZ BRING SPECIAL GREETINGS
ON BEHALF OF THE K-STATE ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I'M EXCITED TO JOIN YOU TODAY
WITH THE HONOR OF BEING
THE FIRST PERSON TO WELCOME YOU
INTO THE ALUMNI FAMILY OF KANSAS
STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE K-STATE
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.
WE ARE EXCITED TO CELEBRATE WITH
YOU AND THOSE WHO HAVE SUPPORTED
YOU ALONG THIS JOURNEY.
AS AN ALUMNUS, YOU NOW JOIN A
K-STATE NETWORK OF MORE THAN
280,000 GRADUATES AND FRIENDS.
THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WILL BE
YOUR LINK TO YOUR ALMA MATER FOR
LIFE.
OUR MISSION AT THE ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION IS TO LEAD AND
INSPIRE LIFELONG INVOLVEMENT
THAT WILL BENEFIT KANSAS STATE
UNIVERSITY AND ALL MEMBERS OF
OUR WILDCAT COMMUNITY.
OUR CORE VALUES GUIDE US IN OUR
MISSION TO HELP KEEP YOU
CONNECTED WITH K-STATE.
OUR MOST IMPORTANT VALUE IS
LINK. 
THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PROVIDES
THE LIFELONG LINK THAT ALUMNI
DEPEND ON TO REMAIN CONNECTED.
YOU CAN STAY IN TOUCH THROUGH
HUNDREDS OF ALUMNI ACTIVITIES
HELD ON CAMPUS, AROUND THE
COUNTRY AND INTERNATIONALLY.
WE WANT TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH
YOU AND BE OF SERVICE TO YOU NO
MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE.
ANOTHER VALUE IS "TRADITION."
YOU WILL LIKELY CELEBRATE A FEW
TRADITIONS THIS WEEKEND AS YOU
SING THE ALMA MATER OR TAKE KSU
PHOTOS AT YOUR FAVORITE SPOT ON
CAMPUS.
YOU MAY ALSO HAVE FOND MEMORIES
OF DOING THE WABASH AT A K-STATE
SPORTS EVENT OR RUBBING THE NOSE
OF THE BRONZE WILDCAT STATUE AT
THE ALUMNI CENTER FOR GOOD LUCK
ON A TEST OR TO ENSURE A WILDCAT
VICTORY.
AS THE  KEEPERS OF TRADITION  WE
ALSO HOPE YOU WILL HAVE A CHANCE
TO VISIT THE ALUMNI CENTER TO
SEE THE MEMORABILIA OF MANY
K-STATE TRADITIONS THAT WE HAVE
ON DISPLAY.
THE FINAL VALUE I D LIKE TO TALK
ABOUT TODAY IS  PURPLE. 
FOR K-STATERS IT S MORE THAN A
COLOR.
IT S A SYMBOL OF PRIDE,
CONNECTION AND FAMILY.
WHEN YOU SEE SOMEONE IN PURPLE,
WEARING A K-STATE CLASS RING, OR
WITH A POWERCAT LICENSE PLATE ON
THE BACK OF THEIR VEHICLE, YOU
WILL FEEL THAT SENSE OF FAMILY.
IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR
GRADUATION, THE COLLEGE OF
AGRICULTURE AND THE K-STATE
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ARE PROVIDING
YOU WITH A COMPLIMENTARY
ONE-YEAR MEMBERSHIP TO THE
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.
WE HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY THE
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS AND CONTINUE
TO BE AN ACTIVE MEMBER AFTER
YOUR FIRST YEAR.
YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS IMPORTANT TO
US AND YOUR UNIVERSITY.
K-STATE ALUMNI ARE AMONG THE
MOST LOYAL IN THE NATION.
IN FACT, OUR MEMBERSHIP RANKS
NUMBER 1 IN THE BIG 12 FOR
PERCENTAGE OF GRADUATES WHO ARE
MEMBERS.
THAT LOYALTY IS SHARED BY
GENERATIONS OF K-STATERS WHO
HAVE THE SAME PASSION FOR
K-STATE THAT YOU FEEL TODAY AS
YOU RECEIVE YOUR DEGREE FROM ONE
OF THE FINEST UNIVERSITIES IN
THE NATION.
THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION IS ALSO
PLEASED TO PRESENT YOU TODAY
WITH AN EXCLUSIVE ALUMNI
BUSINESS CARD HOLDER.
AS YOU GO THROUGH LIFE AND YOUR
TITLES AND ADDRESSES CHANGE,
PLEASE BE SURE TO KEEP US
UPDATED.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE
ALWAYS CONNECTED TO YOUR K-STATE
FAMILY.
CONGRATULATIONS, AND GO CATS!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU, AMY.
GRADUATES, WE HAVE A FEW
ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE
DEGREE CEREMONY.
THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE IS
PLEASED TO PROVIDE A
COMPLEMENTARY 5" X 7"
PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPH OF YOUR
GRADUATION.
ONE PHOTO WILL BE TAKEN ON
STAGE, AND A SECOND PHOTO WILL
BE TAKEN BY THE BACKDROP AT THE
REAR OF THE SEATING AREA.
PLEASE PAUSE AND TURN TOWARD THE
CAMERA TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE
READY FOR YOUR PHOTOS.
FAMILY MEMBERS, IF YOU WANT TO
TAKE PICTURES, YOU MAY DO SO
FROM BEHIND THE ROPED AREA
AROUND THE EDGE OF THE FLOOR
SEATING.
PLEASE REFER TO YOUR
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM ON PAGES
42 TO 43 FOR THE ORDER IN WHICH
THE GRADUATES WILL BE
RECOGNIZED.
GRADUATES MAJORING IN
AGRIBUSINESS THROUGH WILDLIFE
AND OUTDOOR ENTERPRISE
MANAGEMENT ARE SEATED ON THE
WEST SIDE AND WILL CROSS THE
STAGE FROM WEST TO EAST.
THE REMAINING GRADUATES ARE
SEATED ON THE EAST SIDE AND WILL
CROSS THE STAGE FROM EAST TO
WEST.
PLEASE PREPARE FOR YOUR PHOTO
JUST BEFORE YOUR GRADUATE
APPROACHES THE STAGE, AND THEN
RETURN TO YOUR SEAT SO OTHERS
CAN ACCESS THE AREA.
IT IS NOW MY PLEASURE TO
INTRODUCE DR. ERNIE MINTON, DEAN
OF THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
AND DIRECTOR OF K-STATE RESEARCH
AND EXTENSION, AND INVITE HIM TO
THE PODIUM FOR THE CONFERRAL OF
DEGREES.
DEAN MINTON.
>> THANK YOU, DR. BOGGS.
WILL ALL GRADUATES NOW PLEASE
RISE FOR THE CONFERRAL OF
DEGREES.
BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE PEOPLE
OF KANSAS AND THE KANSAS BOARD
OF REGENTS AND UPON
RECOMMENDATION BY THE FACULTY
AND UPON COMPLETION OF ALL
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS, I AM
PLEASED TO CONFER UPON YOU THE
RESPECTIVE DEGREES YOU HAVE
EARNED AT KANSAS STATE
UNIVERSITY.
GRADUATES, PLEASE MOVE YOUR
TASSELS TO THE LEFT SIDE OF YOUR
MORTARBOARD.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> YOU MAY NOW BE
SEATED.
AT THIS TIME, COLLEGE
ADMINISTRATION WILL PREPARE FOR
THE DIPLOMA COVER PRESENTATION.
THE DEPARTMENT HEADS WILL
PRESENT DIPLOMA COVERS TO EACH
GRADUATE AS THEY
CROSS THE STAGE.
I ALSO INVITE K-STATE PRESIDENT,
RICHARD MYERS, AND PROVOST,
CHARLES TABER, TO JOIN ME IN
CONGRATULATING THE GRADUATES AS
THEY CROSS THE STAGE.
>> THANK YOU.
I WILL NOW INTRODUCE THE
GRADUATES FOR INDIVIDUAL
RECOGNITION ON THE STAGE IN
PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMA COVERS.
WE'LL PROCEED IN ORDER BY MAJOR.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR
FACULTY MARSHALS,
.
[ READING GRADUATE NAMES
]
>> WE WILL NOT RECOGNIZE
GRADUATES WITH A MAJOR IN
AGRICULTURE ECONOMICS.
[ READING GRADUATE NAMES ]
>> I'M PLEASED TO INTRODUCE
DR. JASON ELLIS WHO WILL PRESENT
DIPLOMA COVERS
.
GRADUATES
INCLUDE --
  [READING GRADUATE NAMES
]
>> [ READING GRADUATE NAMES ]
>> I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE DR.
JOE HARNER WHO WILL PRESENT
TO GRADUATES RECEIVING IN THE
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND
AGRICULTURE WITH A MAJOR IN
AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY
MANAGEMENT.
[ READING GRADUATE NAMES ]
>> DR. MICKEY RANSOM WILL
PRESENT TO THE GRADUATES
RECEIVING THE BACHELOR OF
SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURE WITH A
MAJOR NO
AGRONOMY.
[ READING GRADUATE NAMES
]
[ GRADUATE NAMES BEING READ
]
>> NEXT WE'LL PRESENT TO
GRADUATES RECEIVING THE BACHELOR
OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN AGRICULTURE
WITH MAJORS IN HORTICULTURE,
PARK MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION
AND WILDLIFE AND OUTDOOR
MANAGEMENT.
[ READING GRADUATE NAMES
]
>> 
[ READING GRADUATE NAMES
]
>> WE WILL NOW PAUSE TO CHANGE
SIDES AND INTRODUCE THE
REMAINING GRADUATES, STARTING
WITH GRADUATES IN ANIMAL
SCIENCES AND
INDUSTRIES.
>> IT'S MY PRIRVE LIMB TO
INTRODUCE DR. MIKE DAY, HEAD OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL
INDUSTRIES WHO WILL PRESENT TO
GRADUATES WITH
MAJOR IN
VETERINARIAN MEDICINE.
[ READING GRADUATE NAMES
]
[ GRADUATE NAMES BEING READ
]
>> NEXT THE GRADUATES, THE
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN FOOD
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.
[ GRADUATE NAMES BEING READ
]
>> NEXT DR. GORDON SMITH WILL
PRESENT TO GRADUATES RECEIVING
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREES IN
BAKERY SCIENCE AND
MANAGEMENT.
WE'LL BEGIN WITH OUR STUDENTS IN
BAKERY SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT.
[ GRADUATE NAMES BEING READ
]
[ GRADUATE NAMES BEING READ
]
>> DR. BOGGS, THAT CONCLUDES OUR
DIPLOMA PRESENTATION.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR OUR 2019
FALL GRADUATES!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
]
>> WE EXPECT YOU TO CONTINUE THE
OUTSTANDING RECORD OF
CITIZENSHIP, PHILANTHROPY AND
SERVICE THAT YOU'VE ESTABLISHED
AT K-STATE BY BECOMING
OUTSTANDING MEMBERS OF THE
COMMUNITIES TO WHICH YOU
RELOCATE.
GET INVOLVED AND BE ENGAGED IN
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.
THEY NEED YOUR TALENT AND
LEADERSHIP SKILLS.
WHAT TRULY MAKES K-STATE,
COLLEGE OF AG GREAT IS THE
EXPECTATIONS OF OUR ALUMNI.
WE EXPECT YOU TO KEEP BLEEDING
PURPLE, STAY INVOLVED IN K-STATE
AND CHALLENGE US TO BE THE BEST
WE CAN.
I'M CONFIDENT WHEN I SPEAK FOR
ALL OF THE CONFIDENT, STAFF
ADMINISTRATORS WHEN I SAY IT'S
BEEN YOUR PRIVILEGE TO
CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR EDUCATION AND
BE PART OF YOUR LIVES.
WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU AND WE
WISH YOU THE BEST.
EVERYBODY, HELP ME CONGRATULATE
OUR 2019 FALL GRADUATES.
 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU IN
PARTICIPATING IN THIS VERY
SPECIAL GRADUATION.
WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE REMAIN
SEATED.
THE GRADUATES WILL FOLLOW THE
REAR SEATING AREA AND UP THE FAR
NORTH STAIRS TO THE CONCOURSE.
WE ASK THAT FAMILIES EXIT
IMMEDIATELY AND MEET THE NEW
GRADUATES ON THE CONCOURSE.
THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR YOUR
TO OUR
MUSICIANS.
AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST
WISHES TO THE GRADUATE.
FOR OUR ADJOURNMENT WOULD
EVERYONE PLEASE RISE WHILE
SAVANNAH PIPER LEAD US IN THE
K-STATE ALMA MATER.
SAVANNAH?
I KNOW A SPOT THAT I LOVE FULL
WELL, 'TIS NOT IN FOREST NOR YET
IN DELL, EVER IT HOLDS ME WITH
MAGIC SPELL, I THINK OF THEE
ALMA MATER.
KSU, WE LL CARRY THE BANNER
HIGH, KSU LONG, LONG MAY THY
COLORS FLY. LOYAL YOU TO THEE
THY CHILDREN WILL SWELL THE CRY.
HAIL, HAIL, HAIL ALMA MATER."
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ MUSIC ]   
