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2022-Commencement-Program
2022-Commencement-Program
Order of Events
Bakersfield College Employee Processional Representing the Class of 2022
Procession of the Nobles from Mlada by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Edith Mata, 2022 BCSGA President
Mace Carriers
Diane Allen, Counselor Conferral of Degrees
Jennifer Johnson, Nursing Faculty Dr. Zav Dadabhoy, President
David Koeth, Art Faculty Mike Giacomini, Vice President of Finance and Administrative Services
Janet Tarjan, Mathematics Faculty Dr. Bill Moseley, Vice President of Innovation and Development
Dr. Emmanuel Mourtzanos, Vice President of Student Affairs
Student Processional Billie Jo Rice, Vice President of Instruction
Pomp and Circumstance by Sir Edward Elgar
Led by Student Marshalls Presentation of the Bakersfield College Graduates
Samantha Pulido, Class of 2020 Matthew Andrasian-Jones, Instructional Design Technology Faculty
Gian Gayatao, Class of 2021 Paul Beckworth, History Faculty
Edith Mata, Class of 2022 Olivia Garcia, History Faculty
Dr. John Gerhold, Music Faculty
Presentation of the Colors Josie Guillen, Counselor
Bakersfield Police Department Honor Guard Fabiola Johnson, Counselor
Marisa Marquez, Dean of Student Success & Counseling
The Star-Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key Norma Rojas-Mora, Executive Director of Government Relations
Performed by Dr. John Gerhold, Music Faculty Dr. Joe Saldivar, Biology Faculty
ACCESSIBILITY: Designated seating for deaf or hard-of-hearing guests has been reserved in the front row of the stadium. Please make contact with an usher or
security guard to access seating. Other guests are asked to avoid the area along the railing to allow visibility to ASL interpreters.
THE BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE CLASS OF 2019-20
Graduation Candidates 2019-2020
Industrial Automation Baccalaureate Degree
Calles, Hugo Huckaby, Erin T. Rivas, Russell
Caudelaro, Erik Lewis, Regan H. Toyos, Miguel A.
Hoffman, Steven R. Monge, Geovanni A. West, David R.
The gown for the bachelor’s degree has pointed sleeves. The gown for the Master’s Degree has an oblong sleeve open at the wrist, like
the others. The gown for the Doctor’s Degree has bell-shaped sleeves, and is faced down the front with black velvet with three bars
of the same across the sleeves. The black Oxford or mortarboard style cap is worn for all degrees, but only the Doctor’s cap may be
made of velvet.
It is the hood, which is the most important and distinctive feature of the academic dress. The doctor’s hood, of black cloth matching
the gown, is four feet in length and made with a wide panel. The Master’s and Bachelor’s hoods are three-and-one-half and three feet
in length respectively. They are made of black cloth. The hoods for all the degrees are lined with silk in the official academic color or
colors of the institution conferring the degree. The binding or trim of all the hoods is of velvet or velveteen. The color of this velvet
trim indicates the department or faculty to which the degree pertains, each department having been assigned a different color; for
instance, white is for arts, blue for philosophy, and so on.
This system established by the Intercollegiate Commission, when understood, enables anyone attending an academic function in this
country to distinguish at a glance the bachelors, masters and doctors, and at the same time recognize the university which has given
the degree. Bakersfield College graduates are wearing the associate stoles, caps and gowns tonight. Additionally, honor graduates are
distinguished by the gold tassel on the cap and the gold cord around the neck.
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