TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY-SAN MARCOS FALL COMMENCEMENT Friday, December 15, 2006 2:00 p.m. Strahan Coliseum Dr. Perry Moore, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Presiding PROCESSIONAL ............................................. Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, Op 39 Sir Edward Elgar, Composer MUSICAL INTRODUCTION...................................................................... National Anthem John Stafford Smith, Composer Texas, Our Texas! William J. Marsh, Composer Led by Ms. Christin Toerner STUDENT SALUTATION................................................................Ms. Vanessa Hernandez SPECIAL MUSIC................................................................................... A Texas State of Mind Composed by Dr. Joseph Stuessy, School of Music Performed by the Texas State Ceremonial Brass Directed by Dr. Rodney Schueller, School of Music REMARKS............................................................................................... Dr. Denise M. Trauth President CONFERRING OF DEGREES............................................................................... Dr. Trauth DIPLOMA PRESENTATIONS............................. College of Liberal Arts, Doctoral Degrees College of Liberal Arts, Master’s Degrees College of Liberal Arts, Bachelor’s Degrees ALUMNI REMARKS....................................................................................... Ms. Arlene Pace President, Alumni Association CLOSING MUSIC ...............................................................................Texas State Alma Mater Jessie Sayers, Composer Led by Ms. Toerner RECESSIONAL.....................................................................................................Water Music G. F. Handel, Composer The audience will remain seated during the Processional and Recessional. Out of consideration for other guests, please limit seat reservations to one seat per person already present. - 1 - TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY-SAN MARCOS FALL COMMENCEMENT Friday, December 15, 2006 7:00 p.m. Strahan Coliseum Dr. Perry Moore, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Presiding PROCESSIONAL ............................................. Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, Op 39 Sir Edward Elgar, Composer MUSICAL INTRODUCTION...................................................................... National Anthem John Stafford Smith, Composer Texas, Our Texas! William J. Marsh, Composer Led by Mr. Frederick J. Willrich STUDENT SALUTATION....................................................................... Ms. Vanessa Valdez SPECIAL MUSIC................................................................................... A Texas State of Mind Composed by Dr. Joseph Stuessy, School of Music Performed by the Texas State Ceremonial Brass Directed by Dr. Rodney Schueller, School of Music REMARKS............................................................................................... Dr. Denise M. Trauth President CONFERRING OF DEGREES............................................................................... Dr. Trauth DIPLOMA PRESENTATIONS.............................College of Fine Arts and Communication, Master’s Degrees College of Fine Arts and Communication, Bachelor’s Degrees College of Applied Arts, Master’s Degrees College of Applied Arts, Bachelor’s Degrees ALUMNI REMARKS....................................................................................... Ms. Arlene Pace President, Alumni Association CLOSING MUSIC ...............................................................................Texas State Alma Mater Jessie Sayers, Composer Led by Mr. Willrich RECESSIONAL.....................................................................................................Water Music G. F. Handel, Composer The audience will remain seated during the Processional and Recessional. Out of consideration for other guests, please limit seat reservations to one seat per person already present. - 2 - TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY-SAN MARCOS FALL COMMENCEMENT Saturday, December 16, 2006 9:30 a.m. Strahan Coliseum Dr. Perry Moore, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Presiding PROCESSIONAL ............................................. Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, Op 39 Sir Edward Elgar, Composer MUSICAL INTRODUCTION...................................................................... National Anthem John Stafford Smith, Composer Texas, Our Texas! William J. Marsh, Composer Led by Mr. Frederick J. Willrich STUDENT SALUTATION...............................................................Mr. Patrick Cory Nichols SPECIAL MUSIC................................................................................... A Texas State of Mind Composed by Dr. Joseph Stuessy, School of Music Performed by the Texas State Ceremonial Brass Directed by Dr. Rodney Schueller, School of Music REMARKS............................................................................................... Dr. Denise M. Trauth President ADDRESS.....................................................................................The Honorable Patrick Rose Texas House of Representatives CONFERRING OF DEGREES............................................................................... Dr. Trauth DIPLOMA PRESENTATIONS......................... McCoy College of Business Administration, Master’s Degrees McCoy College of Business Administration, Bachelor’s Degrees College of Science, Master’s Degrees College of Science, Bachelor’s Degrees ALUMNI REMARKS....................................................................................... Ms. Arlene Pace President, Alumni Association CLOSING MUSIC ...............................................................................Texas State Alma Mater Jessie Sayers, Composer Led by Mr. Willrich RECESSIONAL.....................................................................................................Water Music G. F. Handel, Composer The audience will remain seated during the Processional and Recessional. Out of consideration for other guests, please limit seat reservations to one seat per person already present. - 3 - TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY-SAN MARCOS FALL COMMENCEMENT Saturday, December 16, 2006 2:00 p.m. Strahan Coliseum Dr. Perry Moore, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Presiding PROCESSIONAL ............................................. Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, Op 39 Sir Edward Elgar, Composer MUSICAL INTRODUCTION...................................................................... National Anthem John Stafford Smith, Composer Texas, Our Texas! William J. Marsh, Composer Led by Ms. Christin Toerner STUDENT SALUTATION......................................................................Ms. Christina Ybarra SPECIAL MUSIC................................................................................... A Texas State of Mind Composed by Dr. Joseph Stuessy, School of Music Performed by the Texas State Ceremonial Brass Directed by Dr. Rodney Schueller, School of Music REMARKS............................................................................................... Dr. Denise M. Trauth President CONFERRING OF DEGREES............................................................................... Dr. Trauth DIPLOMA PRESENTATIONS................................College of Education, Doctoral Degrees College of Education, Master’s Degrees College of Education, Bachelor’s Degrees College of Health Professions, Master’s Degrees College of Health Professions, Bachelor’s Degrees ALUMNI REMARKS....................................................................................... Ms. Arlene Pace President, Alumni Association CLOSING MUSIC ...............................................................................Texas State Alma Mater Jessie Sayers, Composer Led by Ms. Toerner RECESSIONAL.....................................................................................................Water Music G. F. Handel, Composer The audience will remain seated during the Processional and Recessional. Out of consideration for other guests, please limit seat reservations to one seat per person already present. - 4 - Commencement Address PATRICK ROSE Saturday, December 16, 2006 9:30 a.m. State Representative Patrick Rose is serving his second term as a member of the Texas House of Representatives and is the Vice-Chair of the House Committee on Civil Practices. He also serves as a member of the Higher Education Committee and the Calendars Committee. He represents House District 45 which covers Blanco, Caldwell, and Hays Counties. During the 79th Legislature, Representative Rose passed 20 bills that address many of our local priorities. He was successful in passing legislation to lower medical malpractice insurance for doctors, to lower tax penalties for seniors, to create a new student regent position for all Texas colleges and universities, and to fund new district courts for Hays and Blanco counties. As a member of the Higher Education Committee, he works closely with Texas State University-San Marcos on issues such as college affordability and creating merit- based scholarships. His efforts on behalf of his constituents during his freshman session were recognized in the July 2003 issue of Texas Monthly, where he was featured as the "Rookie of the Year” among the Best & Worst Legislators. Representative Rose has been honored with the 2003 and 2005 Civil Justice Leadership Award, presented by Texans for Lawsuit Reform, the Texas Medical Association’s Texas Medicine’s Best,