UW-Stout spring commencement scheduled May 10 for nearly 1,180 graduates

Chancellor, students, alumni to speak in three ceremonies at Johnson Fieldhouse

By Abby Goers, UW-Stout

May 5, 2025

Menomonie, Wis. – Spring commencement will be held for 1,174 graduates on Saturday, May 10, at University of Wisconsin-Stout.

A total of 952 undergraduate and 222 Graduate Studies students will receive degrees.

Three ceremonies will be held at Johnson Fieldhouse:

• 9:30 a.m., College of Arts and Human Sciences

• 1:30 p.m., College of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Management

• 5 p.m., Graduate Studies

The ceremonies can also be seen via livestream on the UW-Stout commencement website and at the Memorial Student Center.

Provost Glendalí Rodríguez will host the ceremonies. Chancellor Katherine Frank will provide remarks to the graduates and confer degrees. 

Three graduating students will speak:

• Megan King, of Menomonie, studio art, CAHS speaker

• Francis Kaunda, of Lilongwe, Malawi, real estate property management; business administration, CSTEMM speaker

• Srimukhi Margaret Vemavarapu, of Medchal, India, master’s in food science and technology, Graduate Studies speaker

Three alumni will also be guest speakers. CAHS undergraduates will be addressed by Northwood Technical College President John Will, Ed.D. in career and technical education, 2017. CSTEMM undergraduates will be addressed by Kraus-Anderson Senior Vice President Rich Jacobson, B.S. in industrial technology, 1998. Graduate Studies will be addressed by Wakanda Elementary School Principal Diane Schofield, M.S. in education, 2007.

The ceremonies will include music by the UW-Stout Symphonic Band, directed by Erika Svanoe; the Jazz Orchestra, directed by Jim Anderson; and the Chamber Choir, Symphonic Singers and Devil Tones Acapella, directed by Jerry Hui.

More information

Students and members of the UW-Stout community can share comments and photos on UW-Stout social media platforms using the hashtag #StoutGrad2025.

Diplomas will be mailed to students four to six weeks after final grades are issued.

For more information, contact Commencement Coordinator Bethany Risler, 715-232-1279, or email commencement@uwstout.edu.

UW-Stout, a member of the Universities of Wisconsin, is Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University, with a focus on applied learning, collaboration with business and industry, and career outcomes. Learn more via the FOCUS2030 strategic plan.