Commencement
2008 Commencement Program
Our Evening Together
Processional
Washington Brass Ensemble
Pomp and Circumstance by Edward Elgar
Procession of Nobles by Rimsky-Korsakov
Triumphal March from Aida by Guiseppe Verdi
Introduction of Guests
Andy Williams, Commencement Faculty Coordinator
Welcome
Jack Oharah, Ph.D., President, Edmonds Community College
Mary Miller, Administrative Liaison, Associated Students of Edmonds Community College
Student Speakers
Paris Loutsis, Associate of Technical Arts in Early Childhood Education
Keynote Speaker
Governor Chris Gregoire
Edmonds Community College Jazz Band
Award-Winning Jazz Band
Directed by Music Instructor John Sanders
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be by Mercer Ellington,
arranged by Mark Taylor
Elvin’s Mambo composed and arranged by Bob Mintzer
Presentation of Honorary Degree in Memory of Matthew Grindy, Ph.D.
Dick Van Hollebeke, Chair, Board of Trustees
Presentation of the 2008 Graduating Class
Marty Cavaluzzi, Vice President for Instruction
George Smith, Vice President for Student Services
Conferring of Diplomas
Dick Van Hollebeke, Chair, Board of Trustees
Jack Oharah, President
Members of the Board of Trustees
Recessional
Trumpet Voluntary by Jeremiah Clarke
