View the 2025 Spring Commencement Ceremony program
Ceremony Videos
Spring 2025 WSU Pullman
Fall 2024 WSU Pullman
Spring 2024 WSU Pullman
Fall 2023 WSU Pullman
Spring 2023 WSU Pullman
Spring 2023 WSU Global
May 6, 2023
Fall 2022 WSU Pullman
December 10, 2022
Spring 2022 WSU Pullman
Spring 2021 WSU
Fall 2021 WSU Pullman
Spring 2021 WSU
WSU Pullman
College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences
Edward R. Murrow College of Communication
Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture
College of Veterinary Medicine
WSU Everett
WSU Health Sciences Spokane
College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
WSU Tri-Cities
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture
WSU Vancouver
Carson College of Business and College of Education
School of Engineering and Computer Sciences
Department of Human Development and Edward R. Murrow College of Communication
Spring 2020 WSU
Ceremony Programs
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Ceremony Speakers
The following leaders and role models have addressed WSU graduates at Commencement.
Spring 2025
Jamie Kern Lima
Co-founder of IT Cosmetics, WSU alumna
Spring 2016
Phyllis J. Campbell
Chairman, Pacific Northwest for JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Fall 2015
Max Baer
Former Butch T. Cougar, member of the Class of 2015, and avid martial artist
Spring 2015
Geoffrey Gamble
President emeritus and professor emeritus, Montana State University
Brad Tilden
Chief executive officer, Alaska Air Group and its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air
Mimi Healy
President and CEO, Lasergen Inc.
Fall 2014
Jordan Schnitzer
President, Harsch Investment Properties, and philanthropist
Spring 2014
Orlin Reinbold
Owner, Landmark Turf and Native Seed
Elson S. Floyd
WSU president
Katey Koehn
Director of program management, Yahoo
Fall 2013
Elson S. Floyd
WSU president
Spring 2013
David Ensor
Director, Voice of America
Roger Myers
Executive director, electric propulsion and integrated systems, Aerojet
Sam Sumner Reed
Former secretary of state, Washington State
Fall 2012
Kimberlee Kidwell
Associate dean, College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences, and spring wheat breeder
Spring 2012
Governor Chris Gregoire
Fall 2011
Brigadier General Julie Bentz, Ph.D.
Spring 2011
Jim Cook
Dean and professor emeritus, Washington State University
Robert M. Gates
Secretary of Defense
Admiral John S. Redd
Vice admiral of the U.S. Navy and the first Senate-confirmed director of the National Counterterrorism Center
Fall 2010
Brad Smith
Microsoft General Counsel and leader of the company’s Department of Legal and Corporate Affairs
Spring 2010
Craig Juntunen
Entrepreneur, philanthropist and football player
Mickey S. Urdea
Co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer, Tethys Bioscience
Lisa Cohen
Executive director, Washington Global Health Alliance
Fall 2009
William Julius Wilson
Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor at Harvard University
Spring 2009
Bob Watt
Vice chair and chair-elect of the Seattle Foundation board, chair of the White Center Making Connections Partners Group, and vice chair of Thrive by Five
Theodor P. Baseler
President and chief executive officer, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates
Gary Steele
Chief executive officer, Proofpoint Inc.