Mankiller, Sullivan to Speak at NSU Commencement Ceremonies

TAHLEQUAH -- A former principal chief of the Cherokee Nation and a current United States congressman will be featured speakers at Northeastern State University spring commencement ceremonies in Tahlequah and Broken Arrow next month.

Wilma Mankiller of Stilwell, who made history as the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, will deliver the commencement address at Doc Wadley Stadium in Tahlequah on Saturday, May 16 at 10 a.m. Students from the Colleges of Business and Technology, Education, Liberal Arts, Science and Health Professions, Optometry, and the Graduate College are slated to walk in a single ceremony on Gable Field.

On Monday, May 18, Rep. John Sullivan will address graduates of NSUs Broken Arrow campus in commencement ceremonies starting at 7 p.m. in the Union Multipurpose Activity Center in Tulsa.

Sullivan, a 1992 NSU graduate who holds a bachelor of business administration in marketing, has represented Oklahomas first congressional district since 2002.

Approximately 1,844 graduates are eligible to receive degrees during NSUs 100th year as a state institution. Of that number, 1,602 will earn bachelors degrees, 216 will receive masters degrees, and 26 will earn the doctorate of Optometry.

Applications for graduation to date indicate the highest number of bachelors degrees will be awarded in the fields of business, elementary education, and psychology, while school administration, business administration, and reading are the degree programs that will graduate the most masters candidates this spring.

In case of inclement weather, Tahlequahs commencement ceremonies will be moved to the Jack Dobbins Field House and will be divided by colleges into programs beginning at 10 a.m. (Education, Optometry), 12:30 p.m. (Liberal Arts, Science and Health Professions), and 2:30 p.m. (Business and Technology).

For more information on the Commencement Ceremonies, visit Tahlequah's Commencement Instructions or Broken Arrow's Commencement Instructions.

4/13/2009

Published: 2009-04-13 00:00:00