Sunday, June 14, 2026
Viking Pavilion at the Peter W. Stott Center
Order of Ceremonies
Processional
Master’s Graduates and Candidates
Bachelor’s Graduates and Candidates
Doctoral Candidates
Platform Party
Welcome and Host
Evaon Wong, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Social Work
National Anthem
Kathryn Thomas
College of the Arts
Land Acknowledgement
Alma Trinidad, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, School of Social Work
Honor Song
Fabian Quenelle
Klamath/Modoc/Umpqua/Chinook
Greetings
Ann E. Cudd, Ph.D.
President
Randall Yesmont
Undergraduate Student Trustee, PSU Board of Trustees
Class of ’26
Evaon Wong, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Social Work
Presentation of Honorary Degree
Ann E. Cudd, Ph.D.
President
Commencement Address
Michael C. Alexander
Doctor of Humane Letters
Student Addresses
Genevieve Nicole Serna
Master of Social Work ’26
Sonia Fernandez Lopez
Bachelor of Arts, Social Work ’26
Address to Future Alumni
Sarah Schwarz, J.D.
President/CEO, PSU Foundation
Presenting and Conferring of Degrees
Ann E. Cudd, Ph.D.
President
Shelly Chabon, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Alma Mater
Performed by Kathryn Thomas
Closing and Recessional
Please meet graduates outside the Viking Pavilion.
Alma Mater
“Green may we ever be”
Written and composed by Bonnie Miksch
Oh Portland State, our Alma Mater
Where the forest meets the running waters
On the homelands of the Chinook tribes
Where knowledge, art, and community thrive
Where the bridges cross, and the old elms tower
Where the crows amass at the sunset hour
And progress lies beyond each bend
We see no strangers, only friends
Oh Portland with our hearts we lead
Oh Portland dream a world we need
Let our knowledge serve, and our love guide our deeds
Oh Portland, green may we ever be
Platform Party
Ann E. Cudd, Ph.D.
President
Shelly Chabon, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Evaon Wong, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Social Work
Alma Trinidad, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, School of Social Work
Matthew Chorpenning, M.S.W.
Presiding Officer, PSU Faculty Senate
Assistant Professor of Practice, School of Social Work
Sarah Schwarz, J.D.
President/CEO, PSU Foundation
Randall Yesmont
Bachelor of Arts, Social Work ’26
Undergraduate Student Trustee, PSU Board of Trustees
AJ Romero-Gemmell
Graduate Student Trustee, PSU Board of Trustees
Katharine Cahn, Ph.D.
Professor of Practice, Executive Director
Center for Improvement of Child and Family Services
Ted Donlan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, School of Social Work
Honorary Degree Recipient
Michael C. Alexander