Commencement & Commissioning Ceremony

Fridaythe Twentieth of DecemberTwo Thousand Nineteen

Nine o’clock in the Morning

Pearson Auditorium Roswell, New Mexico

Class of 2020

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Soon after taking office in January, 2019, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham asked Lieutenant Governor Howie Morales to take charge of the State Public Education Department (PED). He did that until a permanent Secretary later could be named, Dr. Karen Trujillo. During that period, Howie Morales joined the Governor in calling for a historic $500 million budget investment in public school classrooms, part

of the Governor’s “Education Moonshot”.In the past, PED saw itself as a policeman of schools. Lt. Governor Morales pushed for a lasting culture shift at PED, to ensure that from now on, the agency which oversees more than 850 public schools will serve those schools and teachers in a spirit of collaboration and cooperation; lifting up schools that struggle, not shutting them down. The Governor issued her first two executive orders during that time, eliminating future use of the PARCC standardized test in New Mexico classrooms.Lieutenant Governor Howie Morales, raised in Silver City, New Mexico, has spent his whole life working to improve the lives of people in his community and across our state. He served in the New Mexico Legislature on the Legislative Finance Committee for 11 years. A classroom teacher and proven leader who stands up for seniors and public education, he said “No more cuts to New Mexico’s classrooms.” Howie Morales has fought to protect our most vulnerable communities and local schools, to build a fair economy that works for all of us, and to move New Mexico forward.Howie learned the value of a dollar at a young age. His father was a Vietnam Veteran who worked in the copper mine while his mother worked multiple hourly-wage jobs. He went to work as a teenager to help provide for the family and later worked as a shoe salesman and maintenance worker to put himself through Western New Mexico University. The first in his family to go to college, Howie went on to earn a PhD in education from NMSU.Howie went home to teach students in special education in Silver City and Cobre School Districts, and became active in the community. He coached local high school baseball teams to state championships, and is the longest serving volunteer of Big Brothers/Big Sisters in New Mexico, while raising two children ages 6 and 9. Howie earned the trust of his neighbors and was elected Grant County Clerk, where he modernized voting systems to make sure every vote counted.Since 2008, Howie has been an aggressive leader for children and classrooms in the State Senate, fighting for his district, and to make every corner of New Mexico a better place to live. He has pushed for progressive policies such as universal health care. He fought for rural and tribal economic development, and he fought to protect veterans’ and senior services across the state, and mental health programs.An experienced leader with solutions, Howie Morales has a solid record helping to lead the effort to meet our state’s big challenges for better jobs and wages, and real improvements to public education.

Howie MoralesLieutenant Governor, NM

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Reception immediately following the ceremony in the JRT.At the reception a location will be available with flags for photo opportunities.

*Please stand

PROGRAMBrigadier General Douglas Murray, Master of Ceremonies

Academic Procession*National Anthem*

Invocation Chaplain (MAJ) Chance Mace, USAR

Presentation of High School Graduates Colonel George Brick, NMMI, USMC (Ret.) Vice Dean/High School Principal

Presentation of Junior College Graduates Brigadier General Douglas Murray, Ph.D., USAF (Ret.) Chief Academic Officer/Academic Dean

Commissioning Ceremony, Bar Pinning & Oaths LTC Jonathan Graff Jr., USA (Ret.) Commandant of Cadets/Dean of Students

Closing Remarks LTC Jonathan Graff Jr., USA (Ret.) Commandant of Cadets/Dean of Students

Playing of “Old Post”Dismissal

Welcome and Introductions Brigadier General Douglas Murray, Ph.D., USAF (Ret.) Chief Academic Officer/Academic Dean

Introduction of the Guest Speaker Major General Jerry Grizzle, Ph.D., USA (Ret.) President/Superintendent

Address to the Graduating Class Howie Morales Lieutenant Governor, New Mexico

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Junior College Graduates

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High School Graduates

GraduatesRobert Joseph BoylesRoswell, New Mexico

New Mexico Military Institute

Brian Francis Dempsey*Albuquerque, New Mexico

New Mexico Military Institute

Charles Lorenzo LewisAlbuquerque, New Mexico

New Mexico Military Institute

Huy Trong Bao VoLakewood, Washington

New Mexico Military Institute

High HonorsMerita Destiny Liaina

Pago Pago, American SamoaNew Mexico State University

Jaren James Banks AAJunction City, Oregon

Christopher BulusOnikan, Lagos, Nigeria

University of West Alabama

David Anthony MoralesDexter, New Mexico

Texas Tech University

Emanuel Nicodemo MallyaArusha, Tanzania

Jackson State University

Terrell Kainalu Bagano NishimoriHanapepe, Hawaii

Norwich University

Juliet Karoline QuinteroDeridder, LouisianaNorwich University

Chaney Reade Hardt ASArtesia, New Mexico

New Mexico State University

Osaruonamen Precious OgbevoenDeutsch Wagram, Austria

James Wade BlowersLas Cruces, New Mexico

New Mexico State University

Tyler Anthony McLaughlinLewisville, Texas

Arizona State University

Highest Honors

Honors

* Denotes Graduation by Transfer 5

GraduatesAustin Garrett Brown AA

Fort Valley, GeorgiaUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham

Patrick Charles AAMontreal, Quebec, Canada

Elijah Rain Farmer ASFredericksburg, Texas

Bethel School of Technology

Jake Alexander Hernandez AA*El Paso, Texas

University of Texas at El Paso

Nathaniel Donovan Lasyone AAClint, Texas

Texas State University

Christopher Mumba AALusaka, Zambia

Eastern New Mexico University

Jacob Efraim Neiswender AAAustin, Texas

Sam Houston State University

Edouard Paradis AALevis, Quebec, Canada

Georjemah Sauramoniabu Raha Row AALautoka, Fiji

Henderson State University

Vinda Sylvia None Teally AALautoka, Fiji

Henderson State University

Patrick Paul Volcy AA*Naples, Florida

Western New Mexico University

Jacob Michael Galvan

Terrell Kainalu Bagano Nishimori

Commissionees

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“Let it be clearly understood that if this is not a military school it is nothing. By this is meant not only the outward forms and visible signs of

military government – the drills and parade - its tinsel and glare, but what is of more importance,

the indoor government - the inner, private life, manners and habits of the Cadet, the close,

constant, kindly supervision over the Cadet in every respect - checking him here, urging him there - in the privacy of his room, at his meals,

in recitation or at drill - on duty - off duty- at work or play - is the spirit and purpose of this

military school. Obedience is but self-command and who commands himself is best learning to

command others.”

--1891, Colonel Robert S. Goss, Superintendent