| Semester | Year | Graduate Commencement Ceremony | Veterinary Medicine Ceremony | Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2025 | Patrick Schnable | Karen Shaw Becker | Roger Underwood |
| Thomas Bluth | ||||
| Thomas Smith |
Commencement Speakers
| Semester | Year | Graduate Commencement Ceremony | Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2024 | Janette Thompson | Kirt Walker |
| Robin O'Callaghan | |||
| Samantha Power | |||
| Fall | 2024 | Robert Brown | Kim Ryan |
| Semester | Year | Graduate Commencement Ceremony | Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2023 | Kevin Schalinske | Morning: Temple Grandin |
| Afternoon: Jahmy Hindman | |||
| Evening: Trudy Huskamp Peterson | |||
| Fall | 2023 | Adam Schwartz | Ruki Neuhold-Ravikumar |
| Semester | Year | Graduate Commencement Ceremony | Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2022 | Qijing Zhang | Morning: Beth Ford |
| Afternoon: Subra Suresh | |||
| Evening: President Wintersteen | |||
| Fall | 2022 | Beate Schmittmann | Suku Radia |
| Semester | Year | Graduate Commencement Ceremony | Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2021 | President Wintersteen | President Wintersteen |
| October | 2021 | Charles Sukup | |
| Fall | 2021 | Lisa Schulte Moore | Cara Heiden |
| Semester | Year | Graduate Commencement Ceremony | Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2020 | President Wintersteen | President Wintersteen |
| Fall | 2020 | Ann Marie Fiore | David J. Kingland |
| Semester | Year | Graduate Commencement Ceremony | Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2019 | Debra Stewart | Morning: Robert Easter |
| Afternoon: Simon Estes | |||
| Fall | 2019 | Jose Antonio Rosa | Daniel Houston |
| Semester | Year | Graduate Commencement Ceremony | Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2018 | Alicia Carriquiry | Morning: President Wintersteen delivered expanded remarks |
| Morning: Mack Shelley delivered brief remarks about Dwight Ink (Honorary Degree Recipient) | |||
| Afternoon: President Wintersteen delivered expanded remarks | |||
| Afternoon: Jon Kinzenbaw | |||
| Fall | 2018 | James McShay | Theaster Gates |
| Semester | Year | Graduate Commencement Ceremony | Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2017 | Catherine Kling | Dennis Muilenburg |
| Fall | 2017 | Anumantha Kanthasamy | Kevin Cooney |
| Semester | Year | Graduate Commencement Ceremony | Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony | Combined Commencement Ceremony | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2016 | Dan Nettleton | Ernest Moniz | ||
| Fall | 2016 | Joni Ernst |
| Semester | Year | Graduate Commencement Ceremony | Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony | Combined Commencement Ceremony | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2015 | Susan Lamont | Bruce Rastetter | ||
| Fall | 2015 | DeAnne Julius |
| Semester | Year | Graduate Commencement Ceremony | Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony | Combined Commencement Ceremony | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2014 | Jonathan Wendel | Patrick J. Doherty | ||
| Fall | 2014 | Stephen Rapp |
For a complete list of commencement speakers from previous years, please contact graduation@iastate.edu.