Graduation Banquet 2024
2024 Graduation Banquet Highlights
Congratulations to our 2024 graduates! We celebrated them under the stars in Kingsmen Park in May with family, friends, and faculty at our Annual Graduation Banquet. In attendance, to honor our graduates' accomplishments, were President Lori Varlotta, Provost Leanne Neilson, VP Regina Biddings-Muro, faculty, staff, advisory council members, and other guests.
Aidan Johnston (Accounting '24) masterfully guided the event, which featured student speakers undergraduate Jeanine Zayyad (Business Administration '24) and graduate Zachary Gallagher (EMBA '24). This year, we also presented our School of Management Alumni Awards. Jeff Brouelette was awarded Distinguished Alumnus of the Year 2024, and Anastasis Martinez was awarded Young Alumna of the Year 2024. Visit here for more information on these awards.
Everyone enjoyed excellent entertainment, music, dancing, the magician, catering,
photo booths, exclusive merch, games, and more! Thank you to our corporate event sponsors Jay Bradshaw, The Walt Disney Company, and Jeff Brouelette, for their generous banquet support.
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If your corporation or you know someone who might be able to support this event, please email som@CalLutheran.edu.
2023 Graduation Banquet Highlights
We celebrated our 2023 graduates under the stars in Kingsmen Park with family, friends, and faculty at our Annual Graduation Banquet. In attendance, to honor our graduates' accomplishments were President Lori Varlotta, Provost Leanne Neilson, VP Regina Biddings-Muro, Dr. Taiwo Ande, faculty, staff, advisory council members, and other guests.
The event was masterfully guided by Bryant Nguyen (Accounting '23), and featured student speakers - undergraduate Andrea Brimmer (Business Administration '23) and graduate Shawn Adams-Lanz (EMBA '23). This year, we also presented our School of Management Alumni Awards. Don Armstrong was awarded Distinguished Alumnus of the Year 2023, and Majd Abdullah Almaki (MPPA ‘20)was awarded Young Alumna of the Year 2023. Visit here for more information on these awards.
Everyone enjoyed excellent entertainment, music, dancing, the magician, catering,
photo booths, exclusive merch, games, and more! Thank you to our corporate event sponsors
Jay Bradshaw, Wayne Davey, The Walt Disney Company, Arroyo Capital and Nissan for their generous support of the banquet. It was a celebration not to miss!
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Corporate Sponsorship Partners
2022 Graduation Banquet Highlights
We welcomed close to 600 guests at our Annual Graduation Banquet - the first one since the pandemic struck the world in 2020. This year's special celebration included students from the classes of 2022, 2021, and 2020 and their families and friends! In attendance, to honor our graduates' accomplishments were President Lori Varlotta, Provost Leanne Neilson, VP Cristallea Buchanan, faculty, staff, advisory council members, and other guests, including the Austrian Trade Commissioner to the United States, Mr. Volker Ammann.
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Corporate Sponsorship Partners
Watch a few videos from our past banquets
COMMENCEMENT INFORMATION:
This banquet is a separate event from the commencement ceremony. Please go here for instructions on how to apply for graduation, request tickets for commencement
and ordering of your cap and gown.
If you have questions, please email Rosie Baker at rlbaker@CalLutheran.edu