Mission accomplished!
“You did it! Here’s to epic memories, lifelong friendships, meaningful career connections, and all the awesome things you’ve achieved—both in and out of the classroom.”
Congratulations, Ivy graduates
The Debbie and Jerry Ivy College of Business celebrated its spring 2025 graduates at a college convocation ceremony on May 16 at James H. Hilton Coliseum. Summer 2025 degree candidates were also eligible to walk in the ceremony.
The late afternoon ceremony included remarks from Raisbeck Endowed Dean David Spalding and individual recognition of degree candidates who were in attendance.
Wearing caps and gowns, Ivy faculty and graduating students marched into Hilton Coliseum to the applause of family and friends. Candidates crossed the stage as their names were read and shook hands with their department chair and professors.
The student speaker was Jennelle Vossel, from Buffalo Grove, Illinois, who graduated with a bachelor of science in finance and international business, summa cum laude. She is also a graduate of the University Honors Program. Vossel has accepted a position with Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Company in Des Moines, Iowa, in their financial development program.
The ceremony can be viewed on the college’s YouTube channel.
This spring, 844 undergraduate students earned bachelor of science degrees from the Ivy College of Business. The college also awarded 12 bachelor of business administration degrees and 140 master’s degrees.
Meet the marshals
Every semester, seven students are selected by Ivy faculty to be marshals for their respective departments and lead their fellow graduates across the stage at the Ivy College of Business convocation ceremony. An eighth student is selected to serve as the Ivy student marshal at the university’s undergraduate commencement ceremony.
