The commencement ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Jack Stephens Center. Doors will open at 7:45 a.m. to the public, and graduates should arrive at Fisher Court by 8:30 a.m.

The ceremony will feature undergraduate and graduate students from the College of Business, Health, and Human Services, the Donaghey College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, the College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education, and the William H. Bowen School of Law.

Commencement speakers include Dr. Dean Kumpuris, chair of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Board of Visitors; Dr. Robert Lytle, associate professor of criminal justice, graduate coordinator, and winner of the 2023 Bailey Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching; and Kevin Crass, a member of the University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees and the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Board of Visitors.

The William H. Bowen School of Law will hold a hooding ceremony and reception to celebrate its graduating law students on Friday, Dec. 15, at 6 p.m. in the Friday Courtroom at Bowen. Lindsey Gustafson, associate dean for academic affairs, will serve as the speaker for the hooding ceremony.

Additionally, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock will hold a contest on the university鈥檚 Facebook page where the public can vote on the best-decorated graduation cap.

The 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock commencement ceremony will be live-streamed on the and the .

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鈥淚n my first year as dean, it is an honor to be able to greet the Bowen community at the most important alumni event of the fall semester and to be able to celebrate our three remarkable honorees,鈥� Dean Colin Crawford said.

Kevin A. Crass will receive the Distinguished Alumnus award, the highest honor awarded to an alumnus of the Bowen School of Law. Crass is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group with Arkansas鈥檚 largest law firm, Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP. He focuses his practice on significant, complex business litigation in federal and state courts, and he has also served as personal counsel to several of the state鈥檚 constitutional officers. Crass currently serves on the 糖心Vlog传媒 Board of Trustees, among several other important community involvements.

Judge Amy Dunn Johnson (鈥�02) will receive the Outstanding Alumna in Public Service Award. Johnson presides as a family judge for the 6th Judicial Circuit Court. Prior to her election in 2020, Judge Johnson was the executive director of the Arkansas Access to Justice Commission, which exists to provide equal access to justice in civil cases for all Arkansans. She also served as the CEO of the Arkansas Access to Justice Foundation and the Arkansas Interest on Lawyers鈥� Trust Accounts program.

Cody McKinney (鈥�21) will receive the Emerging Young Alumni Award. McKinney is a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard serving as a staff attorney with the Coast Guard Office of the Judge Advocate General. During his time at Bowen, McKinney served in the mediation clinic and as an editor at both of the school鈥檚 law journals, among other activities.

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Additionally, the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law graduation ceremony will take place at 7 p.m. May 13, at the Statehouse Convention Center. U.S. Magistrate Judge Patricia S. Harris will serve as the keynote speaker for the ceremony.

More than 1,200 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students are eligible to graduate and are invited to participate in the commencement ceremonies with their loved ones. More information is available by visiting .

The 9:30 a.m. ceremony will honor undergraduate students from the Donaghey College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics as well as undergraduate students from the College of Business, Health, and Human Services. The Jack Stephens Center will open for guests at 8 a.m. for the morning ceremony, and graduating students should arrive by 8:30 a.m.

The 2 p.m. ceremony will honor undergraduate students from the College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education as well as all graduate students. The Jack Stephens Center will open for guests at 12:30 p.m. for the afternoon ceremony, and graduating students should arrive by 1 p.m.

Thomas Forcum, president of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Student Government Association, will be the featured speaker for both commencement ceremonies. Ahad Nadeem, the 2023 winner of the Edward Lynn Whitbeck Memorial Award and vice president of the SGA, will speak at the 9:30 a.m. ceremony.

Additionally, Kevin Crass, senior partner at Friday Eldredge & Clark and 糖心Vlog传媒 trustee, will deliver remarks on behalf of the University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees, while Dr. Dean Kumpuris, chair, will speak on behalf of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Board of Visitors.

Back by popular demand will be celebratory photo backdrops created by Just Peachy. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock will also hold a contest for the best-decorated graduation cap.

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