It is a Boise State tradition to recognize student speakers to address their fellow graduates at each commencement ceremony for approximately five minutes, sit on stage with the other dignitaries, and be recognized with a short biography in the program.
Makena Chase
Makena Chase, a nursing graduate from the small town of Pine Valley, California, is rounding out her Boise State career with a 4.0 GPA and having received both the Presidential Innovation Award and the Campus Award for Inclusive Excellence. An advocate for students with special needs, Chase founded two campus organizations during her time at the university: the Best Buddies chapter and the Special Olympics Club. To inform students of these new opportunities, Chase worked around the clock, reaching out to deans, publishers, student clubs, faculty organizations and other groups. She also raised almost $500 for the Special Olympics Club during Bronco Giving Day.
Kennedy Cummins
Kennedy Cummins of Murtaugh, Idaho, will graduate with a degree in political science with high honors. A recipient of both the George and Sondra Juetten Scholarship and the Laura Moore Cunningham Scholarship, Cummins has demonstrated tenacity and academic excellence throughout her Boise State career.
Qualifications
- Academically talented with a 3.0 GPA minimum
- An August or December first baccalaureate or associate graduate for winter commencement, or May first baccalaureate or associate graduate for spring commencement
- Articulate and capable public speaker
- Positive role model and representative of Boise State
- Minimum of 60 credits at Boise State
Interested students can contact their college representative below for more information and college-specific deadlines: