These photos of the UW-Whitewater Morning Commencement Ceremony on May 13, 2023 are courtesy of Tom Ganser. The ceremony recognized 613 undergraduate and 136 graduate students from the College of Arts and Communication, the College of Business and Economics and the School of Graduate Studies.
The commencement speaker for both ceremonies on the Whitewater campus was Mike Domitrz. Domitrz, who earned a BBA in business in 1993, is a world-renowned speaker and the founder of Center for Respect, an organization with a mission to prevent sexual assaults and encourage safe dating.
The student speaker for the morning ceremony was Hollyn Peterson. Peterson, who earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a painting emphasis, is a three-time cancer survivor who has overcome life-threatening obstacles in her formative years and is now flourishing as a young adult with big dreams.