Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering Commencement

December 16, 2023

Order of Ceremony

Processional ¹ – Colorado State Brass Quintet

Presentation of Colors – Air Force ROTC Wing Walker Honor Guard

National Anthem ² – Amity Matthews and Audience

Welcome and Introductions ¹ – Dean Allen Robinson

Recognition of First Generation Graduates – Dr. Melissa Burt

Recognition of Honorary Society Members – Dr. Rebecca Atadero

Recognition of University Honors Program Scholars – Dr. Atadero

Student Remarks – Payton Belli

Introduction of Speaker – Dean Robinson

Commencement Address – Dave Seidl

Conferring of Baccalaureate Degrees

Presentation of Class – Dr. Atadero

Conferring of Degrees – Dr. Jan Nerger

Diploma Distribution – Dean Robinson and Department Heads

Charge to the Graduates – Dean Robinson

Welcome to the Alumni Association – Evan Ronzone

Closing Remarks and Announcements – Dean Robinson

Alma Mater ² – Amity Matthews and Audience

Recessional ¹ – Colorado State Brass Quintet

¹ Audience will stand
² Audience may remain seated

On the Platform

Dr. Rebecca Atadero, Interim Associate Dean, Academic Affairs

Dr. Dan Baker, Teaching Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Payton Belli, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University

Dr. Melissa Burt, Associate Dean, Diversity and Inclusion and Interim Associate Dean, Student Affairs

Dr. V. Chandrasekar, Associate Dean, International Programs

Dr. Edwin Chong, Department Head, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dr. David Dandy, Department Head, Chemical and Biological Engineering

Kyle Henley, Vice President for Marketing and Communications

Dr. Matt Kipper, Associate Dean, Graduate Programs

Dr. Jan Nerger, Interim Provost

Dr. Ketul Popat, Director, Undergraduate Program, School of Biomedical Engineering

Dr. Christian Puttlitz, Department Head, Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Kenneth Reardon, Associate Dean, Research

Dr. Allen Robinson, Dean

Evan Ronzone, Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University

Dave Seidl, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University

Dr. Charles Shackelford, Department Head, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Announcers

Brett Beal, Senior Undergraduate Academic Advisor, School of Biomedical Engineering

Shannon Miller, Undergraduate Advisor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

College Marshals

Dr. Dan Baker, Marshal
Chase Jackson, Assistant Marshal
Betty Sims, Assistant Marshal

Dave Seidl, Commencement Speaker

Dave Seidl graduated from Colorado State University in 1983 with a degree in Chemical Engineering. He immediately began his career upon graduation with Lockheed Martin Space Systems company in Littleton, Colorado as a test engineer on the Peacekeeper Missile system.

Throughout his career, he worked in increasingly responsible roles as both an individual contributor and subsequently as a leader in quality engineering, manufacturing engineering, launch site processing for satellites and process engineering.

He relocated several times for Lockheed Martin finally retiring in 2017 in Sunnyvale, California. In one of his final roles at Lockheed Martin he was responsible for the recruitment and management of the Space Systems Company Operational Leadership Development Program designated for new college graduates with future leadership potential.

Dave is currently assisting the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering as a class assistant for the senior design class.