CHARLES R . DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE
CEREMONY PRELUDE
OPENING
Mariachi Luceros De Mexico Dembrebrah West African Drum Ensemble
Thomas Magee , PhD Ceremony Grand Marshal
INVOCATION John W . Patton , Jr ., Esq . General Counsel and Secretary to the Board of Trustees
WELCOME
REMARKS
David M . Carlisle , MD , PhD President and CEO
John Baackes Chair , CDU Board of Trustees
2024 CLASS SPEAKER Gabrielle Carter Mervyn M . Dymally College of Nursing
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
Thomas A . Parham , PhD President , California State University , Dominguez Hills
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