Some 961 students received degrees over three days in Arlington May 16-18 during Marymount University’s 2025 commencement ceremonies in its 75th anniversary year.
The newest graduates of Marymount heard from three distinguished speakers — construction mogul Linda Rabbitt, philanthropist Constance Fernandez, and former Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro. All three speakers received honorary degrees.
The weekend ceremonies were organized by college with each including undergraduate and graduate students:
May 16, College of Business, Innovation, Leadership and Technology with speaker Rabbitt and alumni speaker Valerie Hunter ’03, sector vice president of human resources at BAE Systems.
May 17, College of Health and Education with speaker Fernandez and alumni speaker Donna Owen ’93, former director of health services at Vinson Hall Military Retirement Community.
May 18, College of Sciences and Humanities with speaker Del Toro and alumni speaker Michael D. Smith ’01, former CEO of AmeriCorps.
The ceremonies included students who qualify for graduation from the Fall 2024, Spring 2025 and Summer 2025 semesters and students who graduated in Summer 2024 but did not participate in last year’s ceremonies.
