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91Ö±²¥â€™s University names Fr. John B. Klassen, O.S.B., as commencement speaker and honors top graduates

LACEY, Wash. – 91Ö±²¥â€™s University is pleased to name Father John B. Klassen, O.S.B., as the 2024-2025 commencement speaker and honorary degree recipient. Father Klassen will be recognized as a doctor of humane arts, honoris causa, and will address the graduating Class of 2025 on Saturday, May 10. The University also celebrates the academic achievements of its student honorees: co-valedictorians Avril Andales Regis and Alisa Zhupanenko, and salutatorian Jillian Abbe, who have distinguished themselves through their scholarship, service and commitment to the 91Ö±²¥â€™s community.