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Photos: Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony

Jerry McBride

Herald Photo Editor

Saturday, May 2, 2026 5:25 PM MT

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Families and friends look on as the graduates enter Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Families and friends look on as the graduates enter Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Graduates wait to receive their diplomas during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Graduates wait to receive their diplomas during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Graduates wait to receive their diplomas during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Graduates wait to receive their diplomas during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Kai Kidd rings the bell at the start of the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Kai Kidd rings the bell at the start of the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Graduates wait to receive their diplomas during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Graduates wait to receive their diplomas during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Families and friends look on as the graduates enter Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Families and friends look on as the graduates enter Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Fort Lewis College graduates receive their diplomas during the FLC commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Fort Lewis College graduates receive their diplomas during the FLC commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Fort Lewis College graduates receive their diplomas during the FLC commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Fort Lewis College graduates receive their diplomas during the FLC commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Keynote speaker Sterlin Harjo addresses the graduates during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Keynote speaker Sterlin Harjo addresses the graduates during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Keynote speaker Sterlin Harjo addresses the graduates during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Keynote speaker Sterlin Harjo addresses the graduates during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
The sawmill Singers perform an honor song during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The sawmill Singers perform an honor song during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
The back window of a parked car at the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The back window of a parked car at the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Lots of hugs during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Lots of hugs during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Fort Lewis College President Heather Shotten hands a diploma to Anya Snyder during the FLC commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Fort Lewis College President Heather Shotten hands a diploma to Anya Snyder during the FLC commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Fort Lewis College graduates throw their mortarboards into the air at the end of the FLC commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Fort Lewis College graduates throw their mortarboards into the air at the end of the FLC commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Families and friends look on as the graduates enter Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Families and friends look on as the graduates enter Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Families and friends look on as the graduates enter Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Families and friends look on as the graduates enter Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Families and friends look on as the graduates enter Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Families and friends look on as the graduates enter Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
The Fort Lewis College Drum Line leads the processional into Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the FLC commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The Fort Lewis College Drum Line leads the processional into Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the FLC commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Faculty in the processional walk into Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Faculty in the processional walk into Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Families and friends look on as the graduates enter Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Families and friends look on as the graduates enter Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Families and friends look on as the graduates enter Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Families and friends look on as the graduates enter Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Graduates enter Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Graduates enter Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Katelynn Bowie, a Fort Lewis College student, sings the national anthem during the FLC commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Katelynn Bowie, a Fort Lewis College student, sings the national anthem during the FLC commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Families and friends look on as the graduates enter Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Families and friends look on as the graduates enter Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Graduates wait to receive their diplomas during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Graduates wait to receive their diplomas during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Keynote speaker Sterlin Harjo waits to address the graduates during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Keynote speaker Sterlin Harjo waits to address the graduates during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Fort Lewis College President Heather Shotten introduces keynote speaker Sterlin Harjo during the FLC commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Fort Lewis College President Heather Shotten introduces keynote speaker Sterlin Harjo during the FLC commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Graduates wait to receive their diplomas during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Graduates wait to receive their diplomas during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Michelle Luevano, a Fort Lewis College student and Hozhoni Ambassador, reads the Land Acknowledgment during the FLC commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Michelle Luevano, a Fort Lewis College student and Hozhoni Ambassador, reads the Land Acknowledgment during the FLC commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Kathryn Paul, a Fort Lewis College student and president of Associated Students of FLC, speaks during the FLC commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Kathryn Paul, a Fort Lewis College student and president of Associated Students of FLC, speaks during the FLC commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride

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