Celebrating Spring 2025 Graduates

Class of 2025 Spring Commencement Ceremony

Friday, May 16, 2025
Stephen C. O’Connell Center
Doors open to graduates at 10:30 a.m. (Gate 4)
Doors open to guests at 10:45 a.m. (Gate 1)
Ceremony begins at 12 p.m.

Tickets are not required. The ceremony will be livestreamed and recorded.
Congratulations, graduates!

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Commencement Keynote Speaker: Joe Fluet

Joe Fluet

University of Florida Levin College of Law welcomed Joe Fluet (JD 99) as the Spring 2025 Commencement keynote speaker on Friday, May 16. Fluet graduated from UF Law in 1999 with high honors after returning from active military duty. He then went on to work for a large D.C. law firm before founding his own firm, Fluet & Huber (now Fluet).

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Past, Present, & Future Awards Ceremony

Thursday, May 15, 2025
Champions Club, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Doors open at 5 p.m.
Ceremony begins at 5:30 p.m.

Graduates and their families are invited to gather for the Past, Present, & Future Awards Ceremony on May 15. We look forward to celebrating graduates and several alumni leaders.

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2025 Levin College of Law Alumni Awards

Outstanding Public Service Award

Judge Patricia Barksdale

Judge Patricia Barksdale

(JD 96)

Timothy “Tim” Cerio

(JD 95)

UF Law Distinguished Service Award

Gerald Rosenthal

Gerald “Gerry” Rosenthal

(JD 73)

Ellen Bellet Gelberg

Ellen Bellet Gelberg

(JD 76, LLMT 77)

Outstanding Recent Alumni Award

Jennifer Dweck

(JD 17)

Iesha Nunes

(JD 16)

Outstanding Alumni Award

Gregorio Francis

Gregorio “Greg” Francis

(JD 94)

Pedro Martin

(JD 78)

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Class of 2025 Graduate Spotlights

D'errica Jackson quotation

Wes Dantzler quotation

Caroline Swain quotation

Nader Abou Mrad quotation

Priyanka Desai quotation

Christopher Ruckdeschel quotation

Chad Fuselier quotation

Brandon Abzug quotation

Gabi Ross quotation

Shayna Schulman quotation

Arianna Meekins quotation

Megan Sirvent quotation

Cassidy Francies quotation

Jared Young quotation

Sydney Moran quotation

Andrea Hernandez quotation

Anna Martin-Massey quotation

Tariq Ausaf quotation

Austin Baldwin quotation

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View Past Ceremony Recordings

➤ Spring 2024 Commencement Ceremony
➤ Spring 2023 Commencement Ceremony
➤ Spring 2022 Commencement Ceremony
➤ Spring 2021 Commencement Ceremony
➤ Fall 2019 Commencement Ceremony
➤ Spring 2019 Commencement Ceremony
➤ Spring 2019 Past, Present & Future Awards Ceremony
➤ Fall 2018 Commencement Ceremony
➤ Spring 2018 Commencement Ceremony