Spring commencement exercises at Northwestern Oklahoma State University will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 8, at Ranger Field.

Dr. Joe Highfill of Norman, 1966 Northwestern graduate, will be speaking at the commencement.

Doctoral graduates will include Shannon Dunn of Crescent.

Earning bachelor’s degrees are:

Kingfisher – Tanner Rutledge, health and sports science education

Hennessey - Charli Beard, nursing

In case of inclement weather the spring com-mencement exercises will be held in Percefull Fieldhouse.

The stage will face south for this ceremony to allow for social distanced seating on both the home and visitor sides.

Guests in the stands will be encouraged to wear a face covering.

The parking tiers on the south end will also be available for people to park and watch the ceremony from their vehicle.

The tier parking is firstcome-first serve availability unless handicap parking is needed. Handicap parking will be available on the first tier.

If the event is moved indoors, the universities’ COVID protocols will be observed.

A live internet stream of the graduation can be found at: http://riderangersride. com/watch/?Live=78