Convocation
Gies Convocation In-Person Ceremony
Friday, December 20, 1 - 3 pm
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Dean's Message
W. Brooke Elliott
Josef and Margot Lakonishok Professor in Business and Dean Gies College of Business
Welcome to the December 2024 Convocation Ceremony of Gies College of Business.
We are honored to celebrate this major milestone with you today and are exceptionally proud of all you’ve achieved – successfully completing a rigorous curriculum, earning your degree, and exploring your passions and purpose.
We hope you’re graduating with confidence in yourself to take what you’ve learned and apply it toward whatever is next in your journey. As you move on to that next experience, please look back on the memories and relationships you’ve made in your program – and the support you’ve received along the way, whether from family, friends, faculty, staff, or alumni.
We’re all excited to see where your future takes you and the impact you will make in the lives of others. I know you will continue to make the College proud.
Please carry the passion, purpose, and integrity of your Gies Business experience with you
always. Proudly share what you have learned. And remember, once you are part of the Gies
Business community, you are always part of the Gies Business community. Congratulations to
the Class of 2024.
Convocation Speaker
Camille Chang Gilmore
Vice President, Human Resources & Global Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer
Camille Chang Gilmore is a Vice President of Human Resources and the Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer for Boston Scientific Corporation. In this role, Camille oversees HR strategies, health equity, community and diversity inclusion programs for the company’s $15.0 billion global business of 50,000 employees, with offices in 40 countries across 6 continents, whereby their products serve more than 37 million patients worldwide.
Diversity is a core value at Boston Scientific. As CDEIO, Camille drives diversity and inclusion, community and health equity strategies and programs across the organization that recognizes and values the unique talent, attributes and contributions of all employees. The three teams, one group, Global Inclusion and Engagement put the patient, employee and community at the center of everything we do.
Camille has more than 30+ years of experience. Prior to coming to the medical device industry in 2004, she held roles of increasing responsibility at FedEx, Exxon Chemical Company, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IBM, the State of Oregon and Guidant Corporation.
Camille is an active member of her community as well as the communities that Boston Scientific resides in. She served on the board for the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies (GTCYS); she currently serves on the WittKieffer Board of Directors, Disability:IN Board of Directors (Secretary), SHRM Foundation Board of Directors (chair-elect 2025); Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC); as well as a liaison to the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) organization. Camille is an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and was selected as one of Savoy Magazine’s 2016 Top Influential Women in Corporate America, The Network Journal’s 2018 Top Black Women in Business, 2019, 2018 BLACK ENTERPRISE’s Top Executives in Corporate Diversity as well as ranked #2 in DiversityGlobal Magazine’s 2020 Top 10 Influential Women in Diversity, 2022 HR Professionals Magazine, 2023 SAVOY Magazine’s Most Influential Executives in Diversity and Inclusion and the 2023 SHE-SUITE 100 Architects of Change.
Camille is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University and earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Camille has been married for over three decades to Deryk Gilmore. He also earned an MBA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and they have two adult sons.
Regalia
All regalia questions must be directed to Herff Jones. Additional details and contact information can be found online.
Livestream
The December 2024 convocation ceremony livestream is available here. A final recording will be shared here once available.
Photography
- Graduates will receive information on ordering proofs via email, following the ceremony, directly from GradImages®. Additional information is available online.
- All questions should be directed to GradImages®.
University-wide Commencement Ceremony
Saturday, May 17, 2025, 9:30 – 11:30 am
Memorial Stadium
Information for the University-wide Commencement Ceremony is available online. All questions should be directed to commencement@illinois.edu.
May 2025 Gies Convocation Ceremony
Gies graduates from August 2024, December 2024 and May 2025 are eligible to participate in the May 2025 Convocation Ceremony. Please note, graduates are only eligible to participate in the ceremony for their respective degree. Registration information will be posted online during the spring semester.
iDegree In-Person Convocation (iMBA, iMSA, iMSM)
Friday, May 16, 10 – 11:30 am
State Farm Center
Undergraduate and Residential Graduate Program In-Person Convocation
Friday, May 16, 2 – 4:30 pm
State Farm Center
Student Resources and Questions
Registration/Ceremony: If you have questions about registration or the ceremony, please contact our office at Gies-Convocation@illinois.edu.
Academic: If you have academic-related eligibility questions, undergraduate candidates should contact the Office of Undergraduate Affairs at undergrads@business.illinois.edu or 217-333-2740.
Master’s, MBA, and PhD candidates should contact their respective degree program office with questions.
2024 May Convocation Ceremonies
iDegree Program
In-Person Convocation
Friday, May 10, 2024
Residential Programs
Undergraduate and Residential Graduate In-Person Convocation
Sunday, May 12, 2024