Sul Ross State University International 2025 Fall Commencement Held in Eagle Pass
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2025
Sul Ross State University International celebrated its 2025 Fall Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at the International Center for Trade in Eagle Pass, Texas, awarding over 100 degrees to deserving college graduates amid a standing-room only audience of more than 2.500 people attending the ceremony.
Dr, Carlos Hernandez, the 14th President of Sul Ross State University, presided over the Fall Commencement Ceremony, leading the procession of university deans, faculty, and graduates into the International Center for Trade.
The Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Maverick Jazz Band played Pomp and Circumstance as the university faculty and graduates marched into the event center, decorated in university colors of red, gray, and white. The Maverick Jazz Band also provided pre-graduation and post-graduation entertainment to the thousands of attendees, playing holiday and Christmas music themes.
Keynote speaker at the 2025 Fall Commencement was Mr. Mike Flynt, a graduate of Sul Ross State University, who went on to write a book about Texas high school football that became a legendary movie, Friday Night Lights, developed into a leading strength and conditioning coach at several major universities, and lived-out his dream of playing college football at the age of 59 with the Sul Ross State Lobos, becoming the oldest linebacker to play NCAA football in the United States.
Mr. Flynt presented an eloquent commencement speech to the graduates, advising them to take control of their lives and future with three key traits: attitude, belief in oneself, and commitment to one’s endeavors. Graduates took to heart Mr. Flynt’s wise words of wisdom.
Following the keynote speech, Dr. Carlos Hernandez and university representatives presented both Masters and Bachelor degrees to the more than 100 graduates fulfilling their academic requirements for their respective degrees.
Dr. Hernandez noted that the International Center for Trade was completely filled with a standing room only audience, requiring a larger venue in the future within the community to host such a large commencement event.
