Dakota College at Bottineau will hold its annual graduation ceremony on Friday, May 10 at 3 p.m. in Thatcher Hall, according to a press release.

A total of 197 associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates will be awarded. Dakota College at Bottineau graduates students in fields of health care, web design, information technology, and wildlife.

Guest speakers were selected for their commitment, support and academic success at Dakota College at Bottineau. Alex Abrahamson will deliver remarks on behalf of the graduating class. Abrahamson grew up about four miles southeast of the Peace Garden and graduated from Rolla High School in 2017. Upon graduation from Dakota College, he plans on attending North Dakota State University, where he will major in general agriculture and minor in Botany. After NDSU, he plans to return to the Turtle Mountain area, where he will work as a sixth generation farmer/rancher. In his spare time, he enjoys listening to music and talking about life with friends, supporting improvements at DCB, working on the family farm, gossiping in the library, and procrastinating homework, according to the press release.

Marina Carillo is the commencement speaker. Carillo grew up in San Francisco, Chihuahua, Mexico and made her way to the United States nearly two decades ago. She graduated in 2015 from DCB where she attended classes on Minot State’s campus. She continued her education at Minot State where she studied energy economics and finance. She recently began her career as a field engineer for Loenbro Pipeline in Epping and has three children.