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PHOTOS: Class of 2025 Hilltoppers graduate

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Von Smith and Anna Bell Lee
May 9, 2025
WKU’s graduating class of 2025 marches down the Avenue of Champions as parents and friends cheer on during the annual Topper Walk on Thursday, May 8, 2025.
WKU’s graduating class of 2025 marches down the Avenue of Champions as parents and friends cheer on during the annual Topper Walk on Thursday, May 8, 2025.
Von Smith
Potter College of Arts & Letters graduates sit during the PCAL recognition ceremony on Friday, May 9, 2025. (Anna Bell Lee)
A graduating Big Red mascot performer covers his heart during the pledge of allegiance at WKU’s commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 8, 2025 in the Houchens-Smith Stadium. Per tradition, Big Red performers reveal their identity at the end of every year by wearing one red glove to graduation. (Von Smith)
Friends and family cheer for graduating seniors as the Big Red marching band leads the annual Topper Walk on Avenue of Champions on Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Von Smith)
WKU’s graduating class of 2025 marches down the Avenue of Champions as parents and friends cheer on during the annual Topper Walk on Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Von Smith)
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences graduate Brandy Burris shields herself from the rain during WKU’s commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 8, 2025 in Houchens-Smith Stadium. Burris currently works as the budget coordinator for WKU’s Child Care Center. (Von Smith)
Event workers peer from underneath the stage as WKU president Timothy Caboni steps to the podium during WKU’s commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 8, 2025 in Houchens-Smith Stadium. (Von Smith)
PBS production crew member Demaree Lemons embraces Potter College of Arts & Letters graduate Elizabeth Vessel McCoy during the PCAL recognition ceremony on Friday, May 9, 2025. (Anna Bell Lee)
Faculty members shield from the rain as graduating seniors end their Topper Walk at Houchens-Smith Stadium before beginning WKU’s commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Von Smith)
A Potter College of Arts & Letters graduate laughs as she shakes President Timothy Caboni’s hand during the during the PCAL recognition ceremony on Friday, May 9, 2025. (Anna Bell Lee)
Graduating senior Christian Silvano switches the imaginary tassel on his garrison cap to the left side as he transitions to alumni during WKU’s commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 8, 2025 in the Houchens-Smith Stadium. After graduation, Silvano will be stationed in Oklahoma where he will receive training on Field Artillery. (Von Smith)
A Potter College of Arts & Letters graduate walks in red heels across the stage during the PCAL recognition ceremony on Friday, May 9, 2025. (Anna Bell Lee)
Umbrellas dot WKU’s graduating class as seniors settle for a rainy commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Von Smith)
A Potter College of Arts & Letters graduate laughs as she reviews her diploma during the PCAL recognition ceremony on Friday, May 9, 2025. (Anna Bell Lee)
A rain-covered podium stands onstage as new alumni file out of the Houchens-Smith Stadium during WKU’s commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Von Smith)
Graduating seniors in the Gordon Ford College of Business wait to receive recognition during WKU’s commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 8, 2025 in the Houchens-Smith Stadium. (Von Smith)
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Von Smith
Von Smith, Staff Photographer
Von Smith is a photographer and writer from the south end of Louisville majoring in Photojournalism and Journalism. Von has been in the Herald newsroom since enrolling at WKU and intends on remaining there through graduation.
Anna Bell Lee
Anna Bell Lee, Staff Photographer
Anna Bell Lee is a freshman on the Hill and works on the news and photo staff for the Herald. She is a double major in public relations and visual journalism and photography. Lee is originally from Texarkana, Texas.