Graduating UH Hilo Women’s Volleyball senior Imani Lee will serve as the student speaker in this weekend’s University of Hawai’i at Hilo Spring Commencement on May 16.

Lee, who was a four-year member of the Vulcans Volleyball team, served as president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) in fall 2025 before studying abroad this spring in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

Lee is the second student-athlete to serve as commencement student speaker in as many years, following former Men’s Soccer student-athlete David Mayser in spring 2024.

The keynote address will be given by Dr. Michele Ebersole, a professor of Education at UH Hilo who has dedicated more than two decades to preparing future teachers and strengthening educator development across Hawai’i Island.