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COMMENCEMENT
S AT U R D AY, M AY
10:00
12 , 201 2
A.M.
K E P P E L AU D I TOR I U M
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TH E OR D E R OF COM M E NCE M EN T
S AT U R D AY, M AY 12 , 201 2
10:00
K E P P E L AU D I TOR I U M
T HE MUSI C FOR GAT HERI NG
Celebration In Brass
Prelude and Fugue
Rondeau
Horn Pipe From “Water Music”
Prelude To “Te Deum”
The Heavens Declare The Glory Of God
A.M.
Brian Olson
Robert King
Jean Joseph Mouret, arr. Smith
George Fredrick Handel, arr. Smith
M. Antione Charpentier, arr. Smith
Benedetto Marcello
College Brass Choir
Dr. Stephen C. Etters, Conductor & Associate Professor of Music
Ashton Alexander, Taylor Lee, Jay Meachum, Adam Stacks, trumpet; H. A. Hoffman, Dr. Barry Sang, horn;
D. J. Colson, John Lincourt, trombone; Chase Etters, Morgan Soulantikas, euphonium; Patrick Karriker, Zach Veitenheimer, tuba
* A CADEM IC PRO CESSIONAL
* T HE N AT IONAL AN THE M
Pomp and Circumstance No. 1
The Star-Spangled Banner
Mr. Justin Hazelgrove, Director of Choral Music
Edward Elgar, arr. Higgins
College Brass Choir
Francis Scott Key, arr. Bill Moffit
O say can you see, by the dawn’s early light,
what so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming,
whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,
o’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
o’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
* THE CONVENING OF THE GRADUATION EXERCISE
* OPENING PRAYER
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Mr. Brien Lewis, President
The Rev. Dr. Kenneth W. Clapp ’70
Chaplain & Senior Vice President
President Lewis
GREETINGS FROM DISTINGUISHED CONSTITUENTS
Mr. Paul Fisher, Chair, Catawba College Board of Trustees
Dr. Gary Freeze, Professor of History and Chair of Faculty Senate
Mr.Yakir Malul ’12, SGA Executive President 2011-2012
* DENOTES :
Those who are able to are asked to please stand.
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RECOGNITION OF RETIRING MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY
Dr. Michael Baranski and Dr. Laurel Eason
Dr.W. Richard Stephens, Provost
President Lewis
PRESENTATION OF THE O. B. MICHAEL DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARD
Mr. William Lacy Swing ’56
PRESENTATION OF THE WHITENER MEDALS
Ms. Claire Elise Robinson Houston, Texas
Mr.Yakir Malul Rishon Le-Zion, Israel
INTRODUCTION OF THE COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
President Lewis
Mr. David Pulliam
Professor of Theatre Arts and College Marshal
Ms. Jasika Nicole Pruitt ’02
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
President Lewis
THE CONFERRING OF THE DEGREES
The candidates will be presented by Dr. W. Richard Stephens, Jr., Provost, and Dr. Joseph B. Oxendine,
and Professor David Pulliam, College Marshal, will assist.
Dr. Joseph B. Oxendine ’52
CHARGE TO THE GRADUATES
* THE CATAWBA COLLEGE ALMA MATER
Fair Catawba
Mr. Justin Hazelgrove, Conductor
Bernice & Alvin R. Keppel
(Dr. & Mrs. Alvin R. Keppel served Catawba College in the period 1942-63 as its 14th President and First Lady.)
Down in the verdant Southland,
High on the Piedmont plains,
There’s a tower that is piercing the heavens,
And a campus of fond mem’ry lanes.
Higher than the walls of man’s making
Are the thoughts of my sojourn there.
Brighter than the sun upon waking
Are the friendships time cannot outwear
* THE BENEDICTION
* ACADEMIC RECESSIONAL
Fair Catawba, my Catawba
Symbol of life and right!
We thy sons and daughters hail thee,
Queen of light!
Rich and glorious be thy future,
World of influence wide.
And with us, who bear thy culture,
May thy precepts and spirit abide.
Rejoicing (LaRejouissance)
Dr. Clapp
George Fredrick Handel
The ceremonial mace is carried in the procession today by Dr. Michael J. Baranski, Professor of Biology,
the senior member of the Catawba College faculty in terms of service to the institution. The mace is a gift
from the Class of 1984. It was turned from native walnut wood by Robert W. Bailey of Woodleaf, N.C.
The mace is a ceremonial insignia of the academic world in a tradition which dates to antiquity.
Refreshments provided on the front lawn. Please join family and friends after the ceremony.
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Amelia Danielle Baity
Kylie Ann Beinke
Meredith Madr’e Brown
Elizabeth Grace Davis
J U N IOR M ARSH ALS
Christina Cherrie Faircloth
Hannah Rebecca Fisher
Ashley Gail Freeze
Katherine Rae Higgins
Jaclyn Mirisa Lawrence
Maura Lee Pantone
Blake Richey Rushing
Dustin Stuart Shelton
Elizabeth Jane White
THE ACADEMIC DRESS
The history of academic dress reaches far back into
the early days of the oldest universities. The academic dress
worn today originated in the Middle Ages, but was not adopted
in this country until the mid-19th century. Derived from the
most common garment worn by professional men, the
medieval equivalent of the business suit, the modern academic
gown has three forms based on the wearer’s degree.
The Bachelor’s gowns have closed fronts and long pointed
sleeves. Master’s gowns have oblong sleeves open at the wrists
with the front of the oblong cut away. Doctor’s gowns have
bell-shaped sleeves, velvet facings down the front and three
bars on the sleeves.
The black mortarboard cap is worn for all degrees.
A tassel is fastened to the middle of the cap. The tassel is black
for all degrees except doctoral degrees which are gold. Hoods
are the most distinctive feature of the American code and are
generally black. All are lined in silk with the official color or
colors of the university or college conferring the degree. The
colors of Catawba College are royal blue with a white chevron.
The binding or edging of the hood is velvet with the color
indicating the subject of the degree. The binding colors
associated with the Catawba College degrees are: Bachelor of
Arts - white, Bachelor of Arts in Education - Light Blue,
Bachelor of Business Administration - Drab, Bachelor of Fine
Arts - Brown, Bachelor of Science - Golden Yellow, Master
of Education - Light Blue.
As another symbol of Catawba College’s institutional commitment to sustainability, our graduates are wearing Repreve gowns,
made of 100% recycled materials.
The small numbers printed by the names denote membership in honor societies.
The following list indicates the color of each society’s cord which is worn with the academic gown:
1 ALPHA CHI - academic honor society, blue and green
2 ALPHA PSI OMEGA - honor society in Theatre Arts,
urban blue and amber
3 BETA BETA BETA - honor society in Biology, red and green
4 BUSINESS HONOR SOCIETY - copper and drab
5 COLLEGE HONORS PROGRAM - crimson, gold, and white
6 GAMMA SIGMA EPSILON - honor society in Chemistry,
navy blue and white
7 IOTA TAU ALPHA - honor society in Athletic Training,
royal blue, gold, and red
8 JUNIOR MARSHALS - medallion
9 KAPPA DELTA PI - honor society in Teacher Education, purple
10 KAPPA MU EPSILON - honor society in Mathematics,
pink and grey
11 LAMBDA PI ETA - honor society in Communications, red
and white
12 PHI EPSILON - honorary scholastic society, blue, white,
and gold
13 PHI SIGMA IOTA, honor society in Foreign Languages,
purple and gold
14 DEPARTMENTAL HONORS-PHYSICAL EDUCATION
sage green
15 PSI CHI - honor society in Psychology, blue and gold
16 SIGMA TAU DELTA - honor society in English, black and red