Spring Commencement

One Hundred Eleventh Spring Commencement Friday, May the Eighth Two Thousand Twenty Ten O’Clock East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina THE ACADEMIC PROCESSION For the benefit of our visitors the following information, digested from An Academic Costume Code and Ceremony Guide prepared by the American Council on Education, may prove helpful in identifying the costumes you will see in the Commencement Procession. In the procession, first come the speakers, trustees, administrative officers, candidates for honorary degrees and other members of the platform party, then the faculty; and finally the candidates for degrees arranged in the order in which the degrees are to be conferred. The history of academic dress reaches far back into the earliest days of the oldest universities. A statute of 1321 required that all Doctors, Licentiates, and Bachelors of the University of Coimbra wear gowns. In England, in the second half of the 14th century, the statutes of certain colleges prescribed the wearing of a long gown.When American colleges and universities desired to adopt some suitable system of academic apparel, a conference held at Columbia University in 1895, made up of representatives from various institutions drew up a By-law, Regulation, or Statute for the establishment of a suitable code of academic dress for colleges and universities in the United States. This code, with modifications made in 1959 by The Committee on Academic Costumes and Ceremonies of The American Council on Education, is still in force; the costumes and colors, trimmings, and patterns you will see are all traditional, and interpret both the degree and field of learning. The bachelor’s gown, designed to be worn closed, has pointed sleeves, the master’s gown, which may be worn open or closed, has an oblong sleeve open at the wrist which hangs down in the traditional manner. The rear part of its oblong shape is square cut and the front part has the arc cut away. The doctor’s gown has bell-shaped sleeves. It may be worn open or closed. Black is the recommended color for all academic gowns. Bachelor’s and master’s gowns are untrimmed. Doctor’s gowns are faced with black velvet, with three bars across the sleeves; or the color of the velvet may be that which is distinctive to the degree, agreeing with that of the edging of the hood. The colors you will see in the hoods and gowns of our faculty represent the various fields in which the degrees were taken: Apricot ................................Nursing Olive-Green .................. Pharmacy Brown ............................... Fine Arts Orange ........................Engineering Citron .......................... Social Work Pink ....................................... Music Crimson ........................Journalism Purple ....................................... Law Dark Blue .................... Philosophy Sage Green .... Physical Education Golden Yellow .................. Science Salmon Pink ........... Public Health Green ...............................Medicine Scarlet ..............................Theology Lemon-Yellow ..... Library Science Yellow-Brown .............Commerce, Light Blue ...................... Education Business, Accountancy Lilac ..................................Dentistry White ....Arts, Letters, Humanities Maroon ............. Home Economics The hoods, differing in length for the three degrees, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctor’s, are lined with the official colors of the university or college conferring the degree, usually with one color forming a chevron pattern over the other. Hoods are edged and bound with velvet of the color appropriate for the degree. You will see in our procession many edged with the dark blue, for doctor of philosophy. Mortar boards are the approved headgear. The tassel, worn on the left side of the cap, may be of gold if the holder has a doctor’s degree. Of Special Note Student members of the ECU chapter of Phi Kappa Phi wear braided purple and gold honor cords with similarly colored tassels. Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest, largest, and most selective collegiate honor society that inducts top baccalaureate and higher degree candidates in all disciplines. Initiates of Phi Kappa Phi must rank in the top ten percent of their graduating class. COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER Dr. Lynn M. Gangone Dr. Lynn M. Gangone is a seasoned education leader with association, agency, and campus-based leadership experience. As a faculty member, campus senior administrator, association executive, and lobbyist and policy analyst, Gangone brings a unique perspective to her work. She began her career in education working on Carl Perkins Vocational Equity grants, working through the New York State Education Department, and later, New Jersey, developing and delivering PK-12 professional development to teachers and guidance counselors. Later, as vice president of the Maryland Independent College and University Association, she led the association’s academic policy and related lobbying work, with specific oversight of teacher education and education accreditation. She has held faculty appointments at two colleges of education, the George Washington University Graduate School of Education and Human Development (DC) as a visiting professor, and a full professor (clinical)at the University of Denver’s Morgridge College of Education. Prior to her appointment as president and CEO of AACTE, she served as vice president at the American Council on Education (ACE), where she and her team guided ACE’s suite of programs, products, and services for current and future leaders. She served as dean of Colorado Women’s College, University of Denver, one of 12 deans and 7 vice chancellors within a private doctoral/research university dedicated to the public good. She has also served as executive director of the National Association for Women in Education, and as vice president of development, as well as vice president/dean of students, at Centenary University (NJ). She consults, writes, and speaks on education leadership, advancement of underrepresented men and women, strategic planning, and change management. Gangone received an Ed.D. and M.Ed., with a concentration in organizations and leadership, from Teachers College, Columbia University (NY); an M.S. and C.A.S. in counseling psychology from the University at Albany, State University of New York; and a B.A. in political science from the College of New Rochelle. She was a member of the class of 2010 Harvard Institute for Educational Management (IEM) and is certified through Trustee Leadership Development. She is also a member of the Colorado and Washington, DC, chapters of the International Women’s Forum (IWF) and served as Colorado’s 2013 president; she has served the IWF Leadership Foundation as a fellows mentor. Some of the many honors she has received include Twenty-Five Most Powerful Women in Colorado, Women of Distinction—Girl Scouts of Colorado, Women Making History—Colorado Black Women for Political Action, Diamond Honoree—American College Personnel Association, and the Ursula Laurus Alumnae Award from the College of New Rochelle. COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM PROCESSIONAL Pomp and Circumstance ..............................................................................Edward Elgar WELCOME Dr. Ron Mitchelson Interim Chancellor, East Carolina University REMARKS Mr. Colin Johnson President, Student Government Association Dr. Jeff Popke Chair of the Faculty Mr. Vern Davenport Chair, ECU Board of Trustees ADDRESS Dr. Lynn Gangone CONFERRING OF DEGREES Doctor of Medicine Doctor of Dental Medicine Doctor of Audiology Doctor of Physical Therapy Doctor of Nursing Practice Doctor of Philosophy Doctor of Education Masters and other Graduate Degree Candidates Baccalaureate: Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences College of Business College of Education College of Engineering and Technology College of Fine Arts and Communication College of Health and Human Performance College of Allied Health Sciences College of Nursing ALMA MATER ........................................................................................ Harold MacDougle ‘44 ECU Chamber Singers James Franklin, conductor Alex Davis, virtual choir producer RECESSIONAL Pomp and Circumstance ..............................................................................Edward Elgar BRODY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Mark Stacy, Dean Doctor of Medicine Jubayer Ahmed .........................................................Garner Bennett William Mack ......................................Harrisburg Samuel T. Anderson ...........................................Greenville Danae Leigh Massengill ......................................Charlotte Maeve Kathleen Bartiss ...................................... Pinehurst Kimberly Myrick May .......................................... Littleton Franklin Trent Beeninga ....................................Greenville Paul David Bobinchak McGuire.......................Greenville Nicole Leigh Bolick ................................................Hickory Abigail Ruth McRea ...........................................Greenville Anthony Noder Botros .........................................Concord Bryan Dan Morales ............................................Greenville Seohyun Cho .......................................................Greenville Chantel Louise Golden Morey ..........................Cornelius Matthew William Coco ......................................Greenville Katherine Hannah Mulligan ........................Hillsborough Eli Consovoy Colman ......................................Chapel

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