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Wake Forest University THE GRADUATION EXERCISES M ONDAY, MAY THE FIFTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND AND SIX N INE O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING T HOMAS K. HEARN, JR. PLAZA The Carillon: Rejoicing ......................................................... Kamiel Le Fevere John S. Acker (’82), Carillonneur Carillonneur, Highland Park United Methodist Church, Dallas, Texas University Carillonneur, Wake Forest University, 1981–1998 The Processional ....................................................... The Brass Ensemble The Academic Procession The Chairman of the University Senate The Faculty Marshals The President of the University The Chairman of the Board of Trustees The Commencement Speaker The Chaplains The Candidates for Honorary Degrees and Faculty Sponsors The Provost of the University The Senior Vice President for Health Affairs The Vice President for University Advancement The Vice President for Finance and Administration The Vice President for Investments and Treasurer The Vice President and General Counsel The Vice President for Student Life and Instructional Resources The Vice President for Health Services Administration The Deans of the Faculties The University Registrar The Senior Associate Registrar The Offi cer in Charge of the Commissioning Ceremony The Members of the Board of Trustees The Faculty of Wake Forest College The Faculty of the Wayne Calloway School of Business and Accountancy The Faculty of the Wake Forest School of Law The Faculty of the Wake Forest School of Medicine The Faculty of the Babcock Graduate School of Management The Faculty of the Wake Forest Divinity School The Candidates for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy The Candidates for the degree of Master of Arts The Candidates for the degree of Master of Science The Candidates for the degree of Master of Arts in Education The Candidates for the degree of Master of Arts in Liberal Studies The Candidates for the degree of Master of Science in Accountancy The Candidates for the degree of Master of Laws in American Law The Candidates for the degree of Juris Doctor The Candidates for the degree of Doctor of Medicine The Candidates for the degree of Master of Medical Science The Candidates for the degree of Master of Business Administration The Candidates for the degree of Master of Divinity The Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Arts The Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Science from Wake Forest College The Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Science from the Wayne Calloway School of Business and Ac coun tan cy The Welcome .............................................................. Nathan O. Hatch President The Prayer of Invocation .................................. The Reverend Timothy L. Auman University Chaplain The Hymn: “God of Wisdom” ...................................................... HYMN OF JOY God of wisdom, truth, and beauty, God of spirit, fi re, and soul, God of order, love, and duty, God of purpose, plan, and goal: Grant us visions ever growing, breath of life, eternal strength, Mystic spirit, moving, fl owing, fi lling height and depth and length. God of drama, music, dancing, God of story, sculpture, art, God of wit, all life enhancing, God of every yearning heart: Challenge us with quests of spirit, truth revealed in myriad ways, Word or song for hearts that hear it, sketch and model – forms of praise. God of atom’s smallest feature, God of galaxies in space, God of every living creature, God of all the human race: May our knowledge be extended, for the whole creation’s good, Hunger banished, warfare ended, all the earth a neighborhood. God of science, history, teaching, God of futures yet unknown, God of holding, God of reaching, God of power beyond each throne: Take the fragments of our living, fi t us to your fi nest scheme, Now forgiven and forgiving, make us free to dare and dream. Text by Jane Parker Huber from A Singing Faith words © 1987 used by permission The Address ..........................................................The Honorable Mark Warner Governor of Virginia (2002 – 2006) The Conferring of Honorary Degrees Walter A. Orenstein, M.D., Doctor of Science Sponsor: Jon S. Abramson, M.D., Weston M. Kelsey Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics Barbara Brown Taylor, Doctor of Divinity Sponsor: Bill J. Leonard, Dean of the Divinity School Mark Warner, Doctor of Laws Sponsor: Michele K. Gillespie, Kahle Associate Professor of History Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., Doctor of Science Sponsor: C. Douglas Maynard, M.D., Professor and Chair Emeritus, Department of Radiology Remarks to the Graduates ..................................................... President Hatch 2 The Honoring of Retiring Faculty From the Bowman Gray Campus David A. Bass, Professor of Internal Medicine—Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Immunologic Diseases W. Kenneth Haisty, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine—Cardiology Paul J. Meis, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology—Maternal/Fetal Medicine From the Reynolda Campus Marcus B. Hester, Professor of Philosophy Jill Jordan McMillan, Professor of Communication Gordon A. Melson, Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Chemistry Charles L. Richman, Professor of Psychology The Conferring of Doctor of Philosophy Degrees and Master’s Degrees The Conferring of Professional School Degrees Brief Intermission The Diploma Ceremonies Wake Forest School of Law, Wait Chapel Babcock Graduate School of Management, Wait Chapel Wake Forest School of Medicine, Brendle Recital Hall, Scales Fine Arts Center Wake Forest Divinity School, Benson University Center Wake Forest School of Medicine Department of Physician Assistant Studies, University Corporate Center The Conferring of Bachelor’s Degrees in Arts and Sciences The ROTC Commissioning Ceremony ............................ Colonel Stanley C. Preczewski The Alma Mater: “Dear Old Wake Forest” ................................................Paschal Dear old Wake Forest, Thine is a noble name; Thine is a glorious fame, Constant and true. We give thee of our praise, Adore thine ancient days, Sing thee our humble lays, Mother, so dear. The Benediction ............................................... The Reverend Rebecca G. Hartzog Associate University Chaplain and Baptist Campus Minister The Recessional .............................................................. The Brass Ensemble The Carillon 3 H ONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS WALTER A. ORENSTEIN, M.D. Dr. Walter Orenstein is a professor of medicine and pediatrics at Emory University, where he serves as the director of the Program for Vaccine Policy and Development and associate director of the Vaccine Center. Previously, he was director of the National Immunization Program for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. During his twenty-six years at the CDC, he led the global effort to eliminate many of the world’s most common vaccine-preventable diseases. He is credited with attaining the highest immunization levels ever in U.S. children, eliminating indigenous transmission of measles, introducing several new vaccinations, and involving the CDC in the global polio eradication initiative. He currently chairs the World Health Organization’s Technical Consultative Group on the Global Eradication of Poliomyelitis. He received his bachelor’s degree from the City College of New York and his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. B ARBARA BROWN TAYLOR Barbara Brown Taylor is a gifted author, storyteller, and preacher, who initially shared her gifts through her writing before being ordained in 1983. She spent fi fteen years in parish ministry, fi rst at All Saints’ Church in Atlanta and then at Grace-Calvary Church in Clarkesville, Georgia, before turning to education full-time. Today, she holds the Harry R. Butman Chair in Religion and Philosophy at Piedmont Bible College in rural northeast Georgia. She is also an adjunct professor of Christian spirituality at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. In recent years, she has lectured at Yale, Princeton, and Duke universities, and has preached at churches across the country. In 1995, Baylor University listed her among the twelve most effective preachers in the English language. She is the author of eleven books, including When God is Silent and Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith, published earlier this year. M ARK WARNER Former Virginia Governor Mark Warner left offi ce in January as one of the most popular governors in Virginia history. He was described recently in The New York Times Magazine as “the bright new star in the constellation of would-be candidates” for the 2008 presidential race. A native of Indiana, he graduated from George Washington University—the fi rst member of his family to graduate from college—and received his law degree from Harvard. He was a leading fi gure in the telecommunications industry in the 1980s and co-founded Nextel Communications. He began his political career in 1993 as chairman of the Democratic Party of Virginia and was elected governor in 2001. He was recognized by Time magazine as one of the “Five Best Governors” in 2005, and by Governing magazine as one of its “Public Offi cials of the Year” in 2004. E LIAS A. ZERHOUNI, M.D. Since being named director of the National Institutes of Health in 2002, Dr. Elias Zerhouni has doubled the NIH budget, leading to a record number of research grants awarded and increased support for clinical trials. He oversees twenty-seven institutes and centers with more than 17,000 employees and a budget of $28 billion. A native of Algeria,