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Clemson University TigerPrints Clemson Commencement Programs Academic Affairs 12-1-2006 Clemson Commencement Program, December 2006 Clemson University Follow this and additional works at: https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/comm_programs Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. code). Use of these materials beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. For additional rights information, please contact Kirstin O'Keefe (kokeefe [at] clemson [dot] edu) For additional information about the collections, please contact the Special Collections and Archives by phone at 864.656.3031 or via email at cuscl [at] clemson [dot] edu Recommended Citation University, Clemson, "Clemson Commencement Program, December 2006" (2006). Clemson Commencement Programs. 140. https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/comm_programs/140 This Event Program is brought to you for free and open access by the Academic Affairs at TigerPrints. It has been accepted for inclusion in Clemson Commencement Programs by an authorized administrator of TigerPrints. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Graduation Exercises December 21, 2006 Clemson, South Carolina CEREMONIAL MUSIC Prelude Impulse Dr. Dan Rash, Director of Choral Activities Dr. Chris Mathews, Assistant Director of Choral Activities How's It Going to Be - Third Eye Blind/arr. Richie Swiger Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol/arr. Jared Buchanan Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day/arr. Nick Loder All These Things I Have Done- The Killers/arr. Kyle DeMent Ode to Clemson - Words and Music by Hugh H McGarity/arr. David A Conley Processional Traditional Marches and Trumpet Tunes Mr. Frank W Breazeale, Class of '68, Organist National Anthem Words by Francis Scott Key/arr. Dan Rash Impulse Interlude Pastoral Air with Variations - Franz X A Murschhauser Mr. Frank W Breazeale, Class of '68, Organist Closing Clemson University Alma Mater Music by Hugh H McGarity and Robert Farmer Words by AC Corcoran/arr. Ed Freeman Impulse Recessional Festival Postlude - Domenico Zipoli Mr. Frank W Breazeale, Class of '68, Organist Impulse Michael Armocida Daniel Morgan Jared Buchanan John Olson Frank D'Andrea David Oyler Travis Jeffcoat Taran Pabla Ben Jones Kyle Vandeusen Nick Loder Josh Ziska Adam Looper Congratulatory Applause You are requested to refrain from loud expressions of pleasure for individual graduates. Such expressions frequently detract from the recognition due the next graduate in line. Your cooperation is respectfully requested. !I Graduation Thursday, December 21, 2006 11:00 A.M. Littlejohn Coliseum ORDER OF CEREMONIES (Please remain standing for the processional, posting of colors, and invocation.) Posting of Colors Pershing Rifles Douglas Wells, Commander Christopher Gunter Daniel Phillips Patrick Lowery Thomas Rothrock Invocation Anna Claire Rowe, Student Representative Introduction of Trustees President James F Barker Recognition of the Deans of the Colleges Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Doris R Helms Conferring of Honorary Degrees President James F Barker Reflections J Richard Sosnowski Roger E Stevenson Conferring of Degrees and Delivery of Diplomas President James F Barker Recognition and Presentation of Awards Class of '39 Award for Excellence Faculty Scholarship Award Mr. Frank W Breazeale, Organist Impulse Dr. Barbara N Logan, University Marshal HISTORICAL STATEMENT Clemson University is named for Thomas Green Clemson (1807-1888), who left the bulk of his estate to the State of South Carolina for the founding of the institution. Thomas Clemson was born in Philadelphia in 1807 and educated at the Royal School of Mines in Paris (1828-1832). His early profession was that of a mining engineer; however, circumstances diverted his interests into politics and the life of a southern planter, and he soon became an enthusiastic advocate of scientific agriculture. He had a career as a diplomat (charge d'affaires to Belgium, 1844-1852) and served as the first Superintendent of Agricultural Affairs in Washington (1860). As a scientist he published numerous articles in the fields of mining, chemistry and agriculture. His varied activities included his assistance in the founding of the Maryland Agricultural College, his support of the Morrill Act, his leadership in South Carolina after the Civil War, and his part in founding Clemson University. Thomas Clemson was the son-in-law of South Carolina's John C Calhoun, a political figure of national importance during the first half of the nineteenth century. Mr. Calhoun's home, Fort Hill, is preserved on the Clemson Campus as a national shrine. The academic program at Clemson College began in 1893 with an enrollment of 446. The first "college prospectus" announced only two four-year curricula, supplemented by two two-year preparatory courses. Today the University has six major academic units. These are the College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Life Sciences, the College of Architecture, Arts, and Humanities, the College of Business and Behavioral Science, the College of Engineering and Science, the College of Health, Education, and Human Development, and the Graduate School. Clemson University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Bachelor's, Master's, Education Specialist, and Doctor's degrees. Questions related to this accreditation should be directed to Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges, 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097; phone 404-679-4501. Information is also available at sacscoc.org. Curricula are accredited by AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, American Council for Construction Education, American Dietetic Association, American Society of Landscape Architects, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP), National Architectural Accrediting Board, National Association of Schools of Art and Design, National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, NRPA/AALR Council on Accreditation, Planning Accreditation Board, and Society of American Foresters. Documentation of accreditation is available in the college deans' offices. Clemson is a land-grant institution. As such, it is engaged not only in its primary academic program, but does extensive research at the main campus and at five agricultural experiment stations located in the State. The University is also heavily committed to a varied program of public service, including the work of agricultural extension which has professional personnel located in each of the State's counties. BOARD OF TRUSTEES Leon J Hendrix, Jr., Chairman_____________ Kiawah Island J J Britton, Vice Chairman Sumter Bill L Amick Batesburg-Leesville Lawrence M Gressette, Jr. Columbia Thomas C Lynch, Jr. Clemson Louis B Lynn Columbia Patricia H McAbee Greenville Leslie G McCraw Greenville E Smyth McKissick III Greenville Thomas B McTeer, Jr. Columbia Robert L Peeler Lexington William C Smith, Jr. Columbia Joseph D Swann Greenville Trustees Emeriti Louis P Batson, Jr. _________________ Greenville Fletcher C Derrick, Jr. Charleston W G DesChamps, Jr. Bishopville Harold D Kingsmore Aiken Paul W McAlister Laurens D Leslie Tindal Pinewood Allen P Wood Florence Executive Secretary to the Board of Trustees Chalmers Eugene Troutman III ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS James F Barker ___________________ President Doris R Helms Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost A Neill Cameron, Jr. Vice President for Advancement Steven E Copeland Interim Chief Business Officer Gail DiSabatino Vice President for Student Affairs John W Kelly Vice President for Public Service and Agriculture Lawrence Nichols II Chief Human Resources Officer Terry Don Phillips Director of Athletics Christian E G Przirembel Vice President for Research and Economic Development Clayton D Steadman ______________ General Counsel HONORARY DEGREE J RICHARD SOSNOWSKI DOCTOR OF SCIENCE Dr. J Richard Sosnowski is one of South Carolina's most distinguished physicians and a recognized humanitarian who has unselfishly served his fellow man. A Lowcountry native of Wadmalaw Island, Dick Sosnowski graduated from Clemson with a B.S. degree in 1942. He was an outstanding student leader, serving as a cadet battalion commander. As a member of Blue Key, Tiger Brotherhood, the YMCA Council and Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, the Honor Military Graduate was recognized by Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. He received his M.D. degree from the Medical College of South Carolina in 1945. Following a one-year internship, he served two years in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, including a tour in Korea, then completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Roper Hospital in Charleston, followed by an endocrinology fellowship at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. Dr. Sosnowski's life of leadership and service continued to grow following his return to Charleston in 1952. He entered a busy private medical practice and served as a part-time clinical faculty member at MUSC, evolving into a popular teacher for generations of students. In 1973, he undertook postgraduate study at the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich, and in 1974, his love of teaching led to a full-time faculty appointment in the College of Medicine at MUSC. He excelled in teaching resident physicians