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Commencementprogram Day 2015 Layout 1 5/14/2015 2:30 PM Page 2 CatawbaCommencementProgram Day 2015_Layout 1 5/14/2015 2:30 PM Page 2 COMMENCEMENT SATURDAY, MAY 16 , 2015 10:00 A.M. KEPPEL AUDITORIUM CatawbaCommencementProgram Day 2015_Layout 1 5/14/2015 2:30 PM Page 3 THE ORDER OF COMMENCEMENT SATURDAY, MAY 16 , 2015 10:00 A.M. KEPPEL AUDITORIUM THE MUSIC FOR GATHERING The Washington Post March John Phillip Sousa/Holcomb Bouree and Minuet from "The Fireworks Music" George F. Handel/King Rondeau Jean Joseph Mouret/Douglas The Rejoicing (La Rejouissance) George F. Handel My Spirit Be Joyful Johann S. Bach Prelude to "Te Deum" Marc Antoine Charpentier Catawba College Chamber Brass Dr. Stephen C. Etters, Musical Director (Associate Professor of Music Education) Trumpet - Ashton Alexander, Uriah Futch, Jonathan Collins Horn - Dr. Barry Sang, Raymond Giannuzzi Trombone - Michael Downum Euphonium - Dr. Stephen Etters Tuba - Zachary Camerino *ACADEMIC PROCESSIONAL Pomp and Circumstance Edward Elgar/Jack Gale * THE NATIONAL ANTHEM The Star-Spangled Banner John Stafford Smith Sara Holcomb ’15, soloist 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 Mr. Brien Lewis, President * OPENING PRAYER The Rev. Dr. Kenneth W. Clapp ’70 Chaplain & Senior Vice President GREETINGS FROM DISTINGUISHED CONSTITUENTS Mrs. Darlene L. Ball ’62, Chair, Catawba College Board of Trustees Dr. Lyn Boulter, Professor of Psychology and Chair of Faculty Senate Ms. Janin Kassner’15, Senior Class President * DENOTES: Those who are able to are asked to please stand. CatawbaCommencementProgram Day 2015_Layout 1 5/14/2015 2:30 PM Page 4 RECOGNITION OF RETIRING MEMBER OF THE FACULTY Dr. J. Michael Bitzer, Provost Professor Dayna A. Anderson PRESENTATION OF THE O. B. MICHAEL DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARD President Lewis Chester A. “Junie” Michael, III ’70 PRESENTATION OF THE WHITENER MEDALS President Lewis Sloan E. Kessler Onalaska, Wisconsin Theodore Shepard Southport, North Carolina THE CONFERRING OF THE DEGREES President Lewis The candidates will be presented by Dr. Bitzer, Provost and Mr. Brien Lewis, President. Darlene Ball, Chair, Catawba College Board of Trustees, and Professor David Pulliam, College Marshal , will assist. CHARGE TO THE GRADUATES President Lewis * THE CATAWBA COLLEGE ALMA MATER Fair Catawba Bernice & Alvin R. Keppel (Dr. & Mrs. Alvin R. Keppel served Catawba College in the period 1942-63 as its 14 th President and First Lady.) Dr. Phillip E. Burgess, Conductor Down in the verdant Southland, Fair Catawba, my Catawba High on the Piedmont plains, Symbol of life and right! There’s a tower that is piercing the heavens, We thy sons and daughters hail thee, And a campus of fond mem’ry lanes. Queen of light! Higher than the walls of man’s making Rich and glorious be thy future, Are the thoughts of my sojourn there. World of influence wide. Brighter than the sun upon waking And with us, who bear thy culture, Are the friendships time cannot outwear May thy precepts and spirit abide. * THE BENEDICTION Dr. Clapp CHORAL BENEDICTION RESPONSE “C limb Every Mountain” Rodgers/Hammerstein arr. Clay Warnick The Catawba Singers Dr. Phillip E. Burgess, Director of Choral Activities * ACADEMIC RECESSIONAL The Heavens Declare the Glory of God Benedetto Marcello/Douglas The c eremonial mace is carried in the procession today by Dr. Janice Fuller, Professor of English and Writer-in-Residence, 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. CatawbaCommencementProgram Day 2015_Layout 1 5/14/2015 2:30 PM Page 1 JUNIOR MARSHALS BROOKE BAUMGARTEN KATHLEEN BURRIS MARISA LAWS LAUREN SLEDD RILEY BECK ASHLEY EVERIDGE ABIGAIL MOORE TAYLOR SPILLMAN HEATHER BOYLES HOLLY FULLER ELIZABETH RENTERIA BRINSLEY STEWART MELISSA BURCH JOSHUA HILL MICHAEL SHEEHAN THE ACADEMIC DRESS The history of academic dress reaches far back into The black mortarboard cap is worn for all degrees. the early days of the oldest universities. The academic dress A tassel is fastened to the middle of the cap. The tassel is black worn today originated in the Middle Ages, but was not adopted for all degrees except doctoral degrees which are gold. Hoods in this country until the mid-19th century. Derived from the are the most distinctive feature of the American code and are most common garment worn by professional men, the generally black. All are lined in silk with the official color or medieval equivalent of the business suit, the modern academic colors of the university or college conferring the degree. The gown has three forms based on the wearer’s degree. colors of Catawba College are royal blue with a white chevron. The Bachelor’s gowns have closed fronts and long pointed The binding or edging of the hood is velvet with the color sleeves. Master’s gowns have oblong sleeves open at the wrists indicating the subject of the degree. The binding colors with the front of the oblong cut away. Doctor’s gowns have associated with the Catawba College degrees are: Bachelor of bell-shaped sleeves, velvet facings down the front and three Arts - white, Bachelor of Arts in Education - Light Blue, bars on the sleeves. 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 Elements gowns, made of sustainable 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 10 KAPPA MU EPSILON - honor society in Mathematics, pink and grey 2 ALPHA PSI OMEGA - honor society in Theatre Arts, urban blue and 11 LAMBDA PI ETA - honor society in Communications, red and white amber 12 PHI EPSILON - honorary scholastic society, blue, white, and gold 3 BETA BETA BETA - honor society in Biology, red and green 13 PHI SIGMA IOTA, honor society in Foreign Languages, purple and gold 4 BUSINESS HONOR SOCIETY - copper and drab 14 DEPARTMENTAL HONORS-PHYSICAL EDUCATION, 5 COLLEGE HONORS PROGRAM - crimson, gold, and white sage green 6 GAMMA SIGMA EPSILON - honor society in Chemistry, navy blue 15 PSI CHI - honor society in Psychology, silver and blue and white 16 SIGMA TAU DELTA - honor society in English, black and red 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.
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