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201010 0 Celebrate the UNIVERSITY of PENNSYLVANIA KEEPING FRANKLIN’S PROMISE 254TH COMMENCEMENT JoinMONDAY,MONDAY, MAMAYUsY 17 17 2201010 0 celebrate THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA KEEPING FRANKLIN’S PROMISE In the words of one elegiac tribute, “Great men have two lives: one which occurs while they work on this earth; a second which begins at the day of their death and continues as long as their ideas and conceptions remain powerful.” These words befit the great Benjamin Franklin, whose inventions, innovations, ideas, writings, and public works continue to shape our thinking and renew the Republic he helped to create and the institutions he founded, including the University of Pennsylvania. Nowhere does Franklin feel more contemporary, more revolutionary, and more alive than at the University of Pennsylvania. His startling vision of a secular, nonsectarian Academy that would foster an “Inclination join’d with an Ability to serve Mankind, one’s Country, Friends and Family” has never ceased to challenge Penn to redefine the scope and mission of the modern American university. When pursued vigorously and simultaneously, the two missions – developing the inclination to do good and the ability to do well – merge to help form a more perfect university that educates more capable citizens for our democracy. Penn has embodied and advanced Franklin’s revolutionary vision for 270 years. Throughout its history, Penn has extended the frontiers of higher learning and research to produce graduates and scholars whose work has enriched the nation and all of humanity. The modern liberal arts curriculum as we know it can trace its roots to Franklin’s innovation to have Penn students study international commerce and foreign languages. The first medical and business schools in the United States were launched here. And the first general-purpose electronic, digital computer – ENIAC – was invented right here at the University of Pennsylvania. At Penn, the never-ending quest for innovation and academic distinction has found perfect Franklinian expression in “The Penn Compact,” President Amy Gutmann’s bold vision for propelling our University from excellence to eminence in all our core endeavors. Fulfilling the goals of the Compact – increasing access for talented students of all backgrounds, integrating knowledge across multiple disciplines, and engaging our knowledge with communities locally and globally – is the focus of Penn’s current $3.5 billion Making History campaign, and will position the University to make the greatest possible contribution to our society and our world. Today, Penn proudly graduates a class of men and women who have shown the intelligence, drive, integrity, and character to become engaged citizens who will serve humanity with distinction. Our Penn graduates are poised to take their place as productive democratic citizens and as just and humane stewards of our world. In these challenging and perilous times, a world in need of young men and women who are willing to shoulder the moral responsibilities of leadership can look to Penn. Franklin wrote: “We may make these times better if we bestir ourselves. The noblest question in the world is ‘What good may I do in it?’” The answer to this question will be furnished by Franklin’s newest heirs, the graduates of 2010. 1 FRANKLIN FIELD COMMENCEMENT SEATING Guests will find this diagram helpful in locating the approximate seating of the degree candidates. The sequence in which the candidates are presented for degrees is shown on the next page. The list on page 13, detailing the colors of the candidates’ hoods according to their fields of study, may further assist guests in identifying the locations of the various schools. In case of emergency, evacuation procedures will be announced. GUEST ENTRY from 33rd St. COMMENCEMENT STAGE GUEST SOUTH GUEST ENTRY NORTH ENTRY from STANDS STANDS from South St. guest seating guest seating 33rd St. GUEST EAST ENTRY STANDS from Convention Ave. guest seating 2 Contents Keeping Franklin’s Promise .....................................................................................................................................................1 Franklin Field Commencement Seating .................................................................................................................................2 The Commencement Ceremony ..............................................................................................................................................4 Historical Notes.........................................................................................................................................................................6 Academic Ceremony and Regalia ..........................................................................................................................................12 The Schools of the University ................................................................................................................................................14 Honorary Degree Citations ....................................................................................................................................................16 Degrees in Course ..................................................................................................................................................................19 The School of Arts and Sciences .................................................................................................................................19 The College of Arts and Sciences .....................................................................................................................19 The Graduate Division ......................................................................................................................................26 The College of Liberal and Professional Studies .............................................................................................27 The School of Engineering and Applied Science .......................................................................................................29 The Wharton School ....................................................................................................................................................33 The Wharton Undergraduate Division.............................................................................................................33 The Wharton Graduate Division ......................................................................................................................36 The School of Nursing .................................................................................................................................................41 The School of Medicine ...............................................................................................................................................43 The Law School ............................................................................................................................................................45 The School of Design ...................................................................................................................................................47 The School of Dental Medicine ..................................................................................................................................49 The School of Veterinary Medicine ............................................................................................................................50 The Graduate School of Education .............................................................................................................................51 The School of Social Policy & Practice .......................................................................................................................54 The Annenberg School for Communication ...............................................................................................................55 The Graduate Faculties ...............................................................................................................................................56 ROTC Commissions ...............................................................................................................................................................60 Principal Academic Honor Societies ......................................................................................................................................61 Prizes and Awards ...................................................................................................................................................................64 Faculty Honors ........................................................................................................................................................................71 Alumni Representatives ..........................................................................................................................................................75 Commencement Marshals ......................................................................................................................................................76 Trustees of the University ......................................................................................................................................................77 Officers of the University .......................................................................................................................................................78
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