2007 Wake Forest University Graduation Exercises

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY Commencement The Graduation Exercises MONDAY, MAY THE TWENTY-FIRST TWO THOUSAND AND SEVEN THE GRADUATION EXERCISES MONDAY, MAY THE TWENTY-FIRST TWO THOUSAND AND SEVEN NINE O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING THOMAS K. HEARN, JR. PLAZA CARILLON PRELUDE: Suite Six for Violoncello .................................................. J.S. Bach Lauren Rae Bradley (’05), University Carillonneur THE PROCESSIONAL ................................................................The Brass Ensemble THE ACADEMIC PROCESSION The President 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 President of Wake Forest University Health Sciences The Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Offi cer The Vice President for Administration The Vice President for University Advancement The Vice President for Health Affairs, Finance and Administration The Vice President and General Counsel The Vice President for Investments and Treasurer The Vice President for Student Life and Instructional Resources 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 Graduate School of Arts and Sciences 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: “I Sing the Mighty Power” ..................................................FOREST GREEN I sing the mighty power of God that made the mountains rise, That spread the fl owing seas abroad, and built the lofty skies. I sing the wisdom that ordained the sun to rule the day; The moon shines full at God’s command and all the stars obey. I sing the goodness of the One who fi lled the earth with food; Who formed the creatures with a word, and then pronounced them good. O God, your wonders are displayed wherever I turn my eye; If I survey the ground I tread, or gaze upon the sky! There’s not a plant or fl ower below but makes your glories known; And clouds arise, and tempests blow, by order from your throne; While all that borrows life from you is ever in your care, And everywhere that I may be, you, God, are present there. Words: Isaac Watts, 1715 Music: Traditional English melody arranged by Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1906 THE ADDRESS: “The Hidden River of Knowledge” ....................................... David L. Brooks Columnist for The New York Times THE CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES David L. Brooks, Doctor of Humane Letters Sponsor: David Yamane, PhD, Assistant Professor of Sociology Dale Bumpers, Doctor of Laws Sponsor: Robert K. Walsh, JD, Dean of the School of Law The Reverend J. Bryan Hehir, Doctor of Divinity Sponsor: Father Jude DeAngelo, Catholic Campus Minister Harold L. Martin, Sr., Doctor of Laws Sponsor: G. Eric Matthews, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Physics Wolfgang Schutz, Doctor of Science Sponsor: Richard H. Dean, MD, President, Wake Forest University Health Sciences Hooding: William B. Applegate, MD, Dean of the School of Medicine Anne Firor Scott, Doctor of Humane Letters Sponsor: Margaret H. Smith, PhD, Harold W. Tribble Professor of Art REMARKS TO THE GRADUATES ....................................................... President Hatch 2 THE HONORING OF RETIRING FACULTY FROM THE BOWMAN GRAY CAMPUS Walter J. Bo, PhD, Professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy Carolyn R. Ferree, MD, Professor of Radiation Oncology Eberhard Mueller-Heubach, MD, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal/Fetal Medicine Ward A. Riley, Jr., PhD, Professor of Neurology (Deceased April 27, 2007) Edward V. Staab, Jr., MD, Professor of Radiologic Sciences, Radiology Robert L. Wykle, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry FROM THE REYNOLDA CAMPUS John E. Collins, PhD, Professor of Religion John C. Moorhouse, PhD, Professor of Economics and Archie Carroll Professor of Ethical Leadership Michael L. Sinclair, PhD, Professor of History J. Howell Smith, PhD, Professor of History 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 ......................Brigadier General (R) Daniel J. Kaufman 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 HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS DAVID L. BROOKS, Doctor of Humane Letters David L. Brooks brings to the public square thoughtful dialogue about the major issues of our time. In his books, his television and radio commentaries, and his newspaper and magazine columns, he examines social and political matters with intelligence, fairness, and clarity. A 1983 graduate of the University of Chicago, he has written a twice- weekly column for The New York Times since 2003. Previously, he was op-ed editor and a foreign correspondent at The Wall Street Journal. He also has been a senior editor at The Weekly Standard and a contributing editor at Newsweek and the Atlantic Monthly. DALE BUMPERS, Doctor of Laws The Honorable Dale Bumpers represented a new breed of progressive Southern leaders when he was elected governor of Arkansas in 1970 and to the U.S. Senate in 1974. During his twenty-four years in the Senate, he was widely admired for his ethical and principled positions, most notably his devotion to the sanctity of the U.S. Constitution. Throughout his public career, he, along with his wife, Betty, strongly advocated better health care for children. The Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center, opened in 1999 on the campus of the National Institutes of Health, honors their decades-long advocacy. J. BRYAN HEHIR, Doctor of Divinity The Reverend J. Bryan Hehir, a Catholic priest, is a fearless champion of social justice and one of the leading moral voices of our time on issues of war and peace. He is currently the Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Religion and Public Life at Harvard University. He is also the secretary for Social Services and the president of Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese of Boston. His research and writing focus on ethics and foreign policy and the role of religion in world politics and in American society. HAROLD L. MARTIN, SR., Doctor of Laws Dr. Harold L. Martin has devoted his life to education. Last year he was appointed senior vice president for academic affairs of the sixteen-campus University of North Carolina System. Previously, as chancellor of Winston-Salem State University from 2000 to 2006, he led the institution through an unprecedented period of growth, during which enrollment nearly doubled and the campus underwent a dramatic physical transformation. Along with his advocacy of education, he also emerged as one of Winston-Salem’s strongest community leaders, leading efforts to transform the city’s textile- and tobacco-based economy to one driven by technology. WOLFGANG SCHUTZ, Doctor of Science Wolfgang Schutz, rector of the Medical University of Vienna, has devoted his life to studying the science of medicine and is a world-renowned pharmacologist. At the University of Vienna since 1974, he has served as dean of the Department of Pharmacology and dean of the School of Medicine. He has been in the forefront

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