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Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences “Learning to Care for Those in Harm’s Way” 41st Commencement Exercises Saturday, the Sixteenth of May, Two Thousand and Twenty The Mace he mace was a weapon of war originating with the loaded Tclub and stone hammer of primitive man. Although it continued to be used as a weapon through the Middle Ages, during this period it also became symbolic as an ornament representing power. Sergeants-at-Arms, who were guards of kings and other high officials, carried a mace to protect their monarch during processions. By the 14th century, the mace had become more ceremonial in use and was decorated with jewels and precious metals, losing its war-club appearance. Three hundred years later, the mace was used solely as a symbol of authority. The mace is used during sessions of legislative assemblies such as the U.S. House of Representatives, where it is placed to the right of the Speaker. More frequently, maces are seen at university commencements and convocations, exemplifying knowledge as power. The USU mace was a glorious gift from the Honorable Sam Nixon, MD, past chairman of the Board of Regents, and his wife, Elizabeth. The mace was used for the first time at the 1995 commencement ceremony. It is handcrafted in sterling silver and carries the seal of the university along with the emblems of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Public Health Service. The university seal and service emblems are superimposed on the earth’s globe to symbolize the worldwide mission of the university and its graduates. i The History of Academic Regalia Like most American universities, USU borrows academic regalia traditions from the earliest students at the oldest schools. Reaching back to the 12th century, medieval scholars wore cloaks with hoods because it was the simplest and most effective way to stay warm in the unheated stone buildings that functioned as the first scholarly venues. It is not certain if the ritual was a survival of ecclesiastical virtue or civilian fashion, but regular wearing of the gown, hood and cap persisted through the ages. Moving into the 14th century, modest virtue forbade “excess in apparel” and universities like Oxford and Cambridge prescribed the wearing of long gowns as part of ordinary academic life. Though European universities wielded much control, even to the extent of minor details, there was great diversity among learning academies. In fact, American universities were the first to implement finite systems regulating cut, style, material and color assignment for academic regalia. Academic Regalia Today the hood Twenty-first century academic regalia have transcended their austere roots, particularly the hood, which is quite spectacular. At USU, the hood beautifully apposes school colors: purple and gold, lending color and vibrancy to commencement ceremonies. Velvet trim—green, blue, apricot, salmon, pink or lilac—resides along the edge and varies according to individual fields of learning. the gown The master’s gown at USU is black and untrimmed with long, oblong sleeves, open at the wrist. The doctor’s gown—black like the master’s—has wide, bell- shaped sleeves and the front is faced with panels of velvet with three bars across each sleeve. The panels and crossbars are the colors agreeing with the binding or edging of the hood: green for medicine, apricot for nursing, lilac for dentistry, ii blue for doctorates of philosophy and salmon pink for graduates of public health. Faculty members participating in commencement exercises wear the university robe or the regalia of their alma mater. USU’s President, Dr. Richard Thomas, wears the university’s gown. the cap On the cap—in the shape of a square mortarboard or soft tam—hang tassels. These threads are fashioned to coordinate with the velvet trim of the hood and the paneling and crossbar of the doctor’s gown. As degrees are conferred, students often move their tassels from the right to the left side, symbolizing the accomplishment of one of life’s great milestones. iii The Official Degree Colors The proud traditions of academic regalia exist at universities across the United States. The color table below distinguishes academic regalia as codified by the American Council on Education as follows: Agriculture. Maize Arts, Letters, Humanities . .White Commerce, Accountancy, Business . .Drab Dentistry . .Lilac Economics . Copper Education. Light Blue Engineering . Orange Fine Arts, including Architecture . .Brown Forestry . .Russet Journalism . Crimson Law . Purple Library Science . Lemon Medicine . Green Music . Pink Nursing . .Apricot Oratory (Speech) . Silver Gray Pharmacy . .Olive Green Philosophy . .Dark Blue Physical Education . Sage Green Public Administration, including Foreign Service . .Peacock Blue Public Health . Salmon Pink Science. Golden Yellow Social Work . Citron Theology . Scarlet Veterinary Science . Gray iv Abbreviations United States Army Ranks United States Navy and/or United States Public Health GEN . General Service Ranks LTG . Lieutenant General MG . Major General ADM. Admiral BG . Brigadier General VADM . Vice Admiral COL . Colonel RADM . Rear Admiral LTC . Lieutenant Colonel RDML . Rear Admiral (Lower half ) MAJ. Major CAPT . Captain CPT. Captain CDR . Commander 1LT . First Lieutenant LCDR . Lieutenant Commander 2LT . Second Lieutenant LT . Lieutenant LTJG . Lieutenant Junior Grade ENS . Ensign United States Air Force Ranks United States Marine Corps Ranks Gen . General Gen . General Lt Gen . Lieutenant General LtGen . Lieutenant General Maj Gen . Major General MGen . Major General Brig Gen . Brigadier General BGen . Brigadier General Col . Colonel Col . Colonel Lt Col . Lieutenant Colonel LtCol. Lieutenant Colonel Maj. Major Maj. Major Capt. Captain Capt. Captain 1st Lt . First Lieutenant 1 Lt . First Lieutenant 2nd Lt . Second Lieutenant 2d Lt . Second Lieutenant Services and Corps Abbreviations USA. United States Army SP. Medical Specialist Corps USN . United States Navy MS/MSC . Medical Service Corps USAF . United States Air Force NC. Nurse Corps USMC . United States Marine Corps VC . Veterinary Corps USPHS . United States Public Health DC. Dental Corps . Service AN. Army Nurse Corps BSC . Biomedical Sciences Corps CHC . Chaplain Corps JA/JAG . Judge Advocate General Corps MC . Medical Corps v Program of Events I PRELUDE “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band II WELCOME CAPT Sean Hussey, MC, USN Brigade Commander III INTRODUCTION OF THE COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER Richard W. Thomas, MD, DDS, FACS President Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences IV COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Gen. James C. McConville Chief of Staff, United States Army Alan I. Leshner, PhD CEO Emeritus American Association for the Advancement of Science V INTRODUCTION OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS President Thomas VI PRESENTATION OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS AWARDS Honorable Jonathan Woodson, MD Chairman, USU Board of Regents Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing Founded 1993 VII ESPRIT DE CORPS AWARD Carol A. Romano, PhD, RN RADM, USPHS (Ret) Dean, Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing and COL Craig Budinich, AN, USA Commandant/Assistant Dean of Student Affairs vi VIII FACULTY AWARDS Dean Romano IX PRESENTATION OF THE GRADUATING CLASS Dean Romano COL Budinich X CONFERRING OF GRADUATE NURSING DEGREES President Thomas and Dean Romano F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine Founded 1972 XI PRESENTATION OF THE GRADUATE STUDENT GRADUATING CLASS Saibal Dey, PhD Associate Dean for Graduate Education XII CONFERRING OF GRADUATE DEGREES President Thomas and Arthur L. Kellermann, MD, MPH Dean, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine XIII ESPRIT DE CORPS AWARD Dean Kellermann XIV FACULTY AWARDS Dean Kellermann XV PRESENTATION OF THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE GRADUATING CLASS Dean Kellermann and COL Aaron Saguil, MC, USA Associate Dean, Regional Education-San Antonio XVI ADMINISTRATION OF THE HIPPOCRATIC OATH Dean Kellermann vii XVII CONFERRING OF MEDICAL DEGREES President Thomas and Dean Kellermann XVIII PROMOTION CEREMONY AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE OATH OF OFFICE LTG R. Scott Dingle, MC, USA Surgeon General of the United States Army RADM Bruce Gillingham, MC, USN Surgeon General of the United States Navy Lt Gen Dorothy A. Hogg, USAF, NC Surgeon General of the United States Air Force VADM Jerome Adams, USPHS Surgeon General of the United States XIX CONGRATULATORY GREETINGS Honorable Chris Van Hollen United States Senator (D-MD) XX CLOSING REMARKS President Thomas viii COMMENCEMENT 2020 GUEST SPEAKER General James C. McConville 40th Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. James C. McConville assumed duties as the 40th chief of staff of the U.S. Army, Aug. 9, 2019, after most recently serving as the 36th Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. He is a native of Quincy, Massachusetts, and a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. He holds a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and was a National Security Fellow at Harvard University in 2002. McConville’s command assignments include commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), where he also served as the commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-101, Operation Enduring Freedom; deputy commanding general (Support) of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), where he also served as the deputy commanding general (Support) of Combined Joint Task Force-101, Operation Enduring Freedom, commander of 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Operation Iraqi Freedom; commander of 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault); and commander of C Troop, 2nd Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division (Light). His key staff assignments include the U.S. Army deputy chief of staff, G-1; chief of Legislative Liaison; executive officer to the vice chief of staff of the Army; G-3 for 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault); J5 strategic planner for U.S. Special Operations Command; S-3 for 25th Combat Aviation Brigade; S-3 for 5th Squadron, 9th Cavalry; and S-3 for Flight Concepts Division. McConville is a senior Army aviator qualified in the AH-64D Longbow Apache, OH- 58 Kiowa Warrior, AH-6, AH-1 Cobra and other aircraft.