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University of North Dakota UND Scholarly Commons Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special UND Publications Collections 1972 The nI auguration of Thomas J. Clifford as the Eighth President of the University of North Dakota University of North Dakota Follow this and additional works at: https://commons.und.edu/und-books Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation University of North Dakota, "The nI auguration of Thomas J. Clifford as the Eighth President of the University of North Dakota" (1972). UND Publications. 31. https://commons.und.edu/und-books/31 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections at UND Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in UND Publications by an authorized administrator of UND Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. NAUGURAT ON THE INAUGURATION OF THOMAS J. CLIFFORD AS THE EIGHTH PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF N ORTH DAKOTA 10:30 a.m., April 14, 1972 University Fieldhouse, University of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota THOMAS J. CLIFFORD was appointed President of the University of North Dakota by the State Board of Higher Education January 13, 1971. He assumed the office of President July 1, 1971. Prior to the appointment, he had served as Dean of the College of Business and Public Administration since 1950 and Vice President for Finance since 1959. Born at Langdon, President Clifford is the first native of North Dakota to serve as President of the Universiry. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Commerce in 1942 and a Juris Doctor Degree in 1948, borh from the University of North Dakota He also holds a Master of Business Admin.istration Degree from Stanford University, where he was a Sranford Executive Fellow, 1957-1958. He has been a Certified Public Accountant, North Dakota ince 1949. President Clifford was appointed to the University of North Dakota faculty as an lnstructor in Accounting and Business Law in 1945. He was appointed Associate Professor in 1948 and Professor in 1949. He served as Counselor of Men, [946-1949. President Clifford was a member of the United Stares Marine Corps, 1942-1946, rising from the rank of Private First Class to Major and earning the Purple Heart, Bronze Star and Silver Star. As the chief administrator of North Dakota's oldest and largest institution of higher learning, President Clifford directs a University whose teaching, research and public service efforts involve 8,400 students, a work force of 600 faculty and 2,000 supporting personnel, and buildings and equipment valued at more than $65 million. President Clifford and his wife, Florence, have two sons, Stephen and Thomas. All four members of the family are University of North Dakota graduates. 2 3 PROGRAM INVOCATION The Reverend Russell A. Peterson OF INAUGURATION Dean D. J. Robertson Pre1iding GREETINGS TO THE PRESIDENT From the Students William F. DiBrita President, Student Body OPENING CONCERT The University Carillon Mrs. Ronald (Lorraine) Bitter, Carilloneur From the Alumni Mrs. Lloyd ( Ruth) Everson Member, Alumni Association Board of D irectors PRELUDE Universiry Wind Ensemble From rhe Faculry Dr. Olen Kraus Michael Polovirz, Conducror Chairman, University Senate From rhe State of Norrh Dakora The Honorable W illiam L. Guy Governor of N orrh Dakota PROCESSIONAL University Wind Ensemble Jack Pi!tingsrud, Student Conducror Proceuion of Noble,, Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakov INSTALLATION OF THE PRESIDENT The Reverend Peter Hinrichs President, Srare Board of H igher Education Order of March Bearer of the Mace The Charge, Reverend Hinrichs Student Marshals Delegates of Colleges and Universities The Acceptance, President Clifford Delegates of Learned Societies and Educational Organizations Student Representatives Faculty and Administrative Officers Stare Board of Higher Education The President and Platform Guests INAUGURAL ADDRESS President Thomas J. Clifford 4 5 ALMA MATER Audience Philip B. Cory, Director INAUGURAL EVENTS A lma Mater April 14, 1972 Music by Joseph Haydn Words by John Marnie Hail to thee. 0 Alma Mater! PROGRAM OF INAUGURATION Hail to thee with heart and tongue' Pride we feel and love yet greater, 10:30 a.m. While we raise our grateful song. UniverS1ty Fieldhouse Home of lofty thoughr and learning, Beacon o'er our wesrcrn land, Shrine when<e still the ever burning Torch is passed from hand to hand. Alma Mater, thine the glory, If a thought of ours or deed Find a place in song or story, Win endeavors glorious meed. Prosper ever, fost'ring mother; Down the ages long resound, INAUGURAL SYMPOSIUM Loud rhy fame, while many another "The University and the State" Finds in thee what we have found. 2: 30 p.m. Leonard Hall Lecture Bowl BENEDICTION Reverend Peterson INAUGURAi. CONCERT RECESSIONAL University Wind Ensemble K 11Jg D<111d by Arthur Honegger David Bina, Student Conductor University Choral Union Crown imperial, William Walt0n Sebastion Cabot, Guest Artist 8:00 p.m. University Fieldhouse CLOSING CONCERT The University Carillon The audience is requested to please remain seated I m111ed1,1tel) follornng the cr,11cert there ,nil be ,1 during the processional and recessional and to stand during l?eceptron for PreJ1de11t ,111d /\Ir,. Or/ford 111 the U11i1 er sit) Center. the invocation, the benediction, and the singing of Al111a Mater. The publ,c rr cord1<1ll) 11/t 11ed to <1tte11d. 6 7 1850 ILLINOIS WESLEY AN UNIVERSITY 186 1 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON DELEGATES OF UNIVERSITIES J. Carleton Green Robert C. Eelkema 185 1 RIPON COLLEGE 1862 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA AND COLLEGES George F. Vesley Richard L. Bowen, Pre1ide111 185 1 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 1863 BOSTON CO LLEG E Ronald W. Reilly 1386 RUPRECHT-KARL-UNIVERSITY 1818 COLLEGE DE SAINT-BONIFACE Mrs. Loretta E. Fogle HEIDELBERG Roger Saint.Denis, Recteur Herbert Boswau 1851 NORTHWESTERN UN IVERSITY 1863 KANSAS STATE U N IVERSITY 1818 DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY John E. Fields Robert M. Socolofsky 1464 UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA Vera Facey John L. Wallace 1853 CE TRAL COLLEGE 1863 UNIVERSITY OF KAN SAS 1818 SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY Glenn H. Smith Paul H. Wright 1636 HARVARD UNIVERSITY Scanley J. Brumleve F. Y. St. Clair 1853 C.ORNELI, COLLEGE 1864 UNIVERSITY OF D EN VER 18 19 UNIVERSITY OF VlRGINIA Mrs. Carlewn Green Philip D. Stafne 1701 YALE UNIVERSITY Stephen C Markovich Paul J. Schwartz 1853 WHEATON COLLEGE 1865 CORNELL UNIVERSITY 1831 DENISON UNIVERSITY Frank R. Karner Manelle L. Cushman 1740 UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Thelma E. Willen Eugene Grinbergs 1854 HAMLINE UNIVERSITY 1865 UNIVERSITY O F KENT UCKY 1834 TULANE UNIVERSITY Mrs. Warren Meintsm:i William T. Query, Jr. 17 54 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY John Oberpriller 1865 LEH IGH UNIVERSITY John L. Rowe 1855 MICHIGAN STAT E UNIVERSITY Thomas M. Scoono ver 1839 UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI Olen Kraus I 766 RUTGERS UNIVERSITY Harold D. Bale Arthur F. Jacob 1865 WASHBURN UN IVERSITY 1855 PENNSYLVANIA ST ATE UNIVERSITY Robert E. Hollenbeck 1841 FORDHAM UNIVERSITY B. Seshagiri Rao 1769 DARTMOUTH COLLEGE Duane Skidmore Ralph S. Roth 1866 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN­ 1856 AUBURN UNIVERSI TY 1841 OH!O WESLEY AN UNIVERSITY PLATTEVILLE Carl R. Gipson 1787 FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE Roy Glenn Miller, Jr. Mukarrarn Al-Omari Theodore C. Sharpe 1845 BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE 1857 U PPER IOWA UN IVERSITY 1866 COLLl:0E O F W O OSTER 1787 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH Robert S. Crissman Archie L. Gray Stephen R. Mo ran Gerard J. Obert 1846 GRINNELL COLLEGE 1858 WINONA STATE COLLEGE 1867 UNIVERSITY OF ILLI NO IS 1789 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA Mrs. Russell H . Wilson Robert A. Dufresne, Pre1ident Frank R. Karner Glenn I. Lykken 184 7 UNIVERSITY OF IOWA 1859 VA LP;\RAISO UNIVERSITY 1867 WEST VIRGINIA UN IVERSITY 179 1 UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT Donald G. Anderson Harold C. Meyer Mrs. Rosa Thomas Smlzenberg T. H. Harwood 1847 LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY 1860 AUGUSTANA COLLEGE 1869 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA 1793 HAMIL TON COLLEGE C. Nicholas Vogel Charles L. Balcer, PreJident Wallace W. Nelson John E. Bowes 1860 SIMPSON COLLEGE 1869 SOUTHERN ILLI NOIS UNIVERSITY 1801 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA 1848 UNIVERSITY OF W ISCONSIN D. L. Berryhill David B. Pariser William C. Roberts, Ill John S. Penn 1869 ST. CLOUD ST ATE COLLEGE 1809 MIAMI UNIVERSITY 1848 UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA 1861 UNIVERSITY O F COLORADO Lowell R. Gillett Richard Lyons James A. Stewart George A . Shipman 181 7 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 1849 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 186 1 LUTHER COLLEG E 1870 COLORADO STAT E UNIVERSITY Roy Glenn Miller, Jr. Virginia Hassoun Nelson F. Preus Ken E. Nicolls 8 9 18-o OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY 1884 TEMPLE UNIVERSITY 1891 CONCORDIA COLLEGE 191 l ~tOUNT MART) COLLEGF Walter H. Moran Joseph Felix Schneider J L. Rendahl A.i:;nese Bartlett 18 7 1 UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS 1885 GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1892 ILLINOJS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY I JI - ANDERSON COLLEGE Mrs. Ruth W. Bateman Richard P. Potekhen Frank E. Hull Elsie E. Hehr 18-1 UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG 1885 MOORHEAD STATE COLLEGE 1892 WICHITA STATE LMVLRSITY l,! 18 DICKINSON STATE COLLEGE Richard V eacch R.olanJ Dille, Pres,dent James B. Mamo R (, GillunJ, President 18-2 VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE 1885 SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND STATE UNIVERSITY & TECHNOLOGY 1893 MONTANA STATL UNIVERSITY 1919 U'JIVl·RSITAT HAMBl.'RG Arnold E. Davis, Jr. John Paul Gries John P. Bluemle Bruno F 0. Hi!Jebrandr 18-l DRURY COLLEGE 1885 STANFORD UNIVERSITY 1894 UNIVERSITY OF WJSCONSll\­ I,,, TEXA'> TH II C'IIVERSITY John D. Tabor GeralJ R. Basseu STEVENS POINT Larn Gdberr Charles Scone I COLORADO COLLEGE s-1 188- CNIVLRSITY OF WYOMING I'!>\ IIARDING COLLEGE Rober< A Caldwell Mark A I I offmann 189 BRADLLY LNl\'l RSITY Ben I Shewmakt•r, ;'\r H. Duane Luessenht:1de 18 , PARSONS COLLEGE 1888 NFW J\.IFXICO STATE UNIVERSITY I <J;<J IJISMARCK JU1'10R COLLEGF Cornel J.

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