WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY Commencement THE GRADUATION EXERCISES MONDAY, MAY THE SEVENTEENTH TwO THOUSAND AND TEN T HE GRADUA T ION EXE R C ISE S M OND AY, M AY THE SEVEN T EEN TH TWO THO U SAND AND TEN N INE O’C LOCK IN THE MORNING T H OMAS K. HE ARN, JR. PLAZA THE CARILLON: “Nederlandse Volksliederen” ....................................................Dutch Folk Tune Lauren Rae Bradley (’05), University Carillonneur THE PROCESSIONAL ....................................................................e Brass Ensemble THE WELCOME ........................................................................... Nathan O. Hatch President THE PRAYER OF INVOCATION ..............................................e Reverend Timothy L. Auman University Chaplain THE HYMN: “Praise the Source of Faith and Learning” ...............................................AUSTRIA Led by e Concert Choir 1. Praise the Source of faith and learning 3. May our faith redeem the blunder who has sparked and stoked the mind of believing that our thought with a passion for discerning has displaced the grounds for wonder how the world has been designed. which the ancient prophets taught. Let the sense of wonder owing May our learning curb the error from the wonders we survey which unthinking faith can breed keep our faith forever growing and together seek to better and renew our need to pray: all humankind of every creed. 2. God of wisdom, we acknowledge 4. As two currents in a river that our science and our art ght each other’s undertow and the breadth of human knowledge ’til converging they deliver only partial truth impart. one coherent steady ow. Far beyond our calculation Blend, O God, our faith and learning lies a depth we cannot sound ’til they carve a single course, where your purpose for creation ’til they join as one, returning and the pulse of life are found. praise and thanks to you, their Source. Words: omas H. Troeger, 1987, 1989, adapted 2008 THE ADDRESS: “Opportunity and Obligation” .............................................. Kenneth I. Chenault Chairman and CEO, American Express Company THE CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES ...........................................Jill Tiefenthaler, Provost William B. Applegate, President, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Dean, Wake Forest University School of Medicine Kenneth I. Chenault, Doctor of Laws Sponsor: William E. Conner, B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Scott Faculty Fellow and Professor of Biology Jeanette Wallace Hyde, Doctor of Laws Sponsor: Sandra Combs Boyette, B.A., M.Ed., M.B.A., Senior Advisor to the President, Oce of the President omas Spencer Inui, Doctor of Science S ponsor: Burton V. Reier, M.P.H., M.D., Interim Chair, Department of Physician Assistant Studies and Senior Advisor to the Dean of Wake Forest University School of Medicine Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Doctor of Laws Sponsor: Robert K. Walsh, B.A., J.D., Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law, School of Law REMARKS TO THE GRADUATES ....................................................Nathan O. Hatch, President THE HONORING OF RETIRING FACULTY FROM THE BOWMAN GRAY CAMPUS Michael R. Adams, D.V.M., Professor Emeritus of Pathology – Comparative Medicine Lewis H. Nelson III, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics and Gynecology – Maternal/Fetal Medicine James F. Toole, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Neurology Lawrence X. Webb, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Surgical Sciences – Orthopaedic Surgery FROM THE REYNOLDA CAMPUS J. Gaylord May, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics Patricia J. Roberts, J.D., Professor of Law omas E. Roberts, J.D., Professor of Law Larry E. West, Ph.D., Professor of German THE CONFERRING OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREES THE CONFERRING OF PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL DEGREES * DIPLOMA CEREMONIES *Following the conferring of Professional School degrees, Diploma Ceremonies will take place in the following locations: Wake Forest University School of Law, Wait Chapel Wake Forest University Graduate Schools of Business, Manchester Plaza Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Brendle Recital Hall, Scales Fine Arts Center Wake Forest University School of Divinity, Benson University Center Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Department of Physician Assistant Studies, University Corporate Center 2 THE CONFERRING OF MASTER’S DEGREES THE CONFERRING OF BACHELOR’S DEGREES IN ARTS AND SCIENCES THE ROTC COMMISSIONING CEREMONY ................................... Lieutenant Colonel Keith B. Brace THE ALMA MATER: “Dear Old Wake Forest” .............................................................Paschal Dear old Wake Forest, ine is a noble name; ine 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 ...........................................................e Reverend Rebecca G. Hartzog Associate University Chaplain and Baptist Campus Minister THE RECESSIONAL ........................................................................ e Brass Ensemble THE CARILLON: “Toccata Jubilante” ..................................................................Jac Bonset COMMENCEMENT NOTES Q Please turn o all cell phones and beepers during the ceremony. Qis ceremony is being interpreted for the hearing-impaired by Elaine Montgomery and Marie Johnson of Communication Access Partners. Q e Commencement address will be broadcast in its entirety at 6 p.m. tonight on WFDD, 88.5 FM. Q Full coverage of Commencement is available on Window on Wake Forest, www.wfu.edu/wowf. 3 T HE HONORING OF RETIRING FACUL T Y BOWMAN GRAY CAMPUS Wake Forest University honors Michael R. Adams, D.V.M., for thirty-six years of service to the University and its School of Medicine in the Department of Pathology, Section on Comparative Medicine; for meritorious research and scholarship in atherosclerosis and atherogenesis, shared in 123 published journal articles and 35 book chapters; for dedication as Director of the Post-D.V.M. Training Program; for diligence in establishing and maintaining our collaborative relationship with the Primate Center in Indonesia; for his instrumental role in developing the Wake Forest University Primate Center and his service as its Associate Director; and for his sterling example as a preclinical scientist whose research inuences the practice of medicine. Wake Forest University honors Lewis H. Nelson III, M.D., for thirty-three years of service to the University and its School of Medicine in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, including twenty-four years as associate dean for medical student admissions; for national and international recognition in the eld of fetal ultrasonography and for innovations that have enhanced the care of mothers and infants; for election as president of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine; and for elevating the reputation of our medical school not only as a gied physician, but also through his unyielding commitment to excellence in the process of recruiting outstanding future physicians to our institution. Wake Forest University honors James F. Toole, M.D., for forty-seven years of service to the University and its School of Medicine in the Department of Neurology, including twenty-one years as department chair; for worldwide prestige as an authority on cerebrovascular disease, lead investigator on landmark studies in stroke research, and author of the seminal textbook Cerebrovascular Disorders; for novel studies on presidential disability that continue to inuence public policy today; for service to the neurology community in numerous leadership positions, including president of the American Neurological Association; and for his role in positioning the School of Medicine at its current level of prominence in clinical care and research. Wake Forest University honors Lawrence X. Webb, M.D., for twenty-ve years of service to the University and its School of Medicine in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences; for international recognition as an expert in orthopaedic trauma; for receiving the highest honor for research in his eld, the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation’s Kappa Delta Award; for showcasing the department as one of the most successful participants in multicenter trials addressing trauma-related orthopedic injuries; for signicant research on topically applied negative pressure and mechanisms of osteomyelitis; and for his commitment to resident education and the establishment of the Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship at the medical school. 4 T HE HONORING OF RETIRING FACUL T Y REYNOLDA CAMPUS Wake Forest University honors J. Gaylord May, Ph.D., for forty-eight years of dedicated teaching, service, and research at Wake Forest University; for kindness, supportive relationships, and congenial associations with colleagues both in the Department of Mathematics and in the greater University; for leadership as a founder of the major in Mathematical Business and for serving as its adviser within the Department of Mathematics; for continual and nationally recognized research in the areas of operations research and management science; and for advising strong theses in mathematics within the graduate program of the Department of Mathematics. Wake Forest University honors Patricia J. Roberts, J.D., for her thirty years of dedicated service to the University and the School of Law; for her extraordinary commitment to teaching and fostering the highest achievement of her students; for her widely respected expertise in the areas of Property, Decedents’ Estates and Trusts, and Donative