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WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY Commencement THE GRADUATION EXERCISES MONDAY, MAY THE NINETEENTH TWO THOUSAND AND FOURTEEN THE GRADUATION EXERCISES MONDAY, MAY THE NINETEENTH TWO THOUSAND AND FOURTEEN NINE O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING THOMAS K. HEARN, JR. PLAZA THE CARILLON: “Carillon de Longpont” ............................................................ Louis Vierne Raymond Ebert (’60), University Carillonneur Bradley Burgin Hicks (’14), Student Carillonneur THE WELCOME ............................................................................Faculty Marshal and Members of the Class of 2014 THE PROCESSIONAL ...........................................................Led by Head Faculty Marshals THE OPENING OF COMMENCEMENT ..................................................... Nathan O. Hatch President THE PRAYER OF INVOCATION ..............................................The Reverend Timothy L. Auman University Chaplain GREETINGS FROM THE CLASS OF 2014 ................................................Jacqueline Sutherland Student Government President THE ADDRESS: “The Importance of a Truly Free Press” ..........................................Jill E. Abramson Former Executive Editor, The New York Times THE HONORING OF RETIRING FACULTY FROM THE REYNOLDA CAMPUS Mary K. DeShazer, Ph.D., Professor of English and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Claire H. Hammond, Ph.D., Professor of Economics James J. Kuzmanovich, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics Candyce C. Leonard, Ph.D., Professor of Communication Joseph O. Milner, Ph.D., Professor of Education Ronald E. Noftle, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry Ralph B. Tower, Ph.D., Wayne Calloway Professor of Taxation FROM THE MEDICAL SCHOOL CAMPUS Michael L. Adler, M.D., Associate Professor Emeritus of Family and Community Medicine J. Jeffrey Carr, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Radiologic Sciences - Radiology Thomas D. DuBose, Jr., M.D., Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine - Nephrology Iris J. Edwards, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emerita of Pathology Kenneth E. Ekstrand, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Radiation Oncology Roy R. Hantgan, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry Riyaz H. Jinnah, B. Chir., Professor Emeritus of Surgical Sciences – Orthopaedic Surgery David L. Kelly, Jr., M.D., Professor Emeritus of Surgical Sciences – Neurosurgery William C. Little, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine – Cardiology Mark O. Lively III, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry Linda C. McPhail, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of Biochemistry Ronald Oppenheim, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Neurobiology and Anatomy David C. S. Roberts, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Physiology and Pharmacology Janice D. Wagner, DVM, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of Pathology Ronald J. Zagoria, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Radiologic Sciences - Radiology THE CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES ......................................................Rogan Kersh Provost Jill E. Abramson, Doctor of Humane Letters Sponsor: Alessandra Von Burg, Associate Professor, Department of Communication John L. Murray, Doctor of Laws Sponsor: Robert Walsh, Dean Emeritus, School of Law Thomas E. Nasca, Doctor of Science Sponsor: C. Randall Clinch, Associate Dean for Academic Accreditation, School of Medicine Andrew J. Robertson, Doctor of Laws Sponsor: Charles Iacovou, Vice Dean, Professor of Management, School of Business Melissa Rogers, Doctor of Divinity Sponsor: Gail O’Day, Dean, School of Divinity REMARKS TO THE GRADUATES ............................................................. President Hatch THE CONFERRING OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREES THE CONFERRING OF PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL DEGREES * 2 DIPLOMA CEREMONIES *Following the conferring of Professional School degrees, Diploma Ceremonies will take place in the following locations: Wake Forest University School of Business graduate programs, Founders Living Room, Farrell Hall Wake Forest University Physician Assistant Studies, 525@Vine Wake Forest University School of Divinity, Kulynych Auditorium, Porter Byrum Welcome Center Wake Forest University School of Law, Wait Chapel Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Brendle Recital Hall, Scales Fine Arts Center THE CONFERRING OF MASTER’S DEGREES THE CONFERRING OF BACHELOR’S DEGREES IN ARTS AND SCIENCES THE ROTC COMMISSIONING CEREMONY ..................................... Lieutenant Colonel King Y. Kao THE CLOSING OF COMMENCEMENT ..................................................... President Hatch 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 ..........................................................................Dr. Gail H. Bretan Director of Jewish Life THE RECESSIONAL ........................................................................ The Brass Ensemble THE CARILLON: Prelude to the “Te Deum” ............................................ Marc-Antoine Charpentier COMMENCEMENT NOTES n The Commencement hashtag is #wfugrad. n Please silence all mobile devices during the ceremony. n This ceremony is being interpreted for the hearing-impaired by Elaine Montgomery and Marcia Poole of Communication Access Partners. n The Commencement address will be broadcast in its entirety at 8 p.m. tonight on WFDD, 88.5 FM. n Full coverage of Commencement is available on the Wake Forest website, commencement.news.wfu.edu. 3 THE HONORING OF RETIRING FACULTY REYNOLDA CAMPUS Wake Forest University honors Mary K. DeShazer, Ph.D., for her leadership across the past thirty-two years as a member of the English Department and the founding director of the Women’s Studies Program; for her landmark scholarship in feminism, poetics of resistance, and breast cancer narratives; for her editorial acumen; for her passionate commitment to teaching and mentoring, and the inspiration she has provided to generations of students as well as faculty; and for being a role model in her dedication to social justice at Wake Forest and beyond. Wake Forest University honors Claire H. Hammond, Ph.D., for thirty-five years of steadfast service to Wake Forest University. As Economics Department chair for six years, her leadership was marked by gentle guidance, sound judgment and an eye for detail. She was esteemed by students as a dedicated, compassionate teacher and mentor, untiring in her willingness to help them flourish. Her courses, including Intermediate Microeconomics and the Economics of Antitrust, were known for their rigor. She served as Chair of Department Chairs and, for nine years, as adviser to the WFU Catholic Students Association. Her scholarship included important contributions to the history of economic thought and award-winning research on housing policy. Wake Forest University honors James J. Kuzmanovich, Ph.D., for forty-two years of devotion to Wake Forest University and to the ideals upon which it was founded. He brought compassionate concern for his students, creativity to his scholarship, wisdom and wit to any discussion, and service to the entire community. From illuminating lectures on abstract algebra, to communicating the intricacies of codes and cryptography in his first-year seminars, to sharing his collection of postage stamps with mathematical themes, he passionately shared his love of mathematics. His collegiality and exemplary standards as a teacher-scholar will be missed. Wake Forest University honors Candyce C. Leonard, Ph.D., for eighteen years of unimpeachable devotion and service to Wake Forest and for her dedication to and personal enactment of the humanities’ finest traditions. The author of nine books and innumerable academic expositions, she lent her singular expertise on Spanish Film and Theatre the world over. Her persona embodied an interdisciplinary spirit achieved by few. Candyce meticulously engaged students with a welcoming, warm and thorough manner. As a colleague it would be hard to imagine a more kind, gracious and generous friend. Wake Forest University honors Joseph O. Milner, Ph.D., for forty-five years of leadership, loyalty, and service to the Department of Education, to Wake Forest University, and to the field of English education; for modeling the power and necessity of asking stimulating questions; for advancing the awareness and scholarship of children’s and adolescent literature; for empowering future teachers by praising and nurturing the best aspects of their teaching selves; for believing in his students’ capacity to revolutionize the secondary English classroom; and for exhibiting genuine kindness and humility toward all who crossed his path. Wake Forest University honors Ronald E. Noftle, Ph.D., for forty-seven years of devoted and valued service to Wake Forest University and to the Department of Chemistry: as a valued colleague, as an able administrator (Chair); as a leader in the evolution of the Department; as a scholar for his research contributions to the fields of fluorine, inorganic and materials chemistry, and for his mentoring and training of students in these disciplines, and as a dedicated and caring teacher; and for his service to the profession as Chair of the Central North Carolina Section and of the Division of Fluorine Chemistry of the American Chemical Society. Wake Forest University honors Ralph B. Tower, Ph.D., for nearly thirty-four years of commitment to the students of the School of Business at Wake Forest University; for his many