... I. ·. U ·N I V E R- S I T Y ONE HUNDRED FORTY,SEVENTH COMMENCEMENT ··, ·. SATURDAY, MAY 1WEN1Y,fOURTH · · AND , SUNDAY, MAY 1WENTY,fiFTH NINETEEN HUNDRED NINEIT,SEVEN . ' ·. , ' •, -. T. T. Swinburne, '92 Herve D. Wilkins, '66 ... ::, c~~ J IJ 1. ' Full ma·h - y Jfair and fam ous neath the sun there 2. No cas - t·led crags a - long her way man - tic splen - dors 3. As flows the riv - er; gath-ering force,.. l? ng her stea·d - fast·. ' . be, . Yet more to us We cast, No fa - bled or . But way, May we ; .a ~ l.ong 'And . ,-.. '. ~ JJ JJLJ J r .CJJI ·S ·J .. - ; love thy banks a~d state·-·ly falls, For to o'ur mind~ they bring Our .. more than ba·t - tie - ment - ed walls or · leg - end they may bear, Are .. may our hearts• wheree'er we roam F-o r - ev - er loy : al be To •' r J! J r r I J. ·} _J J. 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A RICH TRADITION AT ROCHESTER ........... .. ............ ... ..... 2 Table of DOCTORAL DEGREES . .. ... ....... ............. ................ .... ...... 3 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES .. .. .... ........ .. ............. ......... 4 Contents HONORARY AWARDS, MARSHALS ... ............. ... .. ........ ... ........ 6 DEGREE CANDIDATES . .................. ........ .. ............ .. ....... 7 University Council on Graduate Studies ........ ............ ........ ... ....... 7 Doctor of Philosophy .. ..... ............ .... ..... ... .......... ... 7 Eastman School of Music . .. ... .. .. .. .... .. .. .. ................. .. ... 9 Doctor of Musical Arts ................... .......... ........ .... ........ 9 Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development ........... 9 Doctor of Education .... ..... ........... ... ........... ... .. ....... 9 BACHELOR'S AND MASTER'S DEGREES ... ............... ......... ........... 11 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES .... ...... .. ... .... ........ .. ......... 12 HONORARY AWARDS .... ........ .. ..... ..... .. ... .. ... .. .. .. 14 SENIOR CLASS COUNCILS, MARSHALS .... .. ..... ... .. ............. .. ..... 15 CARILLON AND CARILLONNEUR ..................... .......... .... .. 15 DIPLOMA CEREMONIES ........... .................. .. .. ....... ......... 16 HONOR SOCIETIES AND AWARDS .. ................. .. ...... ... ..... ..... 17 DEGREE CANDIDATES . .. ... ...... .. .. .... ............ .. .......... 18 The College . ..... ... .. ... .. .... .. ..... .. .... ...... ... ...... 18 Arts and Sciences . ..... ............. .. ... ........ .. ... ...... ... 18 Bachelor of Arts . .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ........ .... ...... 18 Bachelor of Science ............ ............. .. ............. ...... .... 24 Master of Arts . ...... ... ... .. ..... .. ... ... ....... .. ... .. .... .. 25 Master of Science ...... .. .... .. .... .. .. ..... .. .................. 26 School of Engineering and Applied Sciences . 27 Bachelor of Science . .. ....... .... ... .. .. .. ... ....... .. .. .. .... 27 Master of Science .. ....... .. ... .. ... .. .. .. .. ... ... .... 28 University College of Liberal and Applied Studies .. .. ...... .. .... ...... ... .. 29 Bachelor of Science in General Studies ............ ..... ...... .. ..... .. .... 29 Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development ..... .. .. .. 29 Master of Science . .. ... .. ..... .. .. .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... 29 Master of Arts in Teaching . .. .. ......... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..... 30 Eastman School of Music ... ........ ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... ... ... 30 Bachelor of Music ...... ........ .. .. ... ... .. ... .. .. ... ... .. ... 30 Master of Arts . ............ .... ... .. ..... ......... .. ..... ... 31 Master of Music ... ........... ...... .................... ... .. .. 31 School of Medicine and Dentistry ............. ..... .. ....... ........ .. .... 3 2 Master of Public Health .. .... .. .. ...... ...... .. ..... ... .. .. ..... 32 Master of Science . .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ....... ............ 3 2 School of Nursing . ............ .... ..... .. ...... .... ............ 33 Bachelor of Science ....... .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .... .. .. ... ..... 33 Master of Science ..... .. .... .. ..... ... .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration .. .......... .. .. .. .. 34 SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY .. .. .... ... ....... .. ...... 35 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES . .. .. ............ ..... .. ....... .. .... 36 HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT ...... .. .. ........ .... .. ....... ... 38 MARSHALS, HONOR SOCIETY .. .. ....... .. .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. .... 38 DEGREE CAN DIDATES . ... .... .. .. ... ... .. ......... .. ... .. ... 39 School of Medicine and Dentistry . ..... .. .. .. ... .. .... .. ... .. 39 Doctor of Medicine with Honor . .. ...... .. ....... ... ... .. .. .. ... 39 Doctor of Medicine with Distinction in Research ... .. .. .. ........ .. .... ..... 39 Doctor of Medicine . ............. ....... ...... ... .... ... ...... 39 EASTMAN WIND ENSEMBLE . ... ... ... ........ .. ..... ...... ... ... 40 2 Commencement season has always stood out as the mace first appeared at the 1935 induction of Alan Valen­ A rich "supreme festival" on Rochester's academic calendar, tine as president, and has been used in academic proces­ Arthur May notes in his history of the University: From sions ever since. About four feet long, it is made of ma­ tradition at earliest years, "Oratory flowed in full spate, the literary so­ hogany and hand-wrought silver. On the head, the seal of cieties put on their finest performances, trustees convened the University appears. The names of the University's for annual decision-making, and prizes and diplomas were presidents are engraved on two silver bands, and the dan­ Rochester handed out amidst a panoply of pomp and circumstance." delion, the floral symbol of the University, is the decora­ Though the size of the graduating class has grown from 10 tive motif of the silverwork. The mace is carried by the men in 1851 to more than 2,000 men and women today, University marshal, who leads the procession alongside and though many other developments have reshaped the an associate marshal who carries the less-imposing baton. ceremonies, today's program, like 1851's, marks the happy celebration of each graduate's academic preparation and the hopeful prospect of new ventures. Words to live by Commencement speakers have been inspiring Roch­ The gowns have a long history ester graduates ever since Henry Ward Beecher gave a Some of the features in today's ceremony date back to speech on "Character" at the 1851 ceremonies: Theodore Roosevelt, then governor of New York, spoke in 1900; medieval times, such as the academic attire which recalls New York Governor Mario Cuomo spoke in 1985, and the gowns that were required dress at many European another holder of the governor's seat, Thomas E. Dewey, universities. Yet academic regalia did not figure into Rochester's earliest commencements: Both here and at spoke in 1957. Richard Nixon gave advice to 1966's graduates, and Prime Minister Winston Churchill, ac­ other U.S. universities, wearing the gowns was thought to cepting an honorary doctorate by trans-Atlantic radio be snobbish and undemocratic, possibly because univer­ during 1941's commencement, pleaded for Anglo-Ameri­ sity educations were associated with European upper­ class privilege. So for a number of years, only the presi­ can unity in a characteristically rousing speech. dent and the person who carried the diplomas wore gowns; the graduating class didn't wear them until 1892. Happy at heart on this day Perhaps the single feature that best links today's cere­ The hood's color is the clue monies to 1851's commencement is the audience. From The most colorful portion of the academic costume is 185 1 onward, enthusiastic crowds have turned out to the hood, the color edging indicating the discipline to cheer on Rochester graduates. Newspapers say thousands which the degree pertains: White and yellow-gold for arts of spectators witnessed the first commencement, as and sciences; orange for engineering; apricot for nursing; Scott's Brass Band led a parade toward Corinthian Hall. green for medicine; pink for the Eastman School of Mu­ Following the band, "presumably in ascending order of sic; light blue for the Margaret Warner Graduate School dignity," Arthur May notes, were the University janitor, of Education and Human Development; and drab for the Rochester schoolchildren, undergraduates, teachers at William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Adminis­ the common schools, Board of Education representatives, tration. the mayor and his top lieutenants, officials of state and county governments, University founders, courtroom Symbols of authority judges, the 10 graduating seniors, professors, trustees, the The mace, originally a medieval weapon of defense, chancellor, and the high sheriff of Monroe County. has in modem times become a symbol of authority, dig­ Among today's thousands of spectators, many are as nity, and privilege. English universities have used maces distinguished and, no doubt, bursting with as much pride in academic processions for many centuries; Rochester's as the onlookers of 185 l. UNIVERSITY OF RCX;IIEBIER DOCTORAL DEGREES COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES SATURDAY, MAY 1WENTY,fOURTH 4 Doctoral Degrees Commencement Ceremonies Saturday, May 24, 1:00 p.m., Eastman Theatre Thomas H. Jackson, University President, PRESIDING