Program of Events & Participants
Prelude
The Commencement Brass
Processional
Fanfare
by Arthur Bliss
and Procession of the Nobles
by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov
performed by The Commencement Brass
William P. Carroll, conductor
Faculty Marshal and Mace Bearer
Robert M. Calhoon
Professor, Department of History
Invocation
Rev. Mr. Ron Moss
UNCG Wesley-Luther Campus Ministry
Anthem
America (My Country 'Tis of Thee)
text by Samuel F. Smith
Audience Participation
My country, 'tis of thee,
sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing;
land where my fathers died,
land of the pilgrims' pride,
from every mountainside let freedom ring:
My native country, thee,
land of the noble free, thy name I love;
I love thy rocks and rills,
thy woods and templed hills;
my heart with rapture thrills, like that above.
Greetings from the Faculty and Introduction of the Chancellor
Mariana Newton
Chair, Faculty Senate, and Associate Professor,
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Welcome and Introduction of the Platform Party
Patricia A. Sullivan
Chancellor
Greetings from The UNC General Administration
Jeffrey R. Davies
Vice President for Finance, General Administration, The University of North Carolina
Greetings from the UNCG Alumni Association
Sarah Langston Cowan, '65 & '81
President-Elect, UNCG Alumni Association
Greetings from the December Class of 1999
Megan Keefe Govus
Speaker for the December Class
Anthem
America the Beautiful
arrg. Cecil Effinger
performed by The Commencement Chorus and Brass
Introduction of the Commencement Speaker
Patricia A. Sullivan
Commencement Address
"The Wind and the Sun"
Hazel N. Brown
Professor, School of Nursing,
and recipient of the UNCG Teaching Excellence Award
Authorization for the Conferring of Degrees
Thomas R. Sloan
Vice Chair, UNCG Board of Trustees
Conferring of Degrees
Patricia A. Sullivan
Presentation of Graduate Degree Candidates
Brad Bartel
Dean of the Graduate School
Presentation of Undergraduate Degree Candidates
A. Edward Uprichard
Baccalaureate Degrees
Academic Deans
for the College of Arts and Sciences, Walter H. Beale
for the Joseph M. Bryan School of Business and Economics, James K. Weeks
for the School of Education, David G. Armstrong
for the School of Health and Human Performance, Robert W. Christina
for the School of Human Environmental Sciences, Helen A. Shaw
for the School of Music, Arthur R. Tollefson
for the School of Nursing, Lynne G. Pearcey
Presentation of Students Graduating with Honors
A. Edward Uprichard
Concluding Remarks
Patricia A. Sullivan
The Alma Mater
We raise our voices, let them swell
In a chorus loud and strong;
The rolling hills send back the sound
Of our triumphant song.
For in one great unbroken band
With loyal hearts and true,
Your sons and daughters stand and sing
University, to you.
Benediction
Rev. Moss
Ringing of the University Bell
Meegie Cloninger Stout
for the Class of 1949
and Lorrie Robin Koslow
for the Class of 1999
Recessional
Fanfare
by Elgar Howarth
March
by Sergei Prokofiev
performed by The Commencement Brass
All graduates, guests, and faculty are invited to attend the Reception to be held immediately
following the ceremony, in the East Wing of the Special Events Center.
Other Ceremony Participants
Chief Marshal, Lucy Brent Robbins
Assistant Chief Marshal, Alicia Joy Hoffman
Assistant Chief Marshal, James R. Sealey
Interpreters for the Hearing Impaired, Michelle M. Stack and Stacy L. Rich
Readers, Lori B. Koenig, MFA, '92, and Hardy E. Koenig, MFA, '94
Reception Music
UNCG Jazz Quartet
Aaron T. Martin, Max T. Wood, Michael P. St. Clair, William C. Postlethwait
