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The LaForge family with the Statesmen and the Okra at the luncheon following the Inauguration Ceremony.
LaForge with friend Jim Morhard, who spoke on surviving a plane crash that claimed five lives, including Senator Ted Stevens.
LaForge and Mike Neyman with Beatles tribute band 1964: The Tribute at the Community Cookout during Inauguration Week.
LaForge and friends jam out at the Delta Music Institute Studio A.
Dr. Wayne Blansett, Mimi Clark, LaForge, and Clayton LaForge at the Inauguration Kickoff sponsored by the Bolivar County Alumni Chapter.
Gov. Phil Bryant with Richard Myers, president of the National Alumni Association, at the Inauguration Ceremony.
Senator Thad Cochran delivered the Keynote Address at the Inauguration Ceremony. LaForge served as Chief of Staff for Senator Cochran.
President LaForge addresses the crowd at his Inauguration Ceremony.
DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY’S
8th Presidential Inauguration On Friday, November 1, 2013, at 10:30 a.m., a congregation of faculty, staff, students, alumni, delegates, and friends from around the globe joined together in communal unity to celebrate the inauguration of William N. LaForge as the eighth president of Delta State University. The stately ceremony culminated a week-long celebration of excellence in tribute to Delta State’s distinct, rich history and enthusiastic future. Inauguration Week was celebrated each day by a different college or school within the university. The festive week reflected Delta State’s commitment to academic excellence and student and community engagement and was a perfect prelude to the highly anticipated investiture.
Photo by Rory Doyle
4 • Delta State Magazine • Winter 2014