Commencement Fall 2013
The fall commencement ceremony held on December 15, at 2 p.m., in Pucillo Gymnasium, conferred almost 500 degrees on Millersville University students, transforming them into alumni. It marked the second commencement ceremony for President John M. Anderson since he arrived on campus in the spring. Immediate past president, Dr. Francine G. McNairy, and alumnus Roy B. Clair Jr. received honorary doctorate degrees from Millersville University at the ceremony and then shared their remarks with students and their family and friends. McNairy served as Millersville’s 13th president for 10 years before retiring in January 2013. She formerly served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Millersville. During her tenure at Millersville, she pushed for an increase in the diversity of the faculty and the student body and secured greater relations with government, business and opinion leaders. Clair ’67, while a junior at Millersville, co-founded Clair Brothers with his late brother, Gene Clair. The company originated from humble beginnings, with the Clair brothers experimenting with sound. Working out of their garage, one of their first clients was Franklin & Marshall College, handling the sound at a concert featuring the Four Seasons. Since then, they’ve provided professional sound reinforcement for live touring for music legends including The Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi, Paul McCartney and Elton John. Through innovation and dedication, the business has blossomed into the world’s largest sound reinforcement company, now called Clair Global. Roy Clair also devoted his time serving as mayor of Lititz, on the board of directors of Linden Hall, on the MU Council of Trustees and was instrumental in establishing the new Lititz Rec Center.
Top to bottom: Roy Clair unrolled a giant poster of a smiley face to express the emotion the graduates were experiencing. President Anderson, Dr. Francine G. McNairy and Roy B. Clair Jr. Faculty begins the commencement procession. Left: Two happy graduates. Right: A proud mother with her daughter, Alyssa Martelli.
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