Commencement Program.26

2026

RECOGNITION DAY April 27, 2026 AWARDS DAY May 13, 2026 MIDDLE SCHOOL CEREMONY May 14, 2026 COMMENCEMENT May 23, 2026 ~ Chattanooga, Tennessee

COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2026 NINE O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING BAYLOR SCHOOL HEYWOOD STADIUM

~ PRELUDE PROCESSIONAL (please remain standing) NATIONAL ANTHEM..................................................................Cody Coppage ’26 INVOCATION............................................................................... Ruby Dozier ’26 SENIOR ADDRESS........................................................... Heath Techasiriwan ’26 SPECIAL FACULTY-STAFF RECOGNITION.............. Chris Angel ’89, Head of School ACADEMIC HONORS........................ Shaw Wilson ’84, Assistant Head of School JO CONN GUILD SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS SALUTATORY AWARD REISMAN VALEDICTORY AWARD VALEDICTORY......................................................................... Anna Stoddard ’26 REMARKS.................................................... Chris Angel ’89, Head of School PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS..........................Chris Angel ’89, Head of School Shaw Wilson ’84, Assistant Head of School READER.......................................... Garrison Conner ’05, Upper School Head ALMA MATER BENEDICTION................................................................................ Ezra Sixto ’26 RECESSIONAL (please stand)

2026 GRADUATING CLASS VALEDICTORIAN: Anna Hamilton Stoddard SALUTATORIAN: James Tillman McCorkle Eloise Gregory Adams

Wesley Chi

Henry Jackson Allen

Tyler Christopher Coleman

Jayden Christian Arenas-Michel

Cody William Coppage

Vivian MacMillan Arnold

George Robinson Coyle

Presley Sierra Bade

Caroline Layne Curtis*

Alexander Charles Bailey

Marley Kae Degenhardt

Josephine Sun Bankston*

Kaiden Dewey

Taylor McLaine Barford

Javier Diaz Lopez

William Davenport Barker*

Shanina Dong

Kolby Barrett

Sydney Danielle Douglas*

Sofia Grace Bell*

Ruby Elizabeth Dozier*

Piper Zoe Benton

Piper Lee Duckert

Brooks Parker Berry

Charles Alexander Edgeworth Jr.

Emily Leah Betterton

Olivia Dawn Elkhill

Bhuvan Maximilian Bhadra

Phineas Kwee Ellison

Benjamin Macguire Boehm*

William George Emendorfer IV

Gavin David Boggs

Hank Chatet Etzler

Anna Carson Bowen

Nathaniel Humphreys Farnham

Brody Conner Brooks

Mason Patrick Finlay*

Daniel Richard Bruce

Mia Regal Forato

Charles Bradford Byrum*

Virginia Rose Foster

Madyson Anne Campbell

Luisa Vaz Maia Garcia

Caroline Sophia Cantrell

Yulissa Cheyenne Gerard

Elizabeth Burgess Carey

Emeline McGowan Gibbs*

Lillian Paige Catalanotto

Avery Preston Glover

Caroline Butler Chase

Gabrielle Haven Goldstein

Xiangxiu Chen

Ethan Grant Gover

Timothy Briggs Cherry

James Cavanaugh Grantham

2026 GRADUATING CLASS Hadley Lucille Griffith

Wyatt Edward Manner

Wells Murray Grisham

John Daniel Martin IV*

Foy Patrick Hamaker

Riley Elizabeth Mauldin

Emma Katherine Haney

Amanda Rhett Maybank

Taryn Zion Harris

Claire Carter Mayberry

Jackson Fitch Hatmaker*

Quentin Clark McCain

Calen Dean Hawk*

Mary Greer McCallie

Olivia Laurel Hawkins

Marshall Davis McConville

Annabelle Kate Henry*

James Tillman McCorkle

Ellianne Rose Higgs

Wyatt Andrew McDaniel*

Philippa Opal Hill

Kimber Grace McKenzie

Bowen Wyatt Hogue

Parker Thomas Milz

Brett Edward Hogue*

Max Daniel Minninger

James Armstrong Hogue*

Zoe Grace Misenhimer

William Ethan Hubbard

John Timothy Mitch III

Amelie Kathryn Johnson

Robert William Lakatos Montgomery*

Emily Bowen Johnson

Addyson Shea Morgan

Maxwell Forbes Johnson

Zack Harvey Morrison

Hannah Rachel Jones

Emma Grace Mulvaney

Tahereh Katheryn Karimian

Braylee Jordyn Newell

Carter Hanes Kaylor

Olivia Marley Newton

Karis P. Kimrey

Alison Grace Noland

Jonathan Romine King

Titus Emmanuel Norman

Rigdon Thomas King-Anderson

Brandon Thomas Oakes

McKenna Nicole Kozlowski

Van Eric Ogorsolka

Alessia Jana Lorson

Aubrey Raylynn Olinger

Xilun Lu

Gabriel Osenda

Petra Anneleise Lund

Mantas Paldauskas

Yujie Ma

Carter Frances Parrott

Jackson Auld Mactaggart

Clara Marie Pegues

2026 GRADUATING CLASS Mary Holmes Phillips

Ella Claire Stalvey

William Oliver Phillips

Madeline Claire Stefaniuk

Nathan Brendan Plavich

Thomas Allen Stickley*

Kaben Steele Plumlee*

Anna Hamilton Stoddard

John Preston Potter

George Howell Stowe

Tara Sloan Proffitt

Christopher Gabriel Swann

Jenna Michelle Quarfordt

Horatio Taveau VI

Ava Danielle Raber

Heath Ashwin Techasiriwan

Mary Lynn Valle Rainero

Jamyan Joseba Theodore

Ryleigh Jayne Ramey

Antonio Thimoteo Basan

Dylan André Reel

William Pierce Thomason

Paul Wayne Richardson III

Paige Marie Thompson

Stephen Aubrey Robbins Jr.

Robert Maxwell Turner

William Tucker Robertson

Quinn Xin-Yang Underwood

Carlee Reece Rogers

Alberth Alexander Valcarcel

Ella Grey Rogers*

Xavier Abdo Wade

Henry Tarver Rolleston II

Xuhuai Wang

Cole Johnson Rose

Mary Harper Warren

Samuel Matthew Scearce*

Sarah Elizabeth Watson

Jack Gabriel Schuman

Keaton LaDainian Whaley

Sydney Gray Scoggins

Olivia Louise Williams

Aubrey Grace Sewell

Hartley Wyatt Workman

Hunter Laurel Shaw

Che Yu

Kaiulani Grace Sherrow

Yiwen Zou

Charles Miller Silberman* Elizabeth Nicole Silva Ezra Augustin Adam Sixto Peighton Lily Skeate Finlay Elizabeth Smith Judah Josiah Smith Scarlett Anne Spitzer

*denotes Baylor legacy (mother or father attended Baylor)

2026 COLLEGE MATRICULATION The Graduating Class of 2026 will be attending the following Colleges and Universities: Acadia University Arizona State University Auburn University Bellarmine University Berry College Boston College Brown University CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo) Carson-Newman University Chattanooga State Community College Clemson University Cleveland State Community College Colgate University College of Charleston Davidson College Denison University Duquesne University East Tennessee State University Emory University Fordham University Furman University Gannon University Gardner-Webb University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Gettysburg College Grinnell College Haverford College Indiana University (Bloomington) Kennesaw State University King University Lee University Louisiana State University Loyola Marymount University Maryville College Massachusetts Institute of Technology Middle Tennessee State University Mississippi State University New York University Northern Kentucky University Oglethorpe University

2026 COLLEGE MATRICULATION Pellissippi State Community College Pepperdine University Roanoke College Rollins College Samford University San Diego State University Savannah College of Art and Design Sewanee: The University of the South Tennessee Technological University Texas Christian University Texas Southern University The University of Alabama The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga The University of Tennessee at Knoxville The University of Texas at Austin Trinity College United States Military Academy at West Point United States Naval Academy University of Arizona University of Chicago University of Colorado Boulder University of Connecticut University of Georgia University of Hawaii at Manoa University of Kentucky University of Louisville University of Miami University of Mississippi University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of Oklahoma University of Pittsburgh University of South Carolina University of Southern California University of Utah University of Wisconsin (Green Bay) University of Washington Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Warren Wilson College Washington and Lee University Western Kentucky University Wofford College

CUM LAUDE SOCIETY Eloise Adams William Barker Sofia Bell Emily Betterton Gavin Boggs Charlie Byrum Lilly Catalanotto Tyler Coleman Sydney Douglas Phin Ellison Virginia Foster Emeline Gibbs Kate Henry Pippa Hill William Hubbard Bowen Johnson Rigdon King-Anderson

AJ Lorson Richard Lu Claire Mayberry James McCorkle Max Minninger Zoe Misenhimer Lake Montgomery Addy Morgan Milly Rainero Elizabeth Silva Anna Stoddard George Stowe Heath Techasiriwan Sarah Elizabeth Watson Michelle Yu Evan Zou

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Eloise Adams Vivian Arnold William Barker Sofia Bell Emily Betterton Bhuvan Bhadra Gavin Boggs Daniel Bruce Charlie Byrum Mady Campbell Lilly Catalanotto Caroline Chase Grace Chen Wesley Chi Tyler Coleman Cody Coppage Javier Diaz Lopez Shanina Dong Sydney Douglas Phin Ellison Nate Farnham Mia Forato Virginia Foster Yulissa Gerard Emeline Gibbs Calen Hawk Kate Henry

Ellie Higgs Carter Parrott Pippa Hill Oliver Phillips William Hubbard John Potter Amelie Johnson Milly Rainero Bowen Johnson Ella Rogers Max Johnson Sam Scearce Hannah Jones Hunter Shaw Carter Kaylor Elizabeth Silva Karis Kimrey Ezra Sixto Rigdon King-Anderson Peighton Skeate AJ Lorson Ella Claire Stalvey Richard Lu Madeline Claire Stefaniuk Jerry Ma Wyatt Manner Anna Stoddard Riley Mauldin George Stowe Rhett Maybank Sam Taveau Claire Mayberry Heath Techasiriwan James McCorkle Antonio Thimoteo Basan Wyatt McDaniel William Thomason Parker Milz Rob Turner Max Minninger Quinn Underwood Zoe Misenhimer Henry Wang Lake Montgomery Mary Harper Warren Addy Morgan Sarah Elizabeth Watson Emma Mulvaney Michelle Yu Olivia Newton Brandon Oakes Evan Zou

ROUND TABLE Eloise Adams Gavin Boggs Virginia Foster William Hubbard Amelie Johnson Rigdon King-Anderson James McCorkle Wyatt McDaniel Lake Montgomery Olivia Newton Clara Pegues Hunter Shaw Elizabeth Silva Anna Stoddard George Stowe Michelle Yu

HONOR COUNCIL SENIORS

JUNIORS

William Hubbard, Chair Heath Techasiriwan, Vice-Chair Sarah Elizabeth Watson, Secretary Carter Parrott, Clerk Hank Etzler Hartley Workman

Demir Bozbey Jackson Reisman Jaxson Simpkins

SOPHOMORES

FRESHMEN

Charlotte Hoss Patrick Rice Logan Smith

George Brock Lauren Reisman

PREFECTS HARRISON HALL

LOWRANCE

PROBASCO

Caroline Chase Ruby Dozier Taryn Harris Bowen Johnson Milly Rainero Sarah Mac Watson

Libby Carey Luisa Garcia Ellie Higgs Carter Parrott Mary Holmes Philips Peighton Skeate Sarah Elizabeth Watson

Smith Kibbe Emerson Morris Adrian Perez-Litwin James Pope Puri Puriteerangkul Micah Reeves Harrison Waag

LUPTON

RIVERFRONT

George Coyle Hank Etzler Quin Harris Max Johnson Warren Kim Hunter McCoy Van Ogorsolka

Yulissa Gerard Shirley Huang Lola McNabb

HOWALT HALL Wesley Chi Cody Coppage Phin Ellison Jerry Ma Henry Wang HUNTER HALL Eloise Adams Zoe Misenhimer Clara Pegues Adie Wallington Olivia Williams Zhianne Wilson

CIVIC SCHOLARS Eloise Adams Vivian Arnold Shanina Dong Virginia Foster Yulissa Gerard Taryn Harris

William Hubbard Amelie Johnson Riley Mauldin Peighton Skeate Madeline Claire Stefaniuk Anna Stoddard

GLOBAL SCHOLARS Shanina Dong Virginia Foster Karis Kimrey Meg McCallie Lake Montgomery Anna Stoddard George Stowe

RESEARCH SCHOLARS Ben Boehm Gavin Boggs Daniel Bruce Caroline Chase Grace Chen Sydney Douglas Ruby Dozier Virginia Foster Pippa Hill William Hubbard Amelie Johnson Rigdon King-Anderson AJ Lorson

Richard Lu Jerry Ma James McCorkle Max Minninger Lake Montgomery Brandon Oakes Aubrey Robbins Hunter Shaw Elizabeth Silva Anna Stoddard Henry Wang Evan Zou

AWARDS EXCELLENCE IN FINE ARTS AWARDS............................................... Cody Coppage Wyatt McDaniel Kimber McKenzie ATHLETIC AWARDS Outstanding Female (Athletes)....................................................Lilly Catalanotto Outstanding Male (Athletes).................................................Marshall McConville All-Around Female (Coaches).........................................................Hadley Griffith All-Around Male (Coaches)...............................................................Titus Norman Scholar Athlete Female...................................................................Elizabeth Silva Scholar Athlete Male................................................................ Lake Montgomery EXCELLENCE IN ENGLISH AWARDS..................................................Max Minninger Elizabeth Silva Michelle Yu EXCELLENCE IN HISTORY AWARD......................................................Shanina Dong Kate Henry Jerry Ma EXCELLENCE IN WORLD LANGUAGE AWARDS.....................................Charlie Byrum Pippa Hill Addy Morgan EXCELLENCE IN MATH AWARDS.........................................Rigdon King-Anderson Richard Lu EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AWARDS.......................................................Daniel Bruce Evan Zou EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AWARD.......................................................... AJ Lorson COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD........................................................ Olivia Williams

AWARDS AWARDS CHOSEN BY STUDENT BODY Jumonville Award........................................................................ Rosemary Clark Jackson Reisman O.B. Andrews Award............................................................Mary Holmes Phillips Heath Techasiriwan AWARDS CHOSEN BY FACULTY Stagmaier Award..............................................................................Eloise Adams Gavin Boggs Brandon Oakes George Stowe Michelle Kadrie Award.................................................................Zoe Misenhimer Service Award.................................................................................. Avery Glover Herbert B. Barks, Jr........................................................................ Braylee Newell Heath Techasiriwan Herbert B. Barks, Sr. Award..............................................Sarah Elizabeth Watson Hank Etzler Alexander Guerry Award.................................................................Yulissa Gerard William Hubbard John Roy Baylor Award.................................................................. Anna Stoddard James McCorkle Faculty Commendation Award....................................................... Emily Betterton

THE AWARDS THIS DAY ARE GIVEN IN HONOR OF OR IN MEMORY OF THE PEOPLE LISTED BELOW Oliver B. Andrews: member of Baylor’s first student body and the class of 1895 Herbert B. Barks, Sr.: third head of the school Herbert B. Barks, Jr.: fifth head of the school John Roy Baylor: founder and first head of the school George L. Bradford: member of the faculty, 1905-1911 and 1920-1950 James C. Duke: member of the faculty, 1971-1987 Alexander Guerry: second head of the school Bruce C. High III: member of the faculty, 1967-1969 and 1970-1987 James E. Hitt: member of the faculty, 1942-1977 Summerfield K. Johnston: member of the class of 1918 Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Jumonville: donors of the Jumonville Award and parents of two members of the class of 1936 Michelle Kadrie: member of the class of 1991 Vernon B. Kellett: member of the faculty, 1955-1959 and 1962-1973 Willard M. “Pop” Keyser: member of the class of 1928 Tim Houston Lea, Jr.: member of the class of 1964 Stanley J. Lewis: member of the faculty, 1948-1986 Thomas Sutton Mullican: member of the class of 1968 Frederick Theodore Lee Nelson, Jr.: member of the class of 1943 George H. Patten, Jr.: member of the class of 1933 James B. Rike: member of the faculty, 1919-1959 Ethel B. Smith: member of the staff, 1920-1940 Broadus M. Smith: member of the faculty, 1922-1957 Sumner Joseph Smith: member of the class of 2017 Hubert J. Stagmaier: member of the class of 1921 Dean Sterling: member of the faculty, 1944-1979 Eric Swanson: member of the faculty, 1958-1979 Thomas O. Trotter, Jr.: member of the class of 1916 William White: member of the class of 1928

MIDDLE SCHOOL CEREMONY Salutatory Award.........................................................................Bexley Wiegand Dean R. Sterling Valedictory Award......................................Mary Elizabeth Hicks Alexander Guerry Award.........................................................Fletcher Thompson Molly Guthrie Michelle Kadrie Award......................................................................Willa Warren DAR Award................................................................................ Mamie Treadwell English Award................................................................................. Cooper Webb Global Studies Award..................................................................Sofia Barriocanal Mathematics Award......................................................................... Hudson Ross Band Award....................................................................................... Anna Burks Orchestra Award............................................................................Aggie Howard Choir Award...................................................................................... Julien Spiller Dance Award......................................................................Mary Elizabeth Hicks Theater Award.............................................................................Eleanor Hoover Science Award........................................................................Edward Edgeworth Studio Art Award............................................................................... Lillyann Elie Chinese Award.............................................................................Bexley Wiegand French Award................................................................................. Molly Guthrie German Award................................................................................. Lorelei Lentz Latin Award................................................................................... Gunnar Boggs Spanish Award............................................................................... Aurelia Saggio Accelerated Spanish Award.............................................................. Phoenix Ayala Scholar Athlete Award..........................................................................West Seacat Hannah Tessier

CLASS OF 2030 VALEDICTORIAN: Mary Elizabeth Grace Hicks SALUTATORIAN: Bexley Maclean Wiegand

Ruby Channing Allred

Fletcher Fox Gwinn

Eleanor Belou Anderson

Sophia Elizabeth Harris

Phoenix Ayala

William Webster Henderson

Sofia Camila Barriocanal

Mary Elizabeth Grace Hicks

Daila Jadore Beasley

Spencer Mackenzie Higgins

Kelly Gunnar Boggs

Michael Hill Jr.

Bennett Allen Born

Grant Holder

Natalie Nicole Bradshaw

Eleanor Frances Hoover

Olivia Allison Brewer

Thomas Hardwick Hopper Jr.

Landry Charles Brown

Agnes Raoul Howard

Malcolm Isaac Brown

Regge’Yun Antwon Hubbard

Anna Caitlyn Burks

Emma Belle Hunt

Aubrey Michelle Bush

Laila Marie Jefferson

Byron Lebron Butler

William Boone Jennings

Olivia Nicole Chism

Caroline Esther Johnson

Jackson Graham Cosby

Kenzie M. Johnson

William Eugene Cushman

Carter Ryan Johnston

Kathryn Elizabeth Dutton

Aubrey Ellen Kendrick

Edward Fisk Edgeworth

Sawyer Ridge Kerns

Lillyann Marie Elie

Titus Wilson Kimrey

Paris Bentley Fletcher

David Bernard Knowles III

Preston Brooks Freeman

Matilde Marie Koffron

Maddox Cole Fritz

Lorelei May Lentz

Molly Mae Frost

I-Key Lewis Jr.

Oliver James Geraci

Tegan Elaine Lewis

Adelaide Rose Gonzales

Kason Jay Maddux

William Douglas Gregorie V

Brooke Elizabeth Mahan

Molly Monroe Guthrie

Zoie Kathryn Mahler

CLASS OF 2030 Marshall Williams Manning

Allison Elise Rymer

Schoti Marlo Marchand

Aurelia Margaret Saggio

Braden Alejandro Martell

West Alan Seacat

Audrey Grace Martin

Koen Max Seang

Clara Grace Matthews

Jackson Lee Smalley

Emerson Claire Mayberry

Andrew Davis Smith

Kaleb Chase McClain

Wyatt Stephen Sommer

Conner Roth McCoy

Harlan Goodson Soss

Wesley Gatlin McDade

Julien David Spiller

Emilie Paige Minor

Katherine Grace Stewart

Aaron Mulualem

Hannah Chavers Tessier

Emma Fraser Murchison

Robert Jaxson Tester

Reid Warrenfells Nelligan

Charles Michael Tew

Emilia Bailey Neslin

Henry Fletcher Thompson

Cade Preston Niel

Masen Gayle Thompson

Chloe Elizabeth Oliver

Gray Ingram Thurman

Blas Ortega Mac Lean

Margaret Wayland Treadwell

Lillian Grace Peppers

Clara Maxine Turnipseed

Benjamin Woodrow Perry

Cecil Ray Vaughan IV

Benjamin Carter Pipes

Willa McNeill Warren

Frank Preston Powell IV

Cooper Patrick Webb

Kallie Grace Price

Bexley Maclean Wiegand

Beckett Reed Pursley

Rachel Eden Wiese

Harper Grace Reeves

Caroline Jane Willoughby

Paige Elise Ritter

Zion West Wintz

Jackson Montgomery Roberts

Madison Mackenzie Wolford

Noah David Rogers

Henry William Womack

Hudson Helms Ross

Anne Marie Woods

Katelyn Danae Rowell

2025- 2026 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Alexis Guerry Bogo ’89, Chair John Frederick Akers ’72 Kara Ethier Ashburn ’99 Robert C. Bullard ’81 Allen F. Carter ’91 Joseph H. Davenport IV ’97 Christine R. Dillard ’97 Carlton M. Forrester ’95 Alexander Guerry III ’67 J. Robert Headrick, MD ’82 Pamela L. McKenney Sarah Colmore McKenzie ’88 G. H. Patten Pettway Jr. ’87 Scott L. Probasco III ’73 G. Leyden Pugh Jr. ’85 C. Lockman Reddic ’84 Lucy W. Sawrie, DDS Harold A. Schwartz III ’91 Hugh F. Sharber David Y. Smith Jason L. Soss ’97 Melissa D. Talley Andrew T. Tucker ’86

ALMA MATER On the City’s northern border, Reared against the sky, Proudly stands our Alma Mater As the years go by.

Forward ever be our watchword, Conquer and prevail; Hail to thee our Alma Mater, Baylor School–all hail.

Cherished by her sons and daughters, Memories sweet shall throng Round our hearts, O Alma Mater, As we sing our song.

Forward ever be our watchword, Conquer and prevail; Hail to thee our Alma Mater, Baylor School–all hail.

THE ACADEMIC PROCESSION For the benefit of our visitors the following information digested from “An Academic Costume Code and Ceremony Guide” prepared by the American Council on Education, may prove helpful in identifying the costumes you will see in the Commencement Procession.

The history of academic dress reaches far back into the earliest days of the oldest universities. A statute of 1321 required that all “Doctors, Licentiates, and Bachelors” of the University of Coimbra wear gowns. In England, in the second half of the 14th century, the statutes of certain colleges prescribed the wearing of a long gown. When American colleges and universities desired to adopt some suitable system of academic apparel a half century ago, a conference held at Columbia University in 1895, made up of representatives from various institutions drew up a “By-Law, Regulation, or Statute” for the establishment of a suitable code of academic dress for colleges and universities in the United States. This code, with modifications made in 1959 by The Committee on Academic Costumes and Ceremonies of The American Council on Education, is still in force; the costumes and colors, trimmings, and patterns you will see are all traditional, and interpret both the degree and the field of learning. The bachelor’s gown, designed to be worn closed, has pointed sleeves; the master’s gown, which may be worn open or closed, has an oblong sleeve, open at the wrist which hangs down in the traditional manner. The rear part of its oblong shape is square cut and the front part has the arc cut away. The doctor’s gown has bell-shaped sleeves. It may be worn open or closed.

Black is the recommended color for all academic gowns. Bachelor’s and master’s gowns are untrimmed. Doctor’s gowns are faced with black velvet, with three bars across the sleeves; or the color of the velvet may be that which is distinctive of the degree, agreeing with that of the edging of the hood. The colors you will see in the hoods and gowns of our faculty represent the various fields in which the degrees were taken: Apricot.........................................Nursing Brown........................................ Fine Arts Citron................................... Social Work Crimson.................................. Journalism Dark Blue................................ Philosophy Golden Yellow.............................. Science Green......................................... Medicine Lemon-Yellow...................Library Science Light Blue..................................Education Lilac........................................... Dentistry

Olive Green............................... Pharmacy Orange................................... Engineering Pink................................................Music Purple................................................ Law Sage Green.................. Physical Education Salmon Pink........................ Public Health Scarlet........................................Theology Yellow-Brown..........Commerce, Business, Accountancy White................ Arts, Letters, Humanities

The hoods, differing in length for the three degrees, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctor’s, are lined with the official colors of the university or college conferring the degree, usually with one color forming a chevron pattern over the other. Hoods are edged and bound with velvet of the color appropriate for the degree. You will see in our procession many edged with dark blue, for doctor of philosophy.

Mortarboards are the approved headgear. The tassel, worn on the left side of the cap, may be of gold if the holder has a doctor’s degree.

The procession follows a traditional order: first come the speakers, trustees, administrative officers, candidates for honorary degrees, and other members of the platform party: next, the faculty; and finally the candidates for degrees, arranged in the order in which the degrees are to be conferred.

From the commencement program of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.