The Order of Exercises 124th General Commencement Ceremony 1:30 p.m., Saturday, May 12, 2012, Alerus Center President Robert O. Kelley, Presiding
Pre-ceremony Concert
Commencement Speaker
University of North Dakota Wind Ensemble Dr. James Popejoy, Conductor “Centennial Fanfare-March” (Roger Nixon) “A Festival Prelude” (Alfred Reed) “Cajun Folk Songs” (Frank Ticheli) “Cartoon” (Paul Hart)
Dr. Mary Wakefield U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Conferring of Academic Degrees President Robert O. Kelley Proctors: Mark Brickson and Suzanne Irwin (Order of degrees begins on Page 4.)
Processional
Alumni Greetings
“Pomp and Circumstance (Edward Elgar) Please stand during the Processional.
“America the Beautiful” Angela Loff, Soloist
DeAnna Carlson-Zink UND Alumni Association and Foundation
(Samuel Ward)
“Alma Mater” (Franz Joseph Haydn) The Assemblage Led by the song leader, Angela Loff Hail to thee, O Alma Mater! Hail to thee with heart and tongue! Pride we feel and love yet greater While we raise our grateful song. Home of lofty thought and learning, Beacon o’er our western land, Shrine whence still the ever-burning Torch is passed from hand to hand.
Greetings
Duaine Espegard State Board of Higher Education
Conferring of Honorary Degrees
B. John Barry, Doctor of Letters Escorted and presented by Dean Dennis Elbert Kent Conrad, Doctor of Letters Escorted and presented by Dean Dennis Elbert Mary Katherine Wakefield, Doctor of Letters Escorted and presented by Dean Denise Korniewicz
Recessional
“March Recessional” (Nino Marcelli) University of North Dakota Wind Ensemble Dr. James Popejoy, Conductor
Presentation of the Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor President Robert O. Kelley
Special Notices Whether the individual is the first or last to receive a degree in the graduation ceremony, the conferring of that degree is a very special event for every graduate and family. To this end, it is requested that everyone remain seated until the conclusion of the commencement ceremony. A professional photographer will take a picture of graduates as they receive their degrees. This photograph will be made available for purchase through an e-mail and PIN number sent to the graduates in the days following commencement. Audience members will not be allowed on the arena floor to take photos. For your convenience, limited concession services are available in the concourse level of the arena. Today’s UND Commencement Ceremony will be broadcast on Grand Forks Cable Channel 3 May 15, 16, 17, and 18 at 12:30 a.m., 12:00 noon, and 8 p.m. They will run the pre-ceremony show, Celebrate Achievement, first at those start times followed by the ceremony itself. DVD copies of the ceremony can be purchased for $15.50 plus tax and shipping from the University of North Dakota Bookstore. To purchase a copy, contact the Bookstore at (701) 777-4980.
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