· hih alm,\ .\t.~ter ons ofelan, daugh(t!ts, too, bring their praise and homage tme. in . thy...

HIH ALM,\ .\t.~TER

ons ofElan, daugh(t!Ts, too,

Bring their praise and homage tme.

In thy keeping there will be

Words and deed, to honor thee.

Hearken to the song they're singing

And the loyalty they're bringing.

Almd Mater, they will cherish thee;

Alma Mater, they will cherish thee .

Proud, the oak crees OIl thy hill

Offer shade and shadow ~til1.

Green the field.~ around thee lie;

Blue the Carolina sky.

Stately rise thy halls of learning;

Toward their portals we are turning.

Alma Mater. we Wll! chensh thee;

Alma Mater, we will cherish thee .

Elan, ever lead us on

To a bright and happy dawn.

Teach us still to love and pray;

Guide us to a nobler day.

Joyous music lies before us,

Memories to swel l the cborus.

Alma Mater, we will cherish thee;

Alma Mater, we will cherish thee.

1110; L CalldeaJIIIIS Jgitllr

Jm~ William D:lvid EllIS

THE ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-THIRD COMMENCEMENT

PRELUDE

, Su ite of Dance. ," Andre Campra

*PR CE SIONAL

"Pomp and Circumstance March o. I ," Edward Elgar

ACADEMlC PROCESSION

The Flags The Univeniry Mace The Scadent Marshals

The Candidates for Degrees The Un iversity Gonfalons

The Faculty Mar hal~

The Univeniry Trustees The Univenity F culty

The Platform Parry

INVOCATION

The Reverend J net F. Fuller University Chaplain

* AT10 AL ANTHEM

"The tar pangled Banner," Francis Scott Key Led by Tina Louise Lanciotti '13

W LC ME

Aisha R. MItchell '12

Trustee

MESSAGE OF APPRECIA 10

MoUy GannoD Shoop President, Class of 2.013

INTRODUCTlO, OF TIlE SPEAKER

Leo M . Lamberc President

ADDRESS

Brian Williams p'13

Anchor and Managlng Editor of "NBC Nightly New~"

ANNOUNCEMENT OF HONORS AND AWARD

AND PRESENTA1l0N OF CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES

teven D. House Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

CONFERRlNG or DEGREES

President Lambert

AWARDING OF DJllLOMAS

ancy S. Midgette Professor of History

Nicole E. Triche Assistant Professor of Communications

T. Kenneth Gaither Associate Dean of the School of Communications

Associate Professor of Communications

*ALMA MATER

(Inside front cover) Led by Ms. Lanciotli

CHARGE TO THE GRADUATE

President Lambert

*RECESSIONAL

"Grand March" from Aida, Giuseppi Verdi

• Please staJld

~ UNIVERSITY ORCANIST

Mary Allee Bragg

BRASS QUINTET

Matt Buckmaster, trombone Dennis Dejong, trumpet Paul Neebe, trumpet teve Truekenbrod, tuba Kim Van Pelt, horn

HERALD TRUMPET

Anita Cirba Karl Kassner Brian Roberts

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Jocelyn Garnet Holt, EI/II;ron/llclllal /Jldies, FVi/llll/\~toll, '(lrllr Carolilla Sarah Anne: Hoopes. Biology. Lantifllberg, P /JIIsyll'allia Andrew Tyler HOpUll, "'/1I5i( Tcc!mology, Fred r;ckJbllr:~, Virgillia Mollie Sarah Hughes, Exercise cience, Prior Lake, ,Himlflo/a Kristen Nicole 19l1a~zew ki, Exerr:i c Scirllcc, '01/111 BllrlillglOlI, [('flit mt Austin J.lmes lnger.oll, Sport & Event Af.III1\~('meI/J. LJl/iJenJil/e, ,Hafylalld

• Mary Chrisnnc Jackson. Exercise Sci('llce, Cary. North Caro/illa Chdsea atb lene Jacobs, Biolo,!?)" Dllf/llllll, orlll Co""/illa Haley Catherine Johnson., E. 'errr~~r SciCli e, McLeall, Virginia Keegan Clifford Johnson, ElIlIlroflfllelllal tlldies, AIIOII, COIIPlfCliwl

nristian eil Jones, PitYSICS, Dllrhalll, r\,'orrh Carolina Erin Mary Jones, Exercise Sci"lIce. lVycko.o: 'ew j ersey EiainJl Marie Kalyv;t~, Biology, Cary, ,\"ortlt Caro/illa Matthew Ryan K valek, ExerrlSe Sciellce, yVarringfoll, Pemlsyll'mlill J illian Brooke Kelly, Bi('lo.~y, 1errare Ptlrk, O/'io

• Al x.lOdra z. . Kes ler. Accollllliug alld illimlariollal BII.s IIl/1ss . ButTalo rolle, £IIi,lOis Damd EV:ln Kessler. E,wirorTmerltal & Ecological dellce, Byfield, ,\ltlSStld,USPCtS

Sarah lthenne KiLby, Exndst' ciI'lICC, Strert, .Hnry/mlll Rebecca Erin Klein., liccorIHfirrg , Cilatham , Nel/! jersej' K, thryn Elizahed l Knaus. Biodlemistry, DaywI/, Mllry/<lrlll Jane Vlccoria KolodkiJl, ACWlllltillg alld IlIlmlati,',wl Bwlllcss. r ~btltlk.e , Ohio Garrett Prict' Koster, Sport & Evelll .\4allngellJcllt, rort Mill , SOIlIIr Carol/na Carter Douglas Kozak. Comp"ter 'ciellce, West End. ,Vorlll Caroli,Ul Georganne Kubic, Aceolllltin , NortlrpeJrl , Nt'lI' York T ina Loui e Lanciotti, ,4.·COlllllillg and ,1,,111Sic Prrformatlcc. Northport, Nell' York Gabricl Sruart L tigue, Sport & Evelll Malla~elllellt . Holly prmgs, . 0,.,11 Caro/illd Samuel Joonha Lee, Complller hifc""lIIIioll Systellls , CllOrlotlc, NMtJ, Carol/na Matthew David Lewis, Exmi. r Scicllce, Robbillsllillc, 1\'rUl jmey QuintolJ M. Lighttoot, J r" Sport &- EVl'lIt Nlalhl.!lCIIW/Il, Tal/a/lassel', Florida Stepiunie A. Lindeman, Biology, Miami , lo"do Luke Laurence Loreiice, Sporl e.. EV£'IlI A1mra,I!C'III('III, Old GfCClllllid" Connecticllt Ethan Wyatt Luke. Music EdllfaiiOlI and Mllsic Peiformollce, Cary, Nort/r Carll/itla Brent Travi~ Luncburg. B'lsi/less Adminlstmriol/. rccllwidl, COllllerriew Kevlf1 Tyler L, nch, Biochemistry, Cary, .';.",It Car"/ill<l

•• Carly R.immer MacDougall, rX~f(isc Seimce. Mars/ral/, Vir.gil/ia Michael Taylor Malgleri. porI & Evem ,\I(0I1I1.11(lIIelll, "lItit Oral/ge, • e",Jersey Sara MIchelle Marsh, porI & Event J\fllllll,r:emcllt, '('~d{l<1m, .HII<s(J Iwselt.S Laura Ph illips Marten • Exerrise Srimce, Garden City, t CUI York Megan Amber Martin, BiaciwllliSH'y (Iud ElIglisl/ . Mort/It .'1iry, Norllt Caro/ilw Sean Patrick Martyn. porI [.,. Ellellf Mallllgemc'lI, RidgeU'uod, ro..:clIIjrrsey

* Mari' oi Rom.! Mastrocola, Exrrrisf Sriellce, TPSlllicil, .\fassacilllselt· Silviano J seph M;mromarino, Bioe/lflllisrry. Wake ForF>f, North Carolina Michael Aaron Maybin. Bior/lemis/ry, Fort H'asliillgt(l/1 . Mllryllllld

• KIrsten Lee Me ormick, Biol<igy. PMI Omnge. Florida Gr:lnt Mi hael McComy, Exercise Sciellce, CatlWII, Ohio Hannah Fernald McHugh, E.wrci,( Scif/l[(:. Crrltiford, J I!wjefSl:y

betby Lec:-Anne McKay, port & EI'<'III .\[allagml~lIl, Ballilllore. Maryland Adam K Ilnerb McKerlie, Biorl,clllisrry. Lexi"glolI, "ortll Carolilla Janelle Katrina McNeil, Biology. uleboro, .ll,[assac!ZIIsel/S Merle Aaron Mellette, Sport & ElIl'm "vIlIllllgelllflll, Salifcrd, lortll Caro/illa Kyle Patrick Meredith, E'rlvirolllllt'nlal & E(()lo.~ic<l1 Scit'l1cc, Wt'/po lc. ,HassaclwseCls PeterJ rnes Mdcinovic, A C((11 IIItillg . Brecksville, 01110 Alison Catherine Miller, talis/irs, WaJllifirld, Md, 5(/"111. ('I/s Allison Louise Miller, Aceollllting, GrosSl' POillll' , Mie/ligan Sarah Rose Miller, Sport & Et'l'1II I'vll1llagemet/l , Orr",mn Bellclt, Florrda Laura Catherine Minchew. BII.;ill~ss Admil/is/raMII, Cl/tlpe/ Hill, . 'ortll CmJ/ilw Ca ['J Marie M it hell , E;ccrcis(' eimce. Grt'l'IIs/,,'p, ortll Carolina Rachel Ann Mit hener, Matlu:mali(s, COllcord. 'ortlt Carolina

• John W illiarn Garrett Moody, Etlllirollltll'lIfa/ &- Ecol,~~icu / cimc alld Sllllislirs , Asheville, orllt Carolina Alex.'3ndra Peery Morri . • E'll'irolllTlmllll Swdic.;, Chevy Cllasi', Marylulld

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Jay Thom as Rosencrans , illtematio/!al Busilless, Creellwich , C(lImcrriCII/ Peter Mattingly Rossi , Fil1(wce and MMkelif% Wdlcslc)" Ma5sac/lliserts Alexandria M urphy Ruh, Markfring alld Entreprwcrmillp, Br~ffnlo, },\rell' York Michael Anthony Santilli, Flllalrcc , North Re;I1Jillg , Mtllsllcilllsell! Ca rolme An nt> Scalici, MtJrkclillg , S/erling, Vlrginill Sarah France; Schermer, Markctillg , Soraso/t!, Florida Anthony Michael Schitano, Finall(t!, Sa",t LOl lis, Missouri Allison KobayashI Schmidt. Management , Blotlay, Switzerlalld

* Jacob AlclWlder Bernab Schofield, Ellfreprcncllrsllip, Chapel Hi/l. NQr/h Carolint! Kyle R obert Sexton. Fillllf/Ct', Wes!field , NrwJerscy

• Taylor Anne Seymour, Marketing . Davidsonville. Mary/aJ/d tcphen Graham SharulOn, J'vJalla.~elllcllt, Charlotte. 1"'or/lr Caro/illll

Brian David Shamsky, PiIMllef and A((/'IlIfllillg, Paillesl1illr, Olrio Tyler James Sickel, FilMflCe, Wilkes-Bllrre. Penmy/vallia Kevin Patrick Simon , Filla/ICC and Mllrkel ill,g, Willon , COIlIIw iwi Shana Eli~e Simon, ,vlnrketillg, Bimlill,~/wlfI, A /abllflli2

• Adam C hristopher Sip.:, lIlan,wemtlfl. Llke/alld. Florido N icholas James SlSSin(; , Marketing and Entreprcllcurslrip, Ai/ama. Ccotg/a C:lIolillC D izaberh Smart, .Harkeling . Clrathalll, Nell 'Jersey Dcrncus COrtel Spear, Managc/llfllt , Chariottc, Nr>rlh Carolina Janice Vaughn Spearbeck. Matragclflelll, La Plllla. Maryland Daniel Patrick Spill.:me. FillllflCc, lvlllrblelread, MtI.>sadlllsclls Christopher Robert Stegem ann, Fi,lOnC/', B/!lfalo• .\ '('1 1' York Connor Christopher Stirland, Nlana.~efllelll , Rlll/laYloll , Cmlncrliew mair EastmaJJ Stour, Fillallce, Wi/illn, COIII/clIiw / Kathryn Elizabeth Struck , iHorketill.g, Mooresl'ilIl', Norlit Clm/illa Brielle Morgan Sydor, Ifllerllaliofla/ Business. teladisoll, Ct'lflllccriml GlbrielJe Madamba Tan , .Hmla,~etllent at/n J\larketil/g. Pamppall )" NC II' jmc)'

• Lauren EHzabeth Teltsch, Ainrkeli/fg ,md A1allaJ!flHelll, Ridgefield, COlli/fe/hilt Pablo Andres Tedn, FillQllce. Mmrngtla , .\!icaraglla Ray Anthony Thompson, Marketill,li and Mallagctlltfll . Sill/psolwille, Sow" Carolilla

• Elizaberh Bouchard T remblay, .\1arkelillg, Benl·yn . PCtnlSy/vall ia Tyler T. Tucci, FillaJl(c alld £(01101//;(5. River I'a/e, New Jersey

• Jessica Erin Turek , Marketing. Itakc Fores/, N orth Carolina Ta),lor Koga Un, Fitl/It/(c, Old Greet/wicll, COIIfICC/;Cllt R.yan Ch ristopher Ver, MarJietillg, Cary, Noirtir Cllro/ina Alexandra Regina Villani, MOllogclllelllllnd A'larkctil1g. A1oore510tlifl , N(w j t'rsc!' Dennis Will iam Wagner, Markctil/g , Fredericksburg, Vi~~i /lia J w.tin L. Wanner, PiflDflrt al/d £COIlOml1:S, Dellller, PenusY/l'llnill C hristopher T. Welch . Fiflal1ce. Weymouth , Massathllsells

• Elizabeth Suzanne Burterfidd White , MOllagc/IICf/t , Baskillg Ridjlc, New j ersey Hul1ter Talbon Wh ite, .\1arketillg, C/h1grin Falls, Olrio Drew R . Williams, Elllreprcllcurship. Andover. l\.fa.<s(lcilllsrll5 Hope Daniell.: Williams, l'darkcting, Lewisville, Nortir Carolilla Austin Keough Williamson, Fit1tl1f((', Blou'illg R,'ck, North Carolina

* Kelsey Lcigh Winkler, Matkclillg , Davids()fwil/c. Maryland Graig Joseph Zurn, Mana.~rl1lelll, Morelread Ciry. North Carolilla

• cwn laude magna cum laud~

... summa cum laude t in absenna* Degree wdl be awarded upon completion of final rt'quirernent

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Chriscint: :;,wanson Lind5ay Swenson Parker Tobln C hristian True .Emily Tryon

Carly Rae Tustin Kelsey Van Dallien Alicia Marguerite Varcoc Olivi~ Rose Varney Katie Lynn Vitiello

Sandra J. Weiss Alexandria Weller David S. Williams Jr. Rachel Elizabeth Wilson

OMICRON DELTA KAPPA NATIONAL LEADERSHIP HONOR SOCIETY (SI:I!II!/ird f,y 1I'ltier, {,Jllck, "ted sk y bille (()rds)

Elizabeth S. Appleby Lindsay Bryant B~ll Thomas Morrell Berry Evan Mark Bonney Samantha Sheridl1n Braln Brandon James ChrlSuan Brown William Ross Brummett

atalic Lauren Cavim:ss Caitlin Eliz.:lbeth Clarke CJea AnasLa.~ia Colangelo-Tanner Kristen Monica Conroy MacKenzie Thomas C ooke Anna Lee Cremhaw Alison Elizabeth Dt!atsc.h Jessica Lorin Elizondo Kelsey MichellI: Evans Kirsten Nicole Ferreira Hollyn Kat: Geibel Maria Penelope Georgiadis EllZabetll Bement Gibson jorci.m Lcigh Grande MorganJulia Gregg Jilllan Hays Hollis Mary Chnstine Jackson

LUMEN PRIZE SCHOLARS

belsea Cathlene Jacobs Cheryl Lau ra Johnson Melissa BeIUla KJI1Sky Alyse Margucrite Keim Amy Rae Kenney Kathryn Elizabcth Knaus Sarah Elizabeth KowaJkowsk i Carly SUZiinne Ledbem:r Sarah Rebecca Lentz Rebecca Anll Luz Kevin Tyler Lynch Carly R.immer Ma.cDougaU Johll William Garren Moody Dorothy Elise Noel Alice Dlzabeth O~teen S.a.mamha Katherine Parker Sullivan "PaIge Parkes Michelle Marie Pebole Eliz.:lbeth Anne Perdue Caroline Margaret Pittard Jennifer Lynne Proto Robert Earl Rawlings III Emily Jean Regan Kaila Nicole RobertsOll

Julia Corbett ROJ1e<.:kcr M ill ie Beth Rosen Ursula G ... ce Sadzler Chel~ea Marie Saggese Caroline Aune Scabcl Enca Lynn Schenhals J=e Lou.15e Sit:geJ

halllIOIl Rebecca Smith Andrew TlruS Stevenson Laura Lee Sturm Alexa Ch ristine Sykes Caroline Rose Taylor Claire Carter Tiptoll Parker Reid Tobin Rosemary Louise Towchik Carly Rae Tustin Belljamm R obert Ungcr Alexandria June Weller Thom~ Scott Whycl Jaclynn Ann Wood Grant Coleman Woody Rebecca Jean Zimmerman

The Lumen Prize derives its name from the 1.1olVersity's historic molto , "Numen Lumen," the Latill words mea.nlng "~pirit uJl

light" and " intdl<:ctuallight." The prize is Elon's pn:mier awatJ in ~upport of cxceptional undergraduate scholarship and artistic endeavors. Lumen Scholars receive signifi.:am financial support and intensive mcntoring in pursuit of t1Je.ir rntellectual and creative proje<.:ts.

JaOHe Nicole Albright Elizabeth Hollalld Capel Ahson Elizabeth Deatsch BrcH Alexander Evans Sarah Elizabeth Kowalkowski

Sarah Rebecca Lentz Kimen Lee McConnick Caitlin Marie O'Donnell Thonlason William Price Julia Corbett Roneck..er

WATSON AND ODYSSI3Y SCHOLARS (~(lld .\t~l~ ",j,II "r.tr{l~" n"J,fi11,/'·ry)

Ronda M . Ataalla Nat~he Lauren Cavmess Nicki DaoiclJe Daniels

Deanna Joyce Fox Andrew Cad Garum Tara Golding

Brenna Alexandria Humphries Mina Marie Kalyvas Sarah Rebec<.:a Lentz Carlton Wade Loga.n Khyandra Tenee Murrain KaiJa Nicole Robertson

Enca Lynn Schenbals Cameron M ichcle Shirley Cecilia Lynn SmitIJ LogaI1 Tanner Sutton Kelsey Mane Van DalfSen

Derricus Cortel Spear Andr~w Titus Stevenson Jdfrey Lynn WiJlinmson Jr. James Corthell Young

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THE EL UN1VERSlTY MACE

The: mace is 111 '1Jlcient symbol of authority. The Elon U niversity mace. given ill memory of Elan professor Alonzo L. Hook by the estate ofE.M . M~rt i n , i~ carried in academic procession by 3 ~enior member of rh... fac ulty. Gerald Dillasilaw, professor ofEduration , bears the Elon mace todny.

The Elan UniversIty mace , approximately 40 mches in length. was handcrafted in Portugal of sterling silver and gilding and incorporates mauy symbols. The shaft of the mace is orn:un~nttld wtth bands of oak leaves and has four sections tharrepresent four year~ of study. An acorn, symbolizing the seed oflearning. is carved at rhe top of th~ shaft. The head of Ule' mace is a six-sided replica ofElon'~ colonnade~ , complete wit:b open arche, and brickwork. which signify strcugth and stability. The mace is crown~d with the officia l seal of the umversity.

THE WASHBURN BiBLE

Mr. and Mr~. Dill Price ofBurlingtol1 presented the Oxford edition ofthe Wa.~hburn Bible to Elon University ill honor of their som, David . Mark, and Bill '69. The Reverend JaIlet f . Fuller. university chaplain, carnes the Washburn Bible today.

THE ELON l1N1VERSITY STAFFS

The ceremonial staffs carried by f.1culty marsha ls arc traditiona l symbols of authority. Elon's staff's were crafted by James L Barbour. a~~ocJate professor of economics. uSlDg wood from an Eioll oak that feU during a 2000 storm.

THI: (LON UNIVERSITY C; FA LON

The Elon University gonfalons are modeled on processional banners that orlglnated in the medieval ,tateS of Italy. Elon's ,ix gonfalons represent the schools that comprise Elon Universit y: Elon College, the College of Art, 3ml Sciences; Martha and Spenc.; r Love School ofBustness: School of Communications; School of Educatioll; School of Health Sciences ; :md School ofLJw.

INTERNATIONAL FLAGS

The Rags carried i.n today's procession represent the nanve countries of members of the Class of 2013.

ACADEMIC R£GALlA

The academic regalia worn by modern college :lnd universiry faculty and students originated ill medieval European universirie' and has undcrgonc little madification £inee the 16th c~ntury. As in th~ .MJ.ddle Ages, modern academic regali a signifies the wearer's academic accomplishmt'nt and con~ists of a gown or robe, head covering, and hood.. T11t' robe denotes the wearer's level of education. with the baccalaureate gown being ofsimple design with full ~ I eeves . The master's gown i.s similar to the baccalaurt:ate gown e..'i:cept that it has a closed or glo\'e sleeve that is open at the wnst. The doctoral gOWJl has velvet p~nels down the front md velvet chevrons on large bell-shaped sleeves. While most gowns lre black. some imtitlltions. like EloJl, choose robes in the school colors.

Tht' head covering most commonly assOCIated with acadt'mic regalia is the mortarboard decor:lted Wlth a tassel. Many who hold tbe doctorate weaT a velvet Tudor cap.

Jt is the bood that adds meaning to academic regalia. Changed little si.nce the Middle Ages, the hood fulls from the houlder~ down the back of the gown in a dlsplav of coloL A hood is usually black and edged in colored velvet denoting

the disciplines of the wearer's degree. The college or university awarding the degree is indIcated by tbe colors of the ilk lining.

In 1895, In Intercollegiate Code was adapted to specify design and appropriate colors for various degrees. The following colors identify the disciplines lllrucated .

\"' HITE Arts, letters, and hwnJnjtie~ URAB Busines~

RUST Economt.;s I IGIIT BLUE Education

BRQWN Fine Arts {::t GRE.EN Health Science CRIMSON Journalism and communieJtlon,

Pt;RPLE Laws LEMON Library Science

PINK Ml1sic DARK BLUE Philosophy

(; OLDEN YEllOW Science;' C ITRO Social Sciences

SCARLET Theology

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