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Commencement 2008

THIRTY-SIXTH COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC
JUNE 7, 2008
and
HONORS CEREMONY
JUNE 6, 2008

COA
PROGRAM

Processional Anah Highlanders
Introduction Chairman Samuel M. Hamill, Jr.
Welcome President David F. Hales
Sean Berg '08

Commencement Address JoAnne Carpenter
Introduction by Noah Krell '01

CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES
Chairman Samuel M. Hamill, Jr.
Honorary Degree Recipient Elizabeth Allen Straus
Honorary Degree Recipient Henry L.P. Schmelzer

CONFERRING OF DEGREES
Chairman Samuel M. Hamill, Jr.
President David F. Hales

Recessional Anah Highlanders
A reception will follow in the Newlin Gardens with music by the John Cooper Jazz Quartet.
A TIME OF REMEMBRANCE AND CELEBRATION
JUNE 6, 2008

Musical Introduction
Gabe Morton '08 - Guitar
Shawn Cole '07 - Bass
John Cooper, Faculty Member in Music - Saxophone

Welcome Remarks
David Hales, President

PRESENTATION OF SELECTED SCHOLARSHIPS AND HONORS
PRESENTATION OF AWARDS MEMORIALIZING FACULTY

                                           Original Composition by Elizabeth Nappi '08


Faculty Remarks
Karen Waldron
Associate Dean of Faculty, Faculty Member in Literature and Writing

Closing Remarks
Bill Carpenter, Faculty Member in Literature and Creative Writing
 

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