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Presiding
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Holden Thorp ’86, Chancellor The University of North Carolina |
National Anthem | Lauren Meredith Schultes ’11, With Distinction, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a second major in MusicWith the Entire Assemblage |
Recognition of the Platform Party |
Holden Thorp ’86, Chancellor The University of North Carolina |
Remarks |
For the Board of Governors Clarice Gato Goodyear, Chair For The University of North Carolina Erskine B. Bowles ’67, President For The Board of Trustees of The University of North Carolina For the General Alumni Association |
Readings of Citations for Honorary Degrees |
Joseph S. Ferrell, Secretary of the Faculty |
Commencement Address | Edward O. Wilson, University Research Professor Emeritus , Harvard University, and Honorary Curator in Entomology, Museum of Comparative Zoology |
Introduction of Deans and Conferring of Degrees | Holden Thorp ’86, Chancellor The University of North Carolina |
Ceremonial Recognition of the Graduates | Elizabeth Deane ’11, Senior Class President |
Chancellor’s Charge to the Graduates |
Holden Thorp ’86, Chancellor The University of North Carolina |
Carolina in My Mind | The UNC Clef Hangers |
Hark the Sound | Lauren Meredith Schultes ’11, Bachelor of MusicWith the Entire Assemblage |