Spring Commencement 2009

Posted on May 8, 2009

The University of North Carolina
Spring Commencement 2009

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presenting the entire ceremony.

Text of Archbishop Tutu’s address 

 

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The Commencement Program

Presiding	Holden Thorp ’86, Chancellor The University of North Carolina
National Anthem	Sarah Christine Dempsey ’09, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Arts in EnglishWith the Entire Assemblage
Recognition of the Platform Party	Holden Thorp ’86, Chancellor The University of North Carolina
Remarks	For the Board of Governors Hannah Gage ’75, ChairFor The University of North Carolina Erskine B. Bowles ’67, President For The Board of Trustees of The University of North Carolina Roger L. Perry Sr. ’71, Chair
	For the General Alumni Association Dwight M. Davidson III ’77, Immediate Past Chair
Readings of Citations for Honorary Degrees	Joseph S. Ferrell, Secretary of the Faculty
Commencement Address	Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, South Africa
Introduction of Deans and Conferring of Degrees	Holden Thorp ’86, Chancellor The University of North Carolina
Ceremonial Recognition of the Graduates	James Robert Shelley ’09, 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	Sarah Christine Dempsey ’09, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Arts in EnglishWith the Entire Assemblage