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The Inaugural Ceremony

Please turn off cell phones, pagers, and electronic beepers before the ceremony begins.

Processional

Order of the Academic Procession

Sheriff of Hampshire County
College Marshal
The Board of Directors of the Alumnae Association
Delegate Marshals Delegates from Colleges, Universities, and Learned Societies
Faculty Marshals
The Faculty
Trustee Marshals
The Board of Trustees
Presenters of the Invocation and Benediction
Past Chairs of the Board of Trustees
The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Presidents of Mount Holyoke College
The Board of Directors of the Five Colleges
The Seven Bearers of Greetings to the President
The Chair of the Board of Trustees
The President

Opening of Ceremony

Robert Garvey, Sheriff of Hampshire County

Invocation

John Grayson, Professor of Religion on the Alumnae Foundation

Welcome

Mary Graham Davis ’65, Chair of the Board of Trustees

Remarks

Walter Harrison, President of the University of Hartford

Greetings

Karen Remmler, Professor of German Studies, Critical Social Thought, and Gender Studies, on behalf of the faculty

Marija Tesla ’11, President of the Student Government Association, on behalf of the students

David A. Perrault, Painter, Facilities Management, on behalf of the staff