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Graduation
Department
Ceremony for
THE CLASS OF 2018
Saturday, the fifth of May, two thousand and eighteen
Nine o’clock in the morning
Roberts Hall Lawn
HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, USA
There are few milestones in life more significant than
the one we gather to celebrate this day. This is truly
an extraordinary event in the lives of our graduates…
one which opens the doors to a world of promising
opportunities. In the years ahead, the choices these graduates
make will guide their footsteps and determine their destiny.
Join with the HPU family today in wishing our new alumni
a life filled with both success and significance.
College graduation is also a milestone for the families of
our students. You have invested many years focusing on nurturing your children’s souls
and nourishing their minds. In every way — emotionally, spiritually, psychologically,
financially — you have supported and encouraged them. Now, you celebrate their
achievement with deserved pride. Thank you for being such caring family members.
Since the day your students arrived on campus, they have become more knowledgeable,
more enlightened, more savvy about the world around them and more confident in their
own abilities. They are now armed with the beliefs, skills, and tools to build a life of
distinction. They leave this university transformed — prepared not only for the world as it is,
but for the world as it is going to be.
The dedicated faculty and staff of our university have planted seeds of greatness in the minds
and hearts of our graduates. We send them into the world with hopeful prayers that each
one will find and follow their own path to noble stewardship and meaningful commitment.
Congratulations and God bless you,
Nido R. Qubein
President
nqubein@highpoint.edu
GRADUATION CEREMONY
Saturday, the fifth of May, two thousand and eighteen at nine o’clock in the morning
Roberts Hall Lawn
President Nido R. Qubein, Presiding
PROCESSIONAL (Audience Stands)
Pomp and Circumstance................................................................................................................................................ Edward Elgar
Marche Pontificale..................................................................................................................................................... Charles Gounod
Military March.................................................................................................................................................Ludwig van Beethoven
PRESENTATION of COLORS (Audience Stands)............................................................................. High Point University ROTC
NATIONAL ANTHEM (Audience Stands)............................................................................................................ Chamber Singers
INVOCATION.............................................................................................................................................Dr. Tawannah G. Allen
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership
GREETINGS from the SENIOR CLASS.....................................................................................................Ms. Kendra R. Bickford
President, Class of 2018
PRESENTATION of the MEREDITH CLARK SLANE DISTINGUISHED
TEACHING-SERVICE AWARD and the RIDENHOUR SCHOLARLY and
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD..................................................................................Dr. Nido R. Qubein, President
Dr. Dennis G. Carroll, Provost
RECOGNITION of RETIRING FACULTY.................................................................................................Dr. Dennis G. Carroll
INTRODUCTION of SPEAKER..................................................................................................................... Dr. Nido R. Qubein
WORDS for COMMENCEMENT...................................................................................................................Mr. Josh W. Groban
PRESENTATION of DEGREE CANDIDATES............................................................................................Dr. Dennis G. Carroll
AWARDING OF DEGREES............................................................................................................................ Dr. Nido R. Qubein
PATRIOTIC MUSIC and SPECIAL PRESENTATION
America the Beautiful.............................................................................................................................................Dr. Marc A. Foster
Chair, Department of Music and Director of Choral Activities
RECESSIONAL (Audience Stands)
Marche Pontificale..................................................................................................................................................... Charles Gounod
Military March.................................................................................................................................................Ludwig van Beethoven
TO APPRECIATE THE FUTURE, ONE MUST HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PAST
an athletic stadium was constructed. Financial stability ultimately
returned with the liquidation of the debt in 1945.
The postwar decades brought renewed prosperity and rapid growth.
Under the influences of the G.I. Bill and the “baby boom” of the
1940s and 1950s, enrollment tripled. The College’s programs
received full regional accreditation in 1951.
On October 9, 1991, the name of High Point College was changed
to High Point University.
In January 2005, Dr. Nido Qubein was elected the university’s
seventh president, and within days he announced an ambitious
fundraising effort which he himself would chair. Twenty-nine days
later, $20 million had been committed. To date, more than $300
million has been given by generous donors.
A transformational academic and campus development plan began
High Point University has come a long way since the Methodist in earnest. The plan is resulting in astonishing results. The general
Protestant Church, which is now part of The United Methodist education curriculum was totally re-conceptualized to reflect 21st
Church, first became active in educational pursuits in North century knowledge and trends, while remaining centered on a
Carolina in the middle of the 19th century. At the turn of the liberal arts focus. Four new schools were created (Art and Design,
century, The Reverend Joseph F. McCulloch of Greensboro began Communication, Pharmacy and Health Sciences). Opportunities
working to make the vision of a church-related college a reality. He for study abroad, service learning, internships, and undergraduate
labored for nearly a quarter-century before finding success. research were expanded in order to ensure experiential opportunities
for all students. The number of faculty members tripled, and the
The Annual Conference finally voted to proceed in 1921. Shortly university was approved to offer doctoral programs. Campus size has
afterward, it accepted an offer from the City of High Point to tripled from 91 to more than 440 acres; traditional undergraduate
contribute 60 acres of land and $100,000 to the project. The enrollment has increased from 1,450 to 5,000; and the employee
campus of High Point College consisted of three partially completed population increased from 380 to more than 1,840. The annual
buildings, nine faculty members and 122 students. Classes began in economic impact of the university is $500 million, and faculty,
September 1924, even as the finishing touches were still being added staff and students donate more than 100,000 hours of service to
to the original buildings. the community each year. HPU has been moving up the ranks
in national college and university lists, including U.S. News and
The atmosphere of confidence ended abruptly with the Great World Report, which ranks the university at No. 1 among Regional
Depression. For many years, the struggle to survive was severe. Colleges in the South for the sixth consecutive year, and the No.
Faculty salaries were in major decline, while students occasionally 1 Most Innovative Regional College in the South. The Princeton
paid tuition in chickens, pigs and vegetables. In 1934, the College Review includes HPU in its annual “Best 382 Colleges” list, while
underwent bankruptcy and reorganization in an effort to reduce its also naming HPU one of the top 20 universities in the nation for
indebtedness. Slowly the situation began to improve. By the end of Best Career Services (No. 19), Best-Run Colleges (No. 20) and Best
the decade, library and gymnasium facilities had been added and College Dorm Rooms (No. 7).
3 HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT 2018
GRADUATION CEREMONY TRADITIONS
THE PROCESSIONAL
Led by the Faculty Marshal and the mace-bearer, the processional includes the bagpipe and drum core, banner-bearers, President,
platform party, officers of the university, faculty and graduates.
THE PROCESSIONAL MACE THE ACADEMIC BANNERS
The Processional officially commences as the Faculty Marshal The Academic Banners each represent the academic units of
and mace-bearer wave the mace to announce the arrival of the High Point University: The Norcross Graduate School; David R.
line of march. Developed originally as a weapon of war, the Hayworth College of Arts and Sciences; Nido R. Qubein School of
mace now serves as a symbol of the university as an official body Communication; Wanek School of Undergraduate Sciences; Earl N.
of scholars. The High Point University mace was designed in Phillips School of Business; School of Art and Design; Stout School
1965 by assistant professor of art, Raiford Porter. Carved from of Education; Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy; and Congdon
pecan wood, the top of the mace reveals the lamp of learning. School of Health Sciences. The colors of the banners reflect the
The Office of the Provost, located in Roberts Hall, proudly historical association of the respective disciplines. Banners were first
displays the mace throughout the year. used at the university during the 2005-2006 academic year. The
current banners were updated in 2011.
HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT 2018 4
GRADUATION CEREMONY TRADITIONS
THE ACADEMIC REGALIA FACULTY MARSHALS
Precedent for academic apparel dates to the 12th century, when The Faculty Marshals and Junior Marshals together arrange the
medieval European townspeople identified their positions in life official ceremonies of High Point University. They establish the
by the clothing they wore. As students of the medieval universities proper line of march and direct other activities consistent with
organized into guilds, they followed the custom and developed their duties. The Faculty Marshals in these functions each carry
distinctive costumes for bachelors (apprentices), masters a High Point University mace as a symbol of the authority of the
(teachers), and doctors (teachers who had completed postgraduate position.
study). Because the clergy comprised most of the educated
class, the cloak and the mantle, worn by religious dignitaries in FACULTY MARSHAL
processionals, probably became the model for academic regalia. Dr. Frederick Schneid, Professor of History
DEPUTY FACULTY MARSHALS
In 1895, representatives from American universities and colleges
Dr. Kevin Ford, Director of the Human Biomechanics and
standardized an intercollegiate code based on Oxford University’s
Physiology Laboratory and Professor in the Department of
costume. This code has changed little since its adoption.
Physical Therapy
Dr. Jenny Fuselier, Assistant Professor of Mathematics
The untrimmed bachelor’s and master’s gowns are distinguished
by the pointed sleeves on the bachelor’s attire and the oblong
JUNIOR MARSHALS
sleeves on the master’s. Sleeves of the doctoral degree gown are
long and flowing with three velvet bars on each. The university The Junior Marshals serve as banner-bearers and escorts for all lines
president’s sleeves have four bars on each sleeve. Faced with velvet, of march during Commencement. The top 41 students in the junior
the doctoral gowns’ color schemes differ according to school and class are selected to be Junior Marshals.
degree. Most gowns are black, but there are some exceptions: Abigail Aleksa Addison Gantt Delaney Parrotta
those with degrees from High Point, royal purple; Columbia Amber Belvin Collin Giuliani Cassidy Race
University are authorized to wear blue gowns; Dartmouth Emma Bockrath Julia Goldman Brianna Reis
College, green; Harvard, Cornell and others, red. Natalie Bodnar Hannah Hagans Mitchell Rismiller
Thomas Boudreaux Haleigh Hatfield Remi Rohl
The head covering of the academic costume may be either the Erin Brady Brekk Hayward Kaitlin Rose
transitional mortar board or the velvet tam. Tassels for bachelor’s Alec Campbell* Courtney Homa Rachel Rotondo
and master’s degree caps signify the field of study, while gold Keaton Case Mia Innamorato Erica Schimmel*
bullion distinguishes the doctoral cap. Meredith Chapman Megan Koter Clarice Sigsworth
Kaitlyn Coppetti My Quynh Le Savannah Stoughton
The most informative part of the regalia is the academic hood, Kyle Corcoran* Carleigh Luck Lindsey Watts
worn around the neck. The width of its velvet trimming designates Lindsey Edwards Emily Lyon
*Chief Junior Marshal
the level of degree; the color heralds the major field of study; and Lindsay Fadel Melissa Martins
the lining identifies the institution that granted the degree. Melanie Fichialos MacKenzie McCarthy
Jennifer Flanyak* Rachel Noonan
5 HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT 2018COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
MR. JOSH GROBAN nominated “Noel,” 2010’s gold-certified “Illuminations,” and 2013’s
gold-certified “All That Echoes,” which debuted at No. 1 on the
High Point University continues its Billboard Top 200 chart, giving Groban his first No. 1 debut and third
tradition of bringing renowned thought chart-topper. Groban earned Grammy Award nominations for Best
leaders to campus by featuring Mr. Traditional Pop Vocal Album for his 2015 album “Stages,” a collection
Josh Groban, internationally acclaimed of some of the greatest songs from musical theater, and 2016’s “Stages
singer, songwriter and actor, as the Live,” which featured performances recorded at the historic Los Angeles
Commencement speaker on Saturday, Theater for his all-new PBS special, “Josh Groban: Stages Live.” An
May 5. active arts education philanthropist and advocate, Groban is a member
of Americans for the Arts Artists Committee, and Groban’s Find Your
Possessing one of the most outstanding and instantly recognizable Light Foundation helps enrich the lives of young people through arts,
voices in music, singer, songwriter, and actor Josh Groban has education and cultural awareness.
entertained fans across the globe with his multiplatinum albums and
DVDs (over 30 million sold worldwide), electrifying live performances, Groban will become part of an extraordinary lineup of HPU
and comedic film and television appearances. The 35-year-old Los Commencement speakers, including CNN’s lead political anchor
Angeles native is the only artist who has had two albums appear on Wolf Blitzer; broadcast legend Tom Brokaw; Dr. Condoleezza Rice,
the Top 20 Best-Selling Albums list of the past decade, according to 66th secretary of state; Gen. Colin Powell, former secretary of state,
Billboard. He has appeared in the feature films “Crazy, Stupid, Love,” chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and national security advisor;
“The Hollars,” “Coffee Town,” and “Muppets Most Wanted,” as well former First Lady Laura Bush; U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence
as on NBC’s “The Office,” FX’s “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” Thomas; Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple; Rudy Giuliani, former
and CBS’ “The Crazy Ones.” Groban has released seven studio albums New York City Mayor; Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan; NASA
– his 2001 self-titled 5x-platinum debut, 2003’s 6x-platinum “Closer,” Astronaut Dr. Buzz Aldrin; and Muhtar Kent, CEO of the Coca-Cola
2006’s double-platinum “Awake,” 2007’s 6x platinum Grammy- Company.
PREVIOUS COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS
Buzz Aldrin Laura Bush Clarence Thomas Rudy Giuliani Her Majesty
Astronaut Former First Lady U.S. Supreme Court Justice Former New York Mayor Queen Noor of Jordan
Muhtar Kent Steve Wozniak Colin Powell Tom Brokaw Condoleezza Rice Wolf Blitzer
Chairman & CEO Co-Founder USA (Ret.), Former Presidential Medal of 66th Secretary of CNN’s Lead Political
The Coca Cola Apple Computer, Inc. Secretary of State Freedom Recipient, State Anchor
Company Journalist
HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT 2018 6HPU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
High Point University’s Alumni Association fosters lifelong
support of the university and allows graduates to participate in
activities and services that connect them to a global network of
more than 24,000 members. Through participating in social
events, class reunions and career development programs sponsored
by the Association, HPU alumni receive unprecedented access
to resources and colleagues who will continue to inspire them
throughout their journey in life. The Association is led by the
HPU Alumni Board and supported by the Alumni Engagement
Office. To learn more about the HPU Alumni Association, please
visit alumni.highpoint.edu or contact Hayley Harris, Director of
Alumni Engagement, at 336-841-9548.
7 HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT 2018TIPS FOR ENJOYING COMMENCEMENT
g The entire Graduation Ceremony will be broadcast live at www.highpoint.edu/commencement.
g Please cooperate as HPU employs heightened security measures due to the renown of the Commencement speaker. Guests may be
inconvenienced with additional security checks.
g Thank you for being considerate during the ceremony. Please be respectful of this formal occasion and refrain from loud talking and
other noises.
g Please observe the rope barricades and closed areas. Guests are asked to honor requests made by Junior Marshals.
g The Graduation Ceremony will be broadcast via closed-circuit television at the Hayworth Fine Arts Center, Phillips Hall Francis
Auditorium, R.G. Wanek Center Extraordinaire Cinema, and Slane Student Center.
g Roberts Hall, Wrenn Hall and Smith Library are closed during the Graduation Ceremony.
g After the Graduation Ceremony, graduates may pick up their diplomas in the Slane Student Center until 1:30 p.m.
g Restrooms are available at the Hayworth Fine Arts Center, Couch Hall, Slane Student Center and beside Wrenn Hall.
g Coffee and food will be available to purchase in the Slane Student Center. Bottled water will be available at the Promenade kiosk.
g A photographer from GradImages is on site to take photographs of each candidate for graduation at their special moment of
recognition. Proofs will be sent to your home and via email within 3 to 5 days after graduation. Pictures can be ordered online, by
phone or by mail. GradImages can be contacted at 800-261-2576 or online at www.gradimages.com.
g Photographing candidates for graduation during the Graduation Ceremony is permissible. The platform area is restricted and may not
be used for photographs. Please be respectful of boundaries; they have been put in place to prevent injury.
g First aid service is available during the Graduation Ceremony. Anyone in need of assistance should contact uniformed officers or visit
the Information/Security Station located next to Finch Hall. Security can be reached at 336-841-9111.
HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT 2018 8HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY FACTS
g The traditional undergraduate program has grown from 1,450 g 96% of HPU graduates are employed or continue to
in 2005 to a record high of 5,000 students in spring 2018. graduate school within six months of graduation.
Nearly 90 percent of the traditional undergraduate students
live on campus. g Several major projects are on the horizon at HPU. The
university has broken ground on a new undergraduate sciences
g HPU is recognized by the John Templeton Foundation in facility to accommodate growing majors in biology, chemistry
its list of Colleges that Encourage Character Development. and physics. A $10 million gift will support the facility.
The foundation highlights HPU’s emphasis on character Ground will be broken next year on the 257,000-square-foot
development as an integral part of the undergraduate Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena, Conference Center and
experience, including more than 100,000 hours of service Hotel. The arena will seat 4,500 people and will be home
contributed annually by the HPU family. to the men’s and women’s basketball teams. The conference
center will seat 2,500 individuals and have the ability to be
subdivided into smaller venues with lighting, sound and video
g The Princeton Review includes HPU in its annual “Best 382
for state-of-the-art presentations.
Colleges” list, while also naming HPU one of the top 20
universities in the nation for Best Career Services (No. 19),
Best-Run Colleges (No. 20) and Best College Dorm Rooms g HPU opened the doors to Cottrell Hall, home of the Flanagan
(No. 7). In addition, the Princeton Review also named HPU Center for Student Success, in fall 2015. The two-story,
a great school for business and communication majors, and its 43,000-square-foot building is a hub of experiential learning.
game and interactive design program as one of the top 50 in It houses Career and Professional Development, the Center
the nation. for Entrepreneurship, Study Abroad, Undergraduate Research
and more. The facility was financed entirely by gifts from HPU
parents.
g The Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy welcomed its inaugural
cohort in fall 2016 and is the Piedmont Triad’s only School of
Pharmacy. The Congdon School of Health Sciences welcomed g Caffey Hall, a new 150,000-square-foot residential facility,
the first cohort for physician assistant studies in 2015 and opened in the fall to accommodate HPU’s growing enrollment.
will welcome the first physical therapy doctoral cohort this The $26 million facility houses 310 students near Cottrell
summer. The state-of-the-art, 224,000-square-foot Congdon Hall. It is the 10th residential community HPU has added to
Hall opened in fall 2017 to house these two academic schools, its campus since 2005.
which serve the cornerstone of medical innovation on campus.
g In April, High Point University hosted its annual Arbor Day
g Graduates from the Class of 2018 achieved phenomenal Celebration. During the event, HPU was presented with the
success in their four years. They are commencing careers at the “Tree Campus USA” award - a designation the university has
NBA, General Electric, Gartner, Lenovo, Aerotek, IBM, Dell, received for nine consecutive years.
Corning and many other impressive companies, along with
prestigious graduate schools such as the University of Maryland g Through HPU’s annual Business Plan Competition, students
Law School, the University of Leicester in England, Rollins are awarded thousands of dollars in start-up funds for
College and Southern Methodist University. innovative concepts. Not only do students win venture capital,
but they also benefit from the network of entrepreneur judges
g HPU offers 49 undergraduate majors, 57 undergraduate who offer feedback and assistance as HPU students develop
minors, 13 graduate-degree majors and one doctoral program. solid plans. The competition has awarded thousands of dollars
to student-entrepreneurs since its launch in 2011.
g HPU is a member of NCAA Division I athletics and has 16
varsity sports — eight men’s and eight women’s - as well as 24 g HPU’s In-Residence program connects students with global
club sports. innovators. Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak serves as HPU’s
Innovator in Residence. Netflix Co-Founder Marc Randolph
g Tubby Smith, a Hall of Famer, NCAA Championship winning serves as Entrepreneur in Residence. Betty Liu, Bloomberg
coach and HPU alumnus, was hired this spring to lead the anchor and the founder of Radiate, Inc., serves as Media
men’s basketball team. Entrepreneur in Residence.
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Belk Residence Hall................................................ 29 Finch Honors Living Residence Hall........................ 5 North College Terrace Apartments......................... 45 Steele Sports Center................................................ 36
Blessing Residence Hall.......................................... 30 Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy........................... 48 North College Townhomes..................................... 44 Stout School of Education....................................... 13
Caffey Residence Hall............................................. 33 Hayworth Chapel....................................................... 7 North College Court Residential Community........ 42 The Aldridge Village Residential Community....... 40
Caine Conservatory (Proposed).............................. 56 Hayworth Fine Arts Center....................................... 2 Norton Hall................................................................ 9 University Residential Housing.............................. 53
Centennial Square I Residential Community......... 15 HPU Estate and Ropes Course................................ 46 Oak Hollow Center.................................................. 55 U-Ville Apartments.................................................. 41
Centennial Square II Residential Community........ 51 Ike Belk Track......................................................... 37 Patriots Plaza........................................................... 54 R.G. Wanek Center and UC 2................................. 23
Congdon School of Health Sciences....................... 49 Kester International Promenade................................ 4 Phillips Hall............................................................... 6 Wanek School of Undergraduate Sciences
Cottrell Amphitheater.............................................. 16 McEwen, North, Wesley, Yadkin Residence Halls.28 Plato S. Wilson Commerce Building...................... 10 (Under Construction)............................................... 50
Cottrell Hall: Home to the Flanagan Center for Millis Athletic and Convocation Center................. 32 Point Place Apartments, 806................................... 20 Webb Conference Center and Greek Village.......... 14
Student Success....................................................... 12 Millis Residence Hall.............................................. 22 Point Place Apartments, 812................................... 19 Wilson Residence Hall............................................ 21
Couch Hall................................................................. 3 Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena and Conference Point Place Apartments, 818................................... 18 Witcher Athletic Center at Vert Stadium................. 38
Coy O. Williard Baseball Stadium.......................... 35 Center (Proposed).................................................... 57 Roberts Hall............................................................. 26 Wrenn Admissions Building..................................... 1
David R. Hayworth Hall........................................... 8 Nido R. Qubein School of Communication............ 11 Roberts Reflecting Pool........................................... 52 York Residence Hall................................................ 17
David R. Hayworth University Park....................... 24 Norcross Graduate School....................................... 31 Slane Student Center............................................... 25
Erath Baseball Field................................................ 34 North College Administration................................. 43 Smith Library........................................................... 27At High Point University, every student
receives an extraordinary education
in an inspiring environment
with caring people.®
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