2009 Commencement Program

THE ACADEMIC REGALIA The colorful academic regalia dates from the first European universities in the Middle Ages. Academic costume has been in use in the United States since colonial times and is traditionally used for graduation convocations. The mortarboard is the standard cap. The tassel color, as established by an intercollegiate commission, indicates the subject field. arts, history, letters, languages business, commerce communication education engineering fine arts mUSIC nursing philosophy physical education religion science, mathematics social work doctor of philosophy doctor ofeducation doctor of theology doctor of arts white drab silver gray light blue orange dark brown pink apricot royal blue sage green scarlet golden yellow citron gold gold gold gold The length of the hood and the width of the velvet indicate the level of the degree. The doctor's hood is quite long, has two tails, and has a five-inch-wide velvet. The master's hood is shorter than the doctor's and has a three-inch-wide velvet. The bachelor's hood is shorter yet and has a two-inch-wide velvet. The color of the velvet indicates the field ofstudy. Blue indicates a doctoral degree. Dark brown indicates a master of am degree. White indicates a bachelor of arts or a master of am degree. Scarlet indicates a bachelor of divinity degree or a master of divinity degree. Yellow indicates a bachelor ofscience degree. The colors in the lining of the hood are the university colors. The gown's traditional color is black. The distinguishing feature of the master's gown is the tippet sleeve. The doctor's gown has two distinguishing features. It is cut much fuller than the bachelor's or the master's gown and has velvet panels on the sleeves, around the neck, and down the front. These panels may be black or the color that symbolizes the subject field in which the degree was earned. Some regalia represent academic awards that have been conferred from universities outside the United States, notably from Europe. Universities in Europe have not undergone the standardization in academic dress that was introduced in the United States. Each European university retains the right to design unique and distinctive regalia for its graduates. This results in a wide variety of hood and gown colors. The crest of the university may be woven into the hood or panels in the gown. Gowns are worn open, and formal attire is worn underneath the gown; women wear black skirts and white blouses, while men wear a formal suit or national costume. BOARD OF TRUSTEES Randall A. Ross Malvern, Ohio Lome C. Schamberg Des Moines, Iowa Deborah A. Stephens Cedarville, Ohio Albert F. Stevens Moorestown, New Jersey Robert R. Thomas West Chicago, Illinois W. DavidWarren Cedarville, Ohio Hayes P. Wicker Naples, Florida Randall E. Wilcox Farmington, Connecticut Jeffory D.Wdletts Bellefontaine, Ohio Bill J. Williams Lewis Center, Ohio EMERITI Eugene Apple Orange Village, Ohio Francis Bresson Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin Gilbert Brueckner Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin James Carraher Ft. Myers, Florida Jack Cline Rockbridge, Ohio John Draxler Charlotte, North Carolina Joseph Godwin Gallipolis, Ohio Roy G. Guenin Cordova, Tennessee E.L. Hawkins Northfield, Ohio C.E. Gene Miller Traverse City, Michigan Irwin Olson Mesa, Arizona Lynn Rogers Sagamore Hills, Ohio Bill Smith Allegan, Michigan Robert Sumner Lynchburg, Virginia