CommencementSaturday, May 30, 2020

One Hundred Eighty-first Year

Commencement Exercises

Lawrence D. Czarda, Ph.D. PresidentMay 30, 2020

Opening ................................................................................................................. Professor G. Jean Lojko College Marshal

Invocation ...................................................................................................The Rev. Dr. Robert W. Brewer Campus Chaplain

Welcome ............................................................................................................................ President Czarda

Introduction of the Student Speaker...........................................................................Dr. Robin L. Daniel Executive Vice President Chief Operations Officer

Student Address ........................ “Our Education Has Prepared Us ................Timothy Samuel Crowell ’20 for Troubled Times”

Special Recognitions ................................................................................................. Senior Administrators

Harold H. Hutson AwardWilliam Henry and Martha Grant Likins Award

Distinguished Graduate Student Award2020-2021 Moore Professor Award

Faculty EmeritiNannie Lee Smith Exemplary Service Medal

Introduction of Commencement Speaker ........................................................... Mr. Kevin M. Green ’78 Chairman, Greensboro College Board of Trustees

Commencement Address ............ “A Conscious Love: Keeping the Flame ....................... Dr. Paul L. Leslie Burning Brightly" Senior Vice President, Chief Academic Officer

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Presentation of Candidates for Degrees .......................................................................... Dr. Paul L. Leslie

Conferring of the Degrees ................................................................................................ President Czarda

The College Alma Mater ..............................................................The Greensboro College Wind Ensemble Mr. Benjy L. Springs Director

Benediction ..................................................................................................................The Rev. Dr. Brewer

Closing ................................................................................................................................ Professor Lojko

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To thee, GC, we lift our praise;

We’ll cherish thee through countless days.

From knowledge gained and friends we’ve made

We’ll enter life, our foundation laid.

Our thoughts of thee will always be

Among our fondest memories.

Our hopes and dreams inspired by you

Will lead us on our whole life through;

Reflections of the years gone by

Created these, our ambitions high.

Our thoughts of thee will always be

Among our fondest memories.

Paul L. Leslie has been senior vice president and chief academic officer of Greensboro College since 2014. Previously, he served at various times as vice president for academic affairs, dean of the faculty, and acting chief executive officer. He also has served on the sociology faculty since 1989 and currently holds the rank of professor.He also has served on or chaired more than 40 committees at the college, on topics ranging from faculty retention to adding football as a varsity sport. He currently is the college’s liaison to

its accrediting body, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, for which he has carried out site visits to other colleges and universities seeking renewal of their accreditations.During his tenure at Greensboro College, he has taught or co-taught more than 40 different courses (some repeatedly), from Introduction to Sociology to topical seminars and Honors seminars on subjects ranging from the mythology of American success to a social history of rock and roll.Prior to joining the faculty of Greensboro College, Leslie was a research assistant, program assistant, teaching fellow and senior teaching fellow at Boston University, an instructor of sociology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Guilford Technical Community College, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In a 2017 interview for the alumni magazine Points of Pride, Leslie discussed the role he feels Greensboro College, as a community of learners, is obliged to play in society.“I tell my students that we have to be models for the rest of the world,” Leslie said, “because I’m not sure where else it’s being done. …“I’ve seen students flourish here because we are able to model how to engage in sincere, authentic discussions that aren’t always comfortable. … Some things should make us angry. But at GC we should be able to create a space where we can examine and understand anger and go back and say, ‘I’ve been thinking about what you said. Can we talk more about it?’”The sense of community that makes such discussions possible, he said, is more needed than ever.“The value of intellectual pursuit … has become second to consumerism. But Greensboro College provides a place to explore intellectual matters that may reveal our spiritual sides, our intellectual sides, our artistic sides not only for personal aggrandizement but also for the sake of building community through unification of efforts for the benefit of others.”Leslie holds a B.A. in sociology and psychology from Clark University and an M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology, both from Boston University. He and his wife, Jean, have three children and one grandchild.

Dr. Paul L. LeslieSenior Vice President, Chief Academic Officer

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SENIOR CLASS OFFICERSDevin M. D’Agostin, Vice President

Kathryn M. Stevens, Treasurer

Emily A. Lewis, Secretary

COLLEGE MARSHALProfessor G. Jean Lojko

FACULTY MARSHALSAssoc. Professor Josephine M. Hall, Chief Faculty MarshalDr. William K. MacReynolds, Assistant Faculty Marshal

STUDENT MARSHALSAlycia J. Artis

Madison C. Barham

Chance A. Bryant

Breanna E. Carroll

Keegan T. Cordell

Antonio G. Cruz-Hernandez

Peyton A. Ebel

Josephine M. Gold

Elizabeth S. Hawkins

Benjamin A. Knuff

Jeffrey S. Mathis

Matti K. Moore

Logan A. Schnabl

Parker L. Spesock

Brody J. Stivason

Hannah N. Williamson

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Daniel Lee Absher, Organizational Leadership and Management, Summa Cum Laude

Ashton Jay Albright, Music Education, Summa Cum Laude

David Morrison Allen, Special Education

Joshua Samuel Allison, Music

Alicia Raeshawn Arnett, English and Communication Studies

Rodney Charles Arters, Theatre

Griffin Tate Ballard, Business Administration and Economics

Thomas MArtin Barrett, Criminal Justice

Mercedes Lyn Bauzá, Elementary Education, George Center for Honors Studies

Kenyan Daniel Beason, Business Administration and Economics

Octavious Mustophidae Benton, Liberal Studies

Jerrod Ulysses Best, Accounting, Exercise and Sport Studies

James Terrance Brejda, Accounting, Business Administration and Economics

Jonathan Brito Hernandez, Exercise and Sport Studies

Matthew Lee Brotherton, Psychology, Cum Laude

Kiersten Scott Brown, Biology/Allied Health

Kristin Leann Bullins, Birth-Kindergarten Education

Ryan Aleksandr Burgess, Exercise and Sport Studies

Benjamin Terrell Cain, Music Education, Cum Laude

Jeremiah Eugene Campbell, Music Performance

Quaevon Jaquez Cannon, Exercise and Sport Studies

Elizabeth Ann Carr, Criminal Justice, Sociology

Stephanie Renee Carr, Health Sciences

Jacqueline Elaine Chambers, Liberal Studies, Summa Cum Laude

Brooke Nicole Peele Chia, Music, Summa Cum Laude

Delma R. Church Jr., Middle Grades Education, Cum Laude

Joseph Nathaniel Cohen, Exercise and Sport Studies

Dylan Scott Cole, Business Administration and Economics

Amanda Sage Cooper, Art Education

Jorge Luis Cortez-Becerra, Business Administration and Economics, Summa Cum Laude

Natalie Danielle Craven, Music Education, Magna Cum Laude

Timothy Samuel Crowell, English and Communication Studies, Psychology, Summa Cum Laude, George Center f or Honors Studies

Robert Hunter Curtis, Accounting

Devin Marie D'Agostin, Health Sciences, Magna Cum Laude, George Center for Honors Studies

Jacob Alexander Danser, Criminal Justice

Keyana Lenae Davis, Music

Sean Ikexander Delgado-Cruz, Theatre

Chad James Dennis, Exercise and Sport Studies

Brady Michael Dignan, Business Administration and Economics

Tyron Aléjandro Dudley, Criminal Justice

Roberta Jean Dupont, Human Development and Family Science

Sarah Kay Egbers, Health Sciences

Jalen Danzel Ellington, Exercise and Sport Studies

Mathew Russell Ellis, Theatre (In Memoriam)

Kelsey Ann Emrich, Business Administration and Economics

Glenn Evans, English and Communication Studies

Natalie LaToya Fitzgerald, Liberal Studies

LaTore Womack Foster, Organizational Leadership and Management

Andrew MArtin Friedrichs, Theatre

Keith W. Gantt, Exercise and Sport Studies

Jackson Leo Gemborys, Theatre

Anna Marie George, Urban Ecology, Cum Laude

Jason J. Gerber, History

Philip Michael Gerber, Health Sciences

Lea Shanel Gist, Health Sciences

Kenneth Blake Glass, History and Religion

Leondra V. Graves, Liberal Studies

Jacar Deshawn Green, Sociology

Charity E Hamilton, Theatre Education, Magna Cum Laude

Christopher William Harper, Art

Alicia Michelle Harwell, Theatre

Fantasia Cierra Hastings, Organizational Leadership and Management, Cum Laude

Frances Patricia Hawkins, Liberal Studies

GRADUATES OF THE CLASS OF 2020

UNDERGRADUATES

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Michael Terry Headen Jr., Business Administration and Economics

Tyra Rakiel Headen, Liberal Studies

Joseph Anthony Heck, Exercise and Sport Studies

Byron E Henderson, Criminal Justice

William Roy Hicks, Liberal Studies

Austin Robert Himmel, Exercise and Sport Studies, Magna Cum Laude

Andrew Thomas Hoyle, Exercise and Sport Studies, Health Sciences, Magna Cum Laude, George Center f or Honors Studies

Stella Igihozo, Biology, Cum Laude

Kara Lee Ingle, Elementary Education

Derek Evald Jaar, Business Administration and Economics

Lauren Alexis Jenkins, Exercise and Sport Studies

Brionna Lynne Johnson, Exercise and Sport Studies, Cum Laude

Hannah Taylor Joyce, Business Administration and Economics, Summa Cum Laude

Madison Kate Karch, Exercise and Sport Studies, Summa Cum Laude

Galyna Miroslavivna Karpenski, Music

Kamren Jacob Keim, Business Administration and Economics

Elaine Carpenter Kitchell, Sociology

Davonte Lamar, Exercise and Sport Studies

Keyford Dego Langley Jr., Sociology

Victoria Ashlyn LeBaron, Theatre

Ernestine Joanne Lee, Psychology

Measha Marie Lee, Sociology

Joshua Christopher Lemon, English, Summa Cum Laude

Emily Ann Lewis, Psychology, Magna Cum Laude, George Center for Honors Studies

Katelin Marie Lewis, Health Sciences

Aviana Debrielle Lindsey, Music Education, Magna Cum Laude

Asia LeNae Livingston, Music Performance

Ashley Marie Luther, Human Development and Family Science

Carmoni Dashawn Marks, Sociology

William Samuel Marsh, Exercise and Sport Studies

Emily Anna Matthews, Elementary Education, Cum Laude

Savanna Petrice Mayhan, Business Administration and Economics

Chayana Ty-Quay McGee, Accounting

David Scott McGuire, Business Administration and Economics

Alexia Tamya Mcilwain, Criminal Justice

Hunter Nicole McMillion, Business Administration and Economics, Cum Laude

Michael K McNairy, Liberal Studies

Katia Susanna Mezey, Theatre Education, Magna Cum Laude

Decima Alexcia Michael, Sociology, Cum Laude

Nicholas Michael Michaels, Music Performance

Brandon Travoris Moore, Exercise and Sport Studies

Travis Levon Morris, Exercise and Sport Studies

Stephanie Hamilton Mowery, Organizational Leadership and Management, Cum Laude

Joesef Timothy Mullican, Theatre

Gwyneth Frances Navey, History and Political Science, Summa Cum Laude, George Center for Honors Studies

Carlos Hignasio Ortega, Business Administration and Economics

Hannah Lane Osborne, Music Performance, Magna Cum Laude

Eric Devonne Peaks Jr., Sociology

Brandy Pedraza, Psychology, Cum Laude

Gerardo Alfonso Peraza, Exercise and Sport Studies

Cameron Austin Peters, Criminal Justice

Brandon Dion Reyes Peterson, Psychology

Michael JáMar Phifer, Exercise and Sport Studies

Raymond Matthew Phifer, Health Sciences, Magna Cum Laude, George Center for Honors Studies

Anna Rae Porcelli, Health Sciences, Cum Laude, George Center for Honors Studies

Madison Lynne Powers, Elementary Education

Jordan Avery Pratt, Psychology

Robert Hudson Price, Liberal Studies

Brittany Lynne Przybyl, Chemistry

Zachary Brian Rainess, Biology, Magna Cum Laude

Ryan Michael Ramirez, Business Administration and Economics

Katy Ramirez-Rodriguez, Biology, Cum Laude

Fiona Sarah Reeves, Liberal Studies

Alexa Nicole Rehling, Psychology

Kailey Alexandra Rey, Theatre

Carleigh Austyn Roach, Psychology

Diana Selena Robles Perales, History and Political Science

Jacob Milton Rodriguez, Exercise and Sport Studies

Crystal Lynn Rothrock, Theatre, Cum Laude

UNDERGRADUATES Continued

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Deja Danielle Sanders, Liberal Studies

Vincent Scanio V, Exercise and Sport Studies

Craig Michael Sehlhorst Jr., English and Communication Stud-ies

Ronald Lee Sells, Criminal Justice, Psychology

Taylor Jackson Shelton, Biology

Kyle Thomas Skau, Health Sciences

LaShawnda LaShirl Smith, Business Administration and Economics

Aaron Bryan Spain, English and Communication Studies

Kathryn Marie Stevens, Criminal Justice, Psychology, Summa Cum Laude

Austin Page Stout, Business Administration and Economics

Maiya Juliana Stroud, Exercise and Sport Studies

Bryson Granville Summers, Criminal Justice, Psychology

Rachel Nicole Swaim, Business Administration and Economics, Cum Laude

Stephen Neal Tanner, Exercise and Sport Studies

Michael Beam Thomas, Exercise and Sport Studies

Daniel Joseph Thomas-Miller, Exercise and Sport Studies

Jared D. Thorns, Liberal Studies

Hayley Michelle Tickle, Biology/Allied Health, Magna Cum Laude

Juan Vega Torres, Accounting

Jacqueline Simone Treadway, English and Communication Studies

William H Turner, History and Political Science

Noah James Walker, Business Administration and Economics, Cum Laude

Rachel Amy Walker, Theatre, Cum Laude

Robert Douglas Walsh, History, Religion

Carissa Dionne Washington, English and Communication Studies, Art, Cum Laude

Jordan Shea Welborn, English Education, Summa Cum Laude

Darian Shaianne Welty, Art Education, Psychology, Summa Cum Laude

Cierra Shade Whitsett, Psychology

Cameron Blaine Whitson, Business Administration and Economics

Tit'yana Nicole Whittenburg, Criminal Justice

Mykel Nicholas Williams, Psychology

Vincent J. Wilson, Exercise and Sport Studies

Kara Lynn Wood, Exercise and Sport Studies

Paul Anderson Woodson III, Exercise and Sport Studies, Magna Cum Laude

Christopher Jaylen Worrell, Criminal Justice

Scott Alan Wright II, Liberal Studies

Christina Metaxia Yanakis-Mavromat, Health Sciences

Sterling Peyton Yco, Psychology, Cum Laude

Brandi Scott Young, Organizational Leadership and Management, Cum Laude

Luis Fernando Agudelo Ledezma, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Roxana Aguilar Delgado, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languagess

Arlene Hope Anderson-Cooper, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

María Fernanda Ávila Molina, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Johanna del Rosario Ayala Rugel, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Judith Marcela Becerra Ávila, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Juan Carlos Benavides Hernandez, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Carolina Betancourt Ruiz, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Carlos Andrés Caballero, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Camila Angelica Carvacho Yerkovich, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Alexia Tanith Lee Chambers Waugh, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Maria Elena Cobo-Thomas, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

UNDERGRADUATES Continued

MASTER OF ARTS

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MASTER OF ARTS Continued

Aceneth Cruz Gil, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Yurany Delgado Giraldo, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Heidy Yasmin Diaz Ibañez, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Noel Enrique Diaz Castillo, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Noreen Lynn Duffy, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Ashley Dawn Fields, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Cemmian Mills Francis, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Yisell Paola García Santiago, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Lina Maria Gomez Vela, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Xin He, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Julian Eduardo Jaimes Soler, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Viviana Lenis Galeano, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Carolina Denisse Licona Melchor, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Elizabeth Logreira Cepeda, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Julián Andrés López Buitrago, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Daniel José Lugo Marval, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Zhao Luo, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Ting Ma, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Isabel Marcela Mancheno Carrillo, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Elsy Lucia Manrique Baena, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Maria Isabel Marquez de los Reyes, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Joaquin Alonso Mejia, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Jhon Jairo Méndez Rojas, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Camesha Shawna-Lee Minto, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Carolina Mosquera López, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Maria del Carmen Munoz Eljuri, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Sarojini Naidoo, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Mónica Lucila Naranjo Toro, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Yulieth Paola Narváez Ramírez, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Carlos Andrés Olaya Amaya, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Lady Lorena Ospitia Cifuentes, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Diego Alejandro Paez Diaz, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

María Catalina Palacio Cortés, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Carolina María Rios Piedrahíta, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Carolina Andrea Romero Figueroa, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Carmen De Los Angeles Sacasa, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

César Salazar Cortes, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Adrienne Benita Egerton, Special Education

Erica Hatherill Francisco, Elementary Education

Fan Hong, Elementary Education

April Jean Peak, Elementary Education

Cum Laude (with honors): Student earned at least a 3.5 grade-point average with at least 52 undergraduate credit hours earned at Greensboro College.

Magna Cum Laude (with high honors): Student earned at least a 3.75 grade-point average with at least 52 undergraduate credit hours earned at Greensboro College.

Summa Cum Laude (with highest honors): Student earned at least a 3.9 grade-point average with at least 52 undergraduate credit hours earned at Greensboro College.

* Students whose names appear on this list are subject to fulfilling all Greensboro College graduation requirements.

Graduates who have earned honors designations will be so recognized as their names are announced during the presentation of diplomas:

Steffi Rossana Thomann López, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Blanca Estela Torres Padilla, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Milagros Del Valle Ugueto, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Cinthya María Valverde Navarro, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Andrey Vargas Ramirez, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Diana Lorena Vasquez Moreno, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Oscar Daniel Vega Alvarez, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Marisol Velez Castilla, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Alejandro Gabriel Victoria Rengifo, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Karla Vanessa Villeda Fernández, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Carlene Stephanie Walsh, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Ellie Yearns, Teaching Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

MASTER OF ARTS Continued

MASTER OF EDUCATION

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GEORGE CENTER FOR HONORS STUDIES GRADUATES

Mercedes L. Bauzá

Timothy S. Crowell

Devin M. D'Agostin

Andrew T. Hoyle

Emily A. Lewis

Gwyneth F. Navey

Raymond M. Phifer

Anna R. Porcelli

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Alpha Chi AwardKathryn Marie Stevens

Collegian Excellence AwardKeondric Orlando BuchananJosephine Marie Gold

Clara Dougherty Brown Art AwardCarissa Dionne Washington

Arnold Van Pelt Biology AwardRaven Alexandra Green

Fred L. and Myrtle R. Proctor Endowed Scholarship Award in BusinessMatti Kaitlyn Moore

Academic Achievement in Business AwardJordan DeShawn McCray

Dean’s Award for Most Outstanding Graduating Student in BusinessJorge Luis Cortez-Becerra

Harriet Darlene Medina Scholarship AwardHunter Claire Cashion

Zelda C. Pemberton Education AwardDelma Richard Church

Mary L. Ginn Award for Excellence in EnglishTimothy Samuel Crowell

Leroy Lee Smith Memorial Award in WritingNicholas Carl Novakovich

Marvin L. Skaggs History AwardGwyneth Frances Navey

Mayo C. Harlow III Health Sciences AwardMackenzie Isabella Burns

Dr. Willie Taylor Health and Physical Education AwardKyle Thomas Fisher

Dr. Randy Hunt Exercise and Sport Studies AwardKara Lynn Wood

Myrtis Davis Scholarship Award in MathematicsSamantha Claudine Whipp

Excellence in Mathematics AwardCristina Samano-Romo

Hunt Family Music ScholarshipCaleb Jeremiah HarperUrshawn Ray Matthews

Luella Pugh Knott Music AwardAshton Jay AlbrightHannah Lane Osborne

Jazz Ensemble AwardIsaiah Donovan Butler-Johnson

Distinguished Psychology Student Award Kathryn Marie Stevens

David Caldwell “Log College” Scholarship in ReligionBlake Alexander Hawkins

Thelma Dixon Taylor Religion ScholarshipTahlia Jamiya Dukes

Distinguished Sociology Student AwardDecima Alexcia Michael

Isabelle Reedy Powell Sociology Merit Scholarship AwardTiffany Angelica Hoover

STUDENT ACADEMIC AWARDS

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The Rev. Solomon Lea (1846-1847)

Dr. Albert M. Shipp (1847-1850)

Dr. Charles F. Deems (1850-1854)

Dr. Turner M. Jones (1854-1890)

Dr. Benjamin F. Dixon (1890-1893)

Dr. Frank L. Reid (1893-1894)

Dr. Dred Peacock (1894-1902)

Mrs. Lucy H. Robertson (1902-1913)

Dr. Samuel B. Turrentine (1913-1935)

Dr. Luther L. Gobbel (1935-1952)

Dr. Harold H. Hutson (1952-1964)

Dr. J. Ralph Jolly (1964-1969)

Dr. David G. Mobberley (1969-1972)

Dr. Howard C. Wilkinson (1972-1981)

Dr. James S. Barrett (1981-1984)

Dr. William H. Likins (1984-1993)

Dr. Craven E. Williams (1993-2009)

Dr. Lawrence D. Czarda (2010- )

GREENSBORO COLLEGE PRESIDENTS

THE MACE

During the Middle Ages, the wood mace clad in metal was an effective weapon in battle, but as newer and more powerful military arms developed, it was transformed into a symbol of authority. The earliest ceremonial maces were borne by bodyguards of the 12th century English and French kings; by the end of

the 16th century, they were used widely by officials of English cities and towns. Today the ceremonial mace is found in the British Houses of Parliament, carried before ecclesiastical dignitaries and used in university and college convocations. The present Greensboro College staff of the mace, which is borne by the Faculty Marshal at academic convocation processionals and recessionals, was commissioned in 1982 by Dr. James S. Barrett, 15th president of the College (1981-1984), and carved by Benbow Furniture Company of Greensboro. It was designed to allow the addition of commemorative plates to the staff. The sterling plate affixed to the staff was a gift of the senior class of 1987. During the 2003-2004 academic year, Prof. Bob K. Kowski, Jefferson-Pilot Professor of Art Emeritus, redesigned the mace and gave it its distinctive look.

THE MEDALLION

Used since antiquity as symbols of momentous events as well as affiliations with groups and associations, medallions were important in medieval times as symbols of membership in religious orders and guilds. As part of academic regalia, they may be struck for both ceremonial and commemorative uses. Greensboro College’s silver-plated medallion, worn by the president during academic convocations, was first worn by 12th president Dr. J. Ralph Jolly (1964-1969) for his inauguration on October 28, 1965. Engraved with the College Seal, the medallion was created by Schiffman’s Jewelers of Greensboro. For the Sesquicentennial celebration in 1988, the College commissioned

Schiffman’s Jewelers to design sterling silver links to be added to commemorate the presidents of the College. Each link of the chain bears the name of a Greensboro College president with the date of his or her tenure.

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The 13 flags behind the platform speakers represent the home nations of today’s graduates. Greensboro College began this tradition with the 2016 Commencement. The world is more interconnected than ever, and Greensboro College is keeping pace. The college is laying the foundation to recruit and support an increasing number of international students and working to bring a broader, more global perspective to campus.

ChileCanada China Colombia Ecuador

United States

Costa Rica

Honduras Venezuela

Congo

MexicoJamaica South Africa

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