The University of the South’s 2012–13 academic year comes to a close, today through Sunday, May 10–12, with three ceremonies marking graduation weekend at Sewanee. Commencement and baccalaureate ceremonies will be held for students from the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Theology and the School of Letters.
Commencement for conferring of degrees for 2013 graduates of the School of Theology will be in All Saints’ Chapel on Friday, May 10. Three honorary degrees will be presented during the School of Theology commencement.
The baccalaureate service will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 11, in All Saints’ Chapel; it will also be shown on closed-circuit TV in Guerry Auditorium. Journalist and author David Brooks will give the address.
Commencement ceremonies for the College and School of Letters will be at 10 a.m., Sunday, May 12, in All Saints’ Chapel. Tickets are required for seating in All Saints’ Chapel and McClurg Hall; tickets are not required to watch the ceremonies on closed-circuit TV in Guerry Auditorium. Approximately 330 students are expected to graduate from the College, and 11 from the School of Letters.David Brooks, David H. Charlton, Jonathan T. Howe and Lacy H. Hunt II, C’64, will receive honorary degrees during Baccalaureate.
More information about the honorary degree recipients follows:
David B. Brooks has been writing op-ed columns for the New York Times since 2003, columns much acclaimed for their civilized commentary and analysis. He has been a contributing editor at Newsweek and the Atlantic Monthly. Brooks was previously a senior editor at the Weekly Standard and worked at the Wall Street Journal prior to that, covering Russia, the Middle East, South Africa and European affairs. He is a frequent analyst on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered” and is the author of three books, the most recent being “The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement.”
David Holland Charlton is a long-time leader in the Episcopal Church and in secondary education. Since 1988, Charlton has been the chief executive of Church Schools of the Diocese of Virginia, which owns and operates six Episcopal college preparatory schools in five Virginia cities. Charlton was headmaster of Christchurch School in Middlesex County, Va., from 1995 to 2000, and the school honored him by naming Fine and Performing Arts Center after Charlton and his wife. Charlton previously served in administrative posts at Virginia Episcopal Theological Seminary, the College of William and Mary and Franklin & Marshall College.
Jonathan T. Howe is retiring after 19 years as president of the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations. Following graduation with distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy, Admiral Howe’s career included simultaneous service as commander in chief of Allied Forces Southern Europe and commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe. He also served as chief of staff, Seventh Fleet in Japan, and deputy chairman of the NATO Military Command in Belgium. The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations have long supported projects at Sewanee; a new grant from the foundations will help launch Sewanee’s new place-based program for first-year students this fall.
Lacy H. Hunt II, a 1964 graduate of Sewanee, is an internationally known economist, executive vice president of Hoisington Investment Management Company and vice chairman of HIMCO’s strategic investment policy committee. He is the author of two books and numerous articles in general and financial periodicals. Previously, he was chief U.S. economist for the HSBC Group and has served as senior economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. He earned his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and his Ph.D. in economics from the Fox School of Business and Management of Temple University. He has been a visiting professor at Temple University and at the University of the South, and continues to return to Sewanee to lecture and speak with students.
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