The School of Theology will hold the Convocation for the Conferring of Degrees at 10 a.m., Friday, May 9, in All Saints’ Chapel. During the service, the School of Theology will bestow three honorary degrees and recognize 31 students, who will receive a variety of degrees and certificates. The recipients of the honorary degrees are the Most Rev. David Chillingworth, bishop of the Diocese of St. Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane, who will also preach; the Rt. Rev. Mark Allen Bourlakas, C’85, T’12, bishop of the Diocese of Southwestern Virginia; and David J. Hurd, professor of church music at the General Seminary.
A luncheon in McClurg Hall will follow the service and will honor the class of 2014 seminary graduates, their guests, families, faculty and staff. The convocation service will be streamed live.
The University Baccalaureate Service will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 10, in All Saints’ Chapel. The service also will be shown on closed-circuit TV in Guerry Auditorium and will be streamed live. Wayne W. Anderson, Florence A. Davis, Anthony C. Gooch, C’59, and Jonathan Green will receive honorary degrees during the ceremony. Attorney and philanthropist Davis will give the Baccalaureate address.
The honorary degree recipients have distinguished themselves in education, philanthropy and the arts. Anderson is the founding president of the Associated Colleges of the South; Davis is president of the board of directors of the Starr Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the U.S.; Gooch is a retired attorney who has served Sewanee in numerous ways and supports the Klein Family Scholarships; and Green is an acclaimed painter of the Southern experience.
The Convocation for Conferring of Degrees will be at 10 a.m., Sunday, May 11, in All Saints’ Chapel for the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Letters. Tickets are required. The convocation will be shown on closed-circuit TV in Guerry Auditorium and also will be streamed live.
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