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Installation of
James L. Oblinger
William Neal Reynolds Coliseum
April 20, 2005

INSTALLATION CONCERT

NC State Wind Ensemble
John Entzi, Director

Chicago Tribune March by W. F. Chambers

Fiesta Del Pacifico by Roger Nixon

Battle of Shiloh by C.L. Barnhouse
arranged by John Paynter

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice by Paul Dukas
arranged by Mark Hindsley

The Washington Post March by John Philip Sousa

CALL TO PROCESSION
NC State University Student Body President
ACADEMIC PROCESSION
Tribute by J. Mark Scearce
Director, Music Department
PRESENTATION OF COLORS
NC State Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
NATIONAL ANTHEM
Ric Parmley
Logistics Lieutenant, NC State University
Campus Police Department
CALL TO ORDER: PRESIDING

Molly Corbett Broad
President, The University of North Carolina

Peaches Gunter Blank
Chair, Board of Trustees

REMARKS

Michael F. Easley
Governor of North Carolina

GREETINGS

William L. Burns
Board of Governors

Richard H. Brodhead
President, Duke University
N.C. Colleges and Universities

REMARKS AND RECOGNITION OF
NC STATE FAMILY MEMBERS

Peaches Gunter Blank

Tony Caravano
Student Body President, 2004 – 2005

Dennis Daley
Chair of the Faculty

Laura Massengill
Chair, Staff Senate

Penny Koommoo–Welch
President, Graduate Student Association

Burley B. Mitchell, Jr.
President, Alumni Association

Richard A. Curtis
President, Board of Visitors

NC STATE VOICES
William C. Friday and
General Henry Hugh Shelton
Barbara H. Mulkey
Philip G. Freelon
REMARKS Molly Corbett Broad
ADMINISTRATION OF THE OATH OF OFFICE
Burley B. Mitchell, Jr.
Former Chief Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court
PRESENTATION OF THE UNIVERSITY MEDALLION

Molly Corbett Broad

Peaches Gunter Blank

INSTALLATION RESPONSE
Chancellor James L. Oblinger
ALMA MATER
New Horizons Choir
Ron Foreman, Director
Words by Alvin M. Fountain, Class of ’23
Music by Bonnie F. Norris, Jr., Class of ’23
RECESSIONAL
Tribute by J. Mark Scearce
Director, Music Department
RECEPTION TO FOLLOW
Talley Student Center Courtyard
with Jazz I Ensemble
John Entzi, Director
Paul Garda, Assistant Director
Live Webcast
LIVE! webcast of the Installation of James L. Oblinger, NC State University's 13th Chancellor.

History and Tradition
NC State History
The University Mace
The University Medallion
Academic Regalila
Abou James L. Oblinger
Biography

Photos

Quotes

Contact:
Campus Box 7001 · Raleigh, NC 27695 ·919-515-2191 · chancellor@ncsu.edu