Classes will be dismissed from 10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. to allow faculty and students to attend. Line-up for the academic procession will form in front of Ed Landreth at 10:45 a.m. Faculty planning to participate must register no later than today, Sept. 7, by going to my.tcu.edu, click on event register and register for events.
Chancellor Boschini also will present the Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Achievement as a Creative Teacher and Scholar. Nominees are eight faculty members who have already received their School and College awards this year: Theresa Gaul (English) and Gene A. Smith (History/Center for Texas Studies ) from AddRan College of Liberal Arts, William C. Moncrief (senior associate dean) from the Neeley School, Suzanne Huffman (journalism) from the College of Communication, Curtis W. Wilson (School of Music) from the College of Fine Arts, Kathleen Baldwin (nursing) from Harris College of Health & Human Sciences, John A. Breyer (geology) from the College of Science & Engineering and Steven V. Sprinkle from Brite Divinity School.
The Wassenich Award for Mentoring in the TCU Community will be presented to a member of the faculty or staff in recognition and celebration of this person's mentoring of students. The honor was created in 1999 through an endowment established by TCU alumni Mark and Linda Wassenich of Dallas. Because of their own rich experiences as TCU students, the couple founded the unique mentoring award to highlight the value TCU places on key relationships with faculty and staff which help students develop, succeed and contribute to their communities.
This year's finalists are: Father Charles Calabrese (Roman Catholic campus minister), Janelle Davila (administrative assistant for Ranch Management), Ronald Pitcock (John V. Roach Honors College), and Pamela Stuntz (Psychology).
Joe Butler (University organist) will play for the processional and recessional. The TCU Concert Chorale, under the direction of Dennis Shrock, will perform Janet Pummill's composition, Shout for Joy, Richard Estes will lead the singing of the Alma Mater. University minister Angela Kaufman will deliver the invocation and Newell Williams (president of Brite Divinity School) will give the benediction. As long as offices are covered, all faculty, staff and students are encouraged to attend.
A campus-wide Founders Celebration will begin as soon as Convocation lets out, on the east campus lawn near the statues of Addison and Randolph Clark. To continue a tradition begun two years ago, a collection of TCU memorabilia is on display in Mary Couts Burnett Library, now through Nov. 19.