On May 27, we went out for sushi for dinner. Ben IMG_1251 Suzanne IMG_1252 and I IMG_1253 admired the mural IMG_1254 but really liked the sushi IMG_1255 itself as Jesse Goodman IMG_1256 was our waitress.

Saturday morning (May 28), as Ben IMG_1257 chose his clothes, Matt Traylor IMG_1258 appeared while Jane IMG_1259 was slowly getting up and then Annie Knickman IMG_1260 arrived to help make the cover for the Around 8 CD. Suzanne IMG_1261 gathered her things and we headed off to the P rade where we stood with IMG_1262 Olga Troyanskya (Computer Science and LSIIG), Emily Pronin (Psychology and Woodrow Wilson School), and Kevin Wayne (Computer Science) and were amused when IMG_1263 Clarence Rowley (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and '95) and IMG_1264 Naomi Leonard (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and '85) passed by. On the way down the hill, I ran into IMG_1265 Beth Lind (Development and '95) with one of her classmates IMG_1266 and on the way back up we saw the remnants IMG_1267 IMG_1268 of a wild party before heading off to Teresa's where this IMG_1269 was our dessert.

May 29 started with Suzanne IMG_1270 having her oatmeal before I ran into IMG_1271 Steven Healy and John Barbour of Public Safety en route to the Baccalaureate.

On May 30, the board had it's Memorial Day meeting and I took a picture of IMG_1272 Nancy Newman with her daughter. Later at the honorary degree dinner, I took a picture of IMG_1273 Eva Gossman.

The main event was on May 31, so we started with a warmup picture IMG_1274 as I trained Sandra to take many of the pictures that followed. But first, she posed with IMG_1275 Beatriz Colomina (Architecture) before helping the PADT people IMG_1276 IMG_1277 IMG_1278 IMG_1279 IMG_1280 IMG_1281 IMG_1282 IMG_1283 get ready for the pictures I was going to take IMG_1284 IMG_1285 IMG_1286 and maybe for the ceremony. Congratulations to Michael Wood (English), Beatriz Colomina (Architecture), Joao Biehl (Anthropology) and Bob Cava (Chemistry) this years winners. I followed with pictures of Joao, his wife and son IMG_1287 IMG_1288 IMG_1289 and then Sandra took them outside IMG_1290 IMG_1291 IMG_1292 IMG_1293 IMG_1294 IMG_1295 for the real rehearsal.

As the assmbled continued, we thanked IMG_1296 Kathy Donnelly for the food and assembled honorary degree winners and friends IMG_1297 as IMG_1298 Bill Russel posed and then IMG_1299 Paul Rauhenbush (Religious Life) and Yo-yo Ma posed. Meanwhile, IMG_1300 Sandie Bermann was getting reading to lead the parade though there were more pictures IMG_1301 IMG_1302 IMG_1303 IMG_1304 to be taken before I posed with IMG_1305 Anne d'Harnoncourt from the Philadelphia Museum of Art and IMG_1306 Karin Trainer showed her joy at the event as IMG_1307 Brian McDonald and I chatted before my pictures with IMG_1308 Wole Soyinka and IMG_1309 Yo-yo Ma as BoB Rawson IMG_1310 pondered life post-trustee. A few more pictures, IMG_1311 IMG_1312 IMG_1313 sent Sandra outside where she watched IMG_1314 Pablo Debenedetti (Chemical Engineering), Hank Dobin (Dean of College), and Thomas Leisten (Art and Archaeology) assemble as Anne Marie IMG_1315 got ready to pose with Kai IMG_1316 as Larry Peterson IMG_1317 and IMG_1318 Jeremy Kashdin (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering) watched. The crowd IMG_1319 continued as IMG_1320 Joe Taylor, my predecessor, appeared in the crowd IMG_1321 and the students IMG_1322 and faculty IMG_1323 seemed ready to march even as Mary IMG_1324 made one last phone call and IMG_1325 Marcia Snowden (Assistant to the President) and Raj Vinnakota (Trustee) posed as did IMG_1326 Laurel Harvey (Administration) getting ready for his first parade.

Now it was getting to be time for our crowd to assemble IMG_1327 IMG_1328 IMG_1329 IMG_1330 IMG_1331 IMG_1332 IMG_1333 and get ready to march, so Chris IMG_1334 and I IMG_1335 had clashing colors as Shirley and Bob Rawson IMG_1336 appeared and I took this picture of IMG_1337 Sandra and Mary who make it all work as they took a picture of the 4 of us IMG_1338 Chris Eisgruber, Shirley Tilghman, Bob Rawson, amd David Dobkin who seem responsible for the parade and get to march last. Then Mark B IMG_1339 appeared and Edwin IMG_1340 watched as the parade IMG_1341 IMG_1342 IMG_1343 IMG_1344 IMG_1345 made its way and the people IMG_1346 Jennifer Bolton IMG_1347 and Jennifer Bolton, Ann Halliday, and Kathy Donnelly who make it all happen breathed a sigh of relief. The crowd moved IMG_1348 IMG_1349 and IMG_1350 2 of the 3 deans -- Anne Marie Slaughter and Maria Klawe -- got ready to march. There was still lots more time for photos IMG_1351 IMG_1352 IMG_1353 IMG_1354 IMG_1355 IMG_1356 IMG_1357 IMG_1358 IMG_1359 IMG_1360 IMG_1361 IMG_1362 before my group led by IMG_1363 Tom Breidenthal was ready to go.

We made our way in IMG_1364 IMG_1365 IMG_1366 IMG_1367 and then Sandra took a break until I started awarding the PADT's IMG_1368 IMG_1369 IMG_1370 IMG_1371 IMG_1372 IMG_1373 IMG_1374 IMG_1375 IMG_1376 IMG_1377 IMG_1378 and then we were marching out past IMG_1379 Marcia Snowden and Susan Kovach who helped the president get to and through this event and back to the medics IMG_1380 IMG_1381 who made sure everyone survived. On the way to lunch, we ran into IMG_1382 Steve Oxman and Bob and Judy Rawson -- the past and future leadership on the board. Once at lunch, IMG_1383 Neta Bachall (Astrophysics) appeared and was recorded. Another successful graduation event. That afternoon, Alex Haldeman '03 IMG_1384 stopped by to give me a picture fromt he Art of Science exhibition.

After the graduation, it was clearly time to celebrate, so we went on tour Gangof4AtTheBeach GangOf4AtTheGates Not to be outdone, the assistants SandraMaryAtBeach SandraMaryMarciaAtBeach took their own trip to the beach.