School of Law Commencement Ceremony

Commencement Ceremony

Prelude

Ceremonial Music for Brass and Organ

Processional

“Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1,” Edward Elgar

Invocation

The Rev. Janet F. Fuller, University Chaplain

National Anthem

“The Star Spangled Banner,” Francis Scott Key
Led by Edwina Osaremwindamen Oluwasikemi Avbuere L’20

Welcome

Kia LaShon Barrett L’20

Student Address

Hannah Quinn Lundquist L’20

David Gergen Award for Leadership and Professionalism

Presented by Andrew J. Haile, Associate Professor of Law

Introduction of the Speaker

Luke Bierman, Dean and Professor of Law

Address

Chief Judge Roger L. Gregory, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Presentation of the Candidates for Degrees

Aswani Volety, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs

Conferring of Degrees

Connie Ledoux Book, President

Recognition of the Graduates

Dean Bierman
Enrique Armijo, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law

Charge to the Graduating Class

President Book

Recessional

Prelude to the Te Deum, Charpentier

Musicians

In Memoriam

Elon University School of Law remembers the contributions and legacy of Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law George R. Johnson, Jr., who died November 15, 2020, following a lengthy illness. Dean Johnson was a graduate of Columbia Law and was a founding faculty member of Elon Law. He guided Elon Law through its first accreditation process with the American Bar Association and served as a mentor to countless students, notably in his role as an advisor to the Black Law Students Association. The Class of 2020 honors the memory of Dean Johnson with his posthumous election to serve as a Commencement faculty marshal.