Procession and Ceremony
Inaugural Procession
Prelude & Processional
Majestic Brass Quintet
The Academic Procession
Bagpiper
Jonathan Henken
U.S. Flag
Ryan Irving ’24
Dartmouth Flag
Leland E. Hemgren ’25
Chief Marshal
David F. Kotz ’86
President
Sian Leah Beilock
Presidents Emeriti
Philip J. Hanlon ’77
Jim Yong Kim
College Usher
Susanne Mehrer
Trustees
College Steward
Cheryl A. Bascomb ’82
Eagle Staff Bearer
Brandyn M. Humberstone ’22
Trustees Emeriti Marshal
Robert W. Lasher ’88
Trustees Emeriti
Platform Group
Speakers
Iara M. Backes, Guarini ’22, MED ’24
Jessica M. Chiriboga ’24
Vijay Govindarajan
Sarah Harris ’00
Shinobu Kitayama
Allie K. Miller
Christina Hull Paxson
Chloe Poston
Beth Regan
Rev. Nancy A.G. Vogele ’85
Deans
Alexis Abramson
Scott C. Brown
Duane A. Compton
F. Jon Kull ’88
Matthew J. Slaughter
Elizabeth F. Smith
Faculty and Delegate Marshals
Samuel Levey
Jane E.G. Lipson
Barbara Will
Institutional Delegates
Faculty and Administrators
Procession Announcement
Donald E. Pease, the Ted and Helen Geisel Third Century Professor in the Humanities
Welcome and Introduction of Guests
David F. Kotz ’86, Provost
Invocation
The Rev. Nancy A.G. Vogele ’85, Chaplain and Director of the William Jewett Tucker Center
Blessing
Beth Regan, Council of Elders Vice Chairwoman, Mohegan Tribe
Greetings to the President
New Hampshire Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, ex officio member of the Board of Trustees
Dartmouth College Glee Club
Dartmouth Undying
Message from the Undergraduate Student Body President
Jessica M. Chiriboga ’24
Message from the Graduate Student Body Representative
Iara M. Backes, Guarini ’22, MED ’24
Message from Co-chairs of Inauguration Advisory Committee
Chloe Poston, Vice President for Culture, Belonging, and Strategic Engagement
Vijay Govindarajan, the Coxe Distinguished Professor, Tuck School of Business
Greetings on Behalf of the Academy
Shinobu Kitayama, the Robert B. Zajonc Collegiate Professor of Psychology, University of Michigan
Remarks on Innovation
Allie K. Miller, Artificial Intelligence Business Leader and International Speaker
Dartmouth College Gospel Choir
You’re Awesome (by Greg Kelly)
Introduction of the President
Christina Hull Paxson, President, Brown University
Installation of the President
Elizabeth Cahill Lempres ’83, Thayer ’84, Chair of the Board of Trustees
Remarks About the Wampum Belt
Sarah Harris ’00, Native American Visiting Committee; Vice Chairwoman, Mohegan Tribe
Welcome to the Wheelock Succession and Presentation of the Wentworth Bowl
Philip J. Hanlon ’77, Dartmouth President Emeritus
Inaugural Address
Sian Leah Beilock, President
Singing of Alma Mater
Recessional