Schedule and Program
Ceremony and Reception
Inauguration Ceremony
2 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 2
McCain Auditorium | 1501 Goldstein Circle, Manhattan, KS
Reception to immediately follow in the lobby.
Ceremony Program
I. Prelude
- Slavonic Dance #8
- Antonin Dvorak; Performed by Kansas State University Symphony Orchestra; Rachel Dirks, Director of Orchestral Studies; Russell Clark, Orchestral Graduate Teaching Assistant
- Variations on a Shaker Melody (from “Appalachian Spring”)
- Aaron Copland; Performed by Kansas State University Symphony Orchestra; Rachel Dirks, Director of Orchestral Studies; Russell Clark, Orchestral Graduate Teaching Assistant
II. Processional
- Pomp and Circumstance No.4 in G Major
- Sir Edward Elgar; Performed by: Kansas State University Symphony Orchestra; Rachel Dirks, Director of Orchestral Studies; Russell Clark, Orchestral Graduate Teaching Assistant
III. Master of Ceremonies
- Charles Taber, Provost and Executive Vice President
IV. Order of Procession
- Mace Bearer, Don Saucier, President, Faculty Senate, Professor of Psychological Sciences
- Marshal, Beth Montelone, Senior Associate Vice President for Research, Professor of Biology
- Kansas Board of Regents
- State of Kansas University Chancellor and Presidents
- Kansas State University President’s Cabinet
- Kansas State University College Deans
- Delegates from Academic Institutions
V. Presentation of the Colors
- Kansas State University U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force ROTC Color Guard
VI. National Anthem
- The Star-Spangled Banner
- Music by John Stafford Smith; Words by Francis Scott Key; Performed by Kansas State University Symphony Orchestra & Concert Choir; Rachel Dirks, Director of Orchestral Studies; Russell Clark, Orchestral Graduate Teaching Assistant; Julie Yu, Co-Director of Choral Studies; Sydney Anderson, Choral Graduate Teaching Assistant
VII. Invocation
- Father Gale Hammerschmidt, Pastor, St. Isidore’s Catholic Student Center
VIII. Welcome and Introduction of Platform Party
- Carl Ice, Vice Chair, KBOR
- Jon Rolph, Chair, KBOR
- The Honorable Laura Kelly, Governor of Kansas
- Mrs. Sally Linton, First Lady, Kansas State University
- Richard H. Linton, President, Kansas State University
- Don Saucier, President, Faculty Senate, Professor of Psychological Sciences
- Monica Macfarlane, President, University Support Staff Senate
- Parker Vulgamore, 2022-2023 Student Body President
- Father Gale Hammerschmidt, Pastor, St. Isidore’s Catholic Student Center
- Sabri Ciftci, Professor of Political Science, Kansas State University, Manhattan Islamic Center
IX. Greetings
- Don Saucier, President, Faculty Senate, Professor of Psychological Sciences
- Monica Macfarlane, President, University Support Staff Senate
- Parker Vulgamore, 2022-2023 Student Body President
X. Greetings from the People of Kansas
- The Honorable Laura Kelly Laura Kelly, Governor of Kansas
XI. President’s Introduction
- Carl Ice, Vice Chair, KBOR; Chair, Kansas State University Presidential Search Committee
XII. The Investiture Charge to the President
- Jon Rolph, Chair, KBOR
XIII. President’s Address
- Richard H. Linton, President, Kansas State University
XIV. Alma Mater
- Kansas State University Alma Mater
- H.W. Jones and A. Rodriguez; Performed by Kansas State University Symphony Orchestra & Concert Choir; Rachel Dirks, Director of Orchestral Studies; Russell Clark, Orchestral Graduate Teaching Assistant; Julie Yu, Co-Director of Choral Studies; Sydney Anderson, Choral Graduate Teaching Assistant
XV. Benediction
- Sabri Ciftci, Professor of Political Science, Kansas State University, Manhattan Islamic Center
XVI. Recessional
- Finale, Symphony No. 5
- Ludwig van Beethoven; Performed by Kansas State University Symphony Orchestra; Rachel Dirks, Director of Orchestral Studies; Russell Clark, Orchestral Graduate Teaching Assistant