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Lavender Graduation Ceremony collection, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries
Collection donated by various donors including the Office of Student Leadership Development, Pasha Roberts, and George Greenia.
This collection includes Lavender Graduation Ceremony programs and printed remarks or speeches from speakers. May 2018 marked the first inaugural Lavender Ceremony at William & Mary. The collection also includes graduation stoles presented to graduates.
Future accruals are expected.
Collection is arranged by accession.
Three tickets.
Speaker notes for the 2019 graduation. Includes speeches from President Katherine A. Rowe, Eric Garrison, Kyle J. Parker (Class of 2019 Student Speaker), Annie Brinkley, and Debroah Fabian (Class of 1971 Keynote Speaker).