The

The Evergreen State CollegeCommencement Ceremonies

College Administration

Board of Trustees Thelma Jackson, Chairperson (Olympia)Herbert Gelman, J.D. (Tacoma)George Mante (Aberdeen)William Robinson, J.D. (Seattle)Jane B. Sylvester (Seattle)

Executive Officers Richard N. Schwartz, M.P.A., Acting PresidentPatrick J. Hill, Ph.D., Vice President and ProvostKaren Wynkoop, B.A., C.P.A., Acting Vice President for

Business

Academic Deans Elizabeth Diffendal, M.A.John H. Perkins, Ph.D.Barbara L. Smith, Ph.D.Ronald G. Woodbury, Ph.D.

Susan Smith, M.S.L.S., Dean of the LibraryLarry Stenberg, M.A., Dean of Enrollment and Student

Services

Former Presidents Charles J. McCann, Ph.D.—1968-77Daniel J. Evans, M.S.—1977-84

Faculty Emeritus Winifred Ingram, Ph.D.—1981

1967

June 10, 1984Campus Plaza

Order of ExercisesFor the Conferring of Degrees

Richard N. Schwartz, Acting President, Presiding

Fanfare The Fanfare and Processional Music, featuring WillardHumphreys, Ph.D., Member of the Faculty, on timpani,and Charles B. Teske, Ph.D., Member of the Faculty, ontrumpet, heralds the beginning of Graduation Exercises.

Processional The Grand Marshall, Ms. Betty Estes, M.A., Member ofthe Faculty (history of science) since 1971, FacultyMeeting Chairperson, leads the processional and carriesthe College Mace.Marshalls are: Elizabeth Diffendal, John H. Perkins,Barbara L. Smith, and Ronald G. Woodbury.

Welcome and Remarks

Invitation from the Julie A. Grant,Alumni Association President, B.A. 1979

Statement To Be Erica Johnson, chairperson, Graduation Committee,Placed in Mace Baccalaureate degree candidate

Graduation Addresses Dr. S. Rudolph Martin, Member of the Faculty (English)since 1971, Academic Dean, 1973-76.Ms. Peg McAdam, Baccaleaureate degree candidate,St. Mary's H.S., Lynn, Mass., 1974.Nina Lee Carter, Master's degree candidate,B.A., The Evergreen State College, 1981.

Guest Address Dr. E. Grady Bogue, Chancellor, Louisiana State Univer-sity in Shreveport. Author of numerous articles andresearch papers primarily on the philosophy of manage-ment in higher education. He has an Ed.D. (educationaladministration and industrial psychology), an M.A. (ad-ministration, curriculum and instruction), and B.S.(mathematics and physical science) from Memphis StateUniversity. He was an American Council on EducationFellow in 1974-75.

Presentation of theCandidates

Conferring of the Degrees Ms. Thelma Jackson, chairperson of the Board ofTrustees.

Name Announcers Michael Hall, B.A., 1974.John Paul Jones, B.A., 1973;

Recognizing the Graduates Richard N. SchwartzPatrick J. HillTrustees: Herbert Gelman, George Mante, WilliamRobinson, Jane B. SylvesterAssisting: Ms. Betty Estes and Ms. Karen Wynkoop

// is requested that the audience remain seated until the recessionalhas been completed.

Closing Circle Please join in singing Alma Mater and Geoduc Fight Song,written (1971) and played by Malcolm Stilson, M.L.,Member of the Faculty (librarianship); directed by GuyNelson.

Alma Mater Omnia Extares, Omnia ExtaresAlma Mater, EvergreenOmnia Extares

Geoduc Fight Song 1. Go, Geoducs go,Through the mud and the sand, let's go.Siphon high, squirt it out,

swivel all about, let it all hang out.

2. Go, Geoducs go,Stretch your neck when the tide is low.Siphon high, squirt it out,

swivel all about, let it all hang out.

Recessional

Reception College Activities Building

This program will last approximately two hours

Alumni Marshalls Scott Baker '77Lynn Garner '74Keith Goehner '78

Richard T. Kelly, Sr. '83Mitchell Lowe '77Ruth Lowe '83

Candidates for Degrees

The following is a list of candidates for degrees. Candidates are listed alphabetically bydegree and date of anticipated completion. Although this is not a final list of all can-didates for this commencement, this program presents as complete and accurate a recordof candidates as was possible at the time of publication. Award of degrees is determinedby the Registrar.

Bachelor of ArtstFall 1983

Karen Jean AndersenRebecca L. AndersenHarold J. BartonKathleen Louise BaughmanWilliam Roy BaynessJanet Lonja BenkeBernard Richard BlackburnHerman D. Colbert, Jr.Kathleen Ann CombsMarjorie B. CoulterMary Louise CrandellSafiya I. CraneDoris Jane CullitonTheresa Mary DallyLeonard Clay DamianGregory Allen DashelBetty J. DavisKarin Jean De DonaKaren L. DenmanDavid M. DoxtaterJanet M. DrewLynda Lee EichScott Elliott*Timothy Dean EricksonJulianne M. ErnstLinda Lu FarsterJane Brooks FieldJohanna Maria GangemiRuth E. GetschelKay K. GarnerUrsula HarveyBeverly Joan HendricksRobin Kathleen HojemApril Mae IsomSharon L. JohnsonCarl Eric KeetonGeoffrey Milan KirkGretchen Baird KottkeEugene Michael LambJudith Ann LarsonClaire Alison LaskeyKwang Jae LeeMary Ann LeightonVictoria Louise Lincoln

Gretchen Alix ListerKathleen Megan ManeriLeslie MarshHeidi Lynn McClureDavid Charles MichlerKathleen Mae MinksDixie Goeschl MizeSally Elizabeth NavarreStephanie Kathryn Nead-PatrieRosalie Ann O'HernLauretta Jane PadgetMary Kathalene PadgettStephen Jenney PaigeJonathan Henry PorterJason S. QuicksilverGladys M. RobinsonLinda Marie RodgersMary Ann RoyalThomas Huge Samuel, JrDeborah Ann SandersWilliam Lloyd ScottMargaret Anne SnyderTaro Bilbo StarbuckMelissa Davis ValzConnie Cloanne Van EgdomCarolyn Jean WalkerDebra Ann WardWilliam Mackinlay WeirDebbie Anne WheelerLori Rene WillJanice Ann Williamson

Bachelor of SciencetFall 1983

Marcela AbadiGeraldine Henrietta BellPatricia Ann ClabaughScott Elliot*Stephen Andrew EricksonRobert A. FilcherDuane Kenneth McDermond, Jr.Steven B. MozelMary I. PurintonMary Ellen Stonecypher SturzaDavid Alan Tinney

Master of Public AdministrationfFall 1984

Thomas N. AnsartJoseph Lawrence Raudebaugh

Bachelor of ArtstWinter 1984

Colleen Georgia AllenJoanne Kay AmiriDavid Wayne ApplebyWilliam Stanleigh ArnoldForrest Leroy AschenbrennerStuart Wayne BakerDennis Dean BauermeisterAlexander Arthur Scott BaxendellPaul F. BeanTracey A. BigelowSusan Stinson BilledeauxBlanche Erika Brosy-MaxwellLinda Ruth BrownellJoseph Murphy CasonPatrice Louise ChambersPenne Lee ChapinDavid Paul ChurmanTheodore Alvin CunninghamR. China DeedKatherine Ann DentonLisa Ann EdwardsJanet Kristine Eidsmoe-WardJeff B. EllingtonDavid Thomas FehsenfeldJanet V. FisherPhyllis Renee GilvenMilton GlennGene Wallace HarrisRonald Lyman HarrowerKenneth Eugene HaverkostGretchen Jennifer HendricksLaura Mary HoeyPriscilla Irene HolcombDavid McClellan HowardDoby JohnsLisa Anne JohnsonNathan Thomas JonesJohn Robert Kenan KelleyEric Alan KesslerWilliam Brook KnowlesClaire Dodd KuhnsKeith R. LoobeyGary Lee LyleMegan Jane MaddenJohn Robert Paul McKillipJoseph Kevin MorinPatrick Gene Morris

Brian Joseph MossHarold Elton Norwood, Jr.Susan Elaine PollockMellyn Ann ReulingLisann Rose RollePablo SchugurenskyPatricia Ann SchulteSusan Kaye ScottDavid Allen SextonRalph Alan SharpGertrud SmailCarol Elizabeth SmithGordon Blackwell Smith*Clare Ellen SpitalnyAustin West St. JohnPeter Cutler St. JohnAngel Jean StokeyJeffery Arthur StraussRichard Lynne TunisonCarol Marie ValentinePeter Burroughs ValentineRuby Whitener WestRonald Matthew WilsonBarbara G. WoottonJanet Ericka WucoKaren Ann Yoder

Bachelor of Science?Winter 1984

Ronald James BaileyCarl Alan BakerKatherine Harter FehsenfeldRex Albert FletcherKarryn Marie FryerRamona Sylvan OwenAnn Elizabeth PotterKaren Louise RienerPhilip M. SchulteGordon Blackwell Smith*Cara Lee StilesLeslie Alison TaylorMarc W. WhitmanWirt M. Wolff

Bachelor of Arts|Spring 1984

Susan Ashton AckerRab ActaeonJulie Marie AdamsMichelle Rene AdkinsCalvin T. AllisonFernando Neftali Altschul

Edward Roderick Alverson*Matthew H. AmsterFrances May AndersonJanet Lee AnthonyWilliam Joseph ArcherYahya Ali BaharWillie Junior BainesMack E. BakerRick J. BaldwinJoan Theresa BarkerCynthia A. BarringtonKenneth John Basye*Elvira A. BaylessTobin Duane BeckSusan Eileen BensmanAmi Gail BensonJacquelyn Brigitte BergerBeverly Y. BerryNadine Rain BicknellBradley Philip BlumGerald Bradley BodineCharles Edward BonsteelThomas Ellis BoozeMichele Marya BoucreeJudith K. BouffiouDarrell L. Boyer*Rachel Beth BreenRobert Remington BristolJohn Joseph Brown, Sr.Angela S. BrownMira M. BrownRoger E. BrownJoy Eleta BrozovskyJocelyn Laura BucciMartha Jane BullockLisanne BurdulisKim Rene BusselleEugene Clifford CadeSusan Dawn CalhounCynthia Marie Cameli*Kenneth Harold CannadyJacqueline Lee CanterburyMilton David CaronKaren Lee CarrMaura Faith CassonJennifer Marie CecilLauren Beth ChildsDebora ClareAngela Louise CochranJudy L. CohnJoan Marie CookArnulfo CordovaDorva Cormier CorpusGinna CorreaPeggy Louise CoxeElisabeth Susan Crandell

Sharon Lea CrispFred W. CrissonOlivia Joyce CurtisErika Spiller CzerniskiRodney B. DalleyEllison Cady DavisJames E. DavisPatricia Ann DeblasioThomas Leonard DiamondMichael Sullivan DirksGeorge DaughertyWilliam Donald DroegeErin Coleen EaganAdolph EhresmannCraig Harlow EidsmoeRobert Patrick EnriquezJudy E. ErbWayne Earl FarrantMichael Lyon FaubionAnthony Bryan FeliceCarlota Torres FeliceShelley Susan FererJan Louise FieldsAlyx Thomas FierDonald James Filmore, Jr.Susan Helene FletcherJoan Marie FlowerbirdGary Ray FontaineHoward Frederick FreyCynthia Gaye FrostAmy Currier GarlingLeslie Ann GallonSheri Mila GersonGwen Carole GibsonTerri Anne GibsonJohn Francis Xavier GillisGena GloarMarian J. GlossnerElissa Jean GoldbergJune Ellen GorceslerLarry Clay GoreSuzanne Cole GreenbergJoan Clare GregoryCharles Griffin, Jr.David Guy GuillelRodney V. HansenOna Michelle Harding-Ahrens*Pamela Kay HarrisMarel HarsladMichelle Patrice HaviarDean Jun HayasakaDoris Janell HayesDenise Marie HeimelLindri Dana HenegarLoretta M. HillGary M. Hirsch

Carolyn Duniway HoffmanKay Lorraine HoffmanSylvia Ann HollisRandall D. HolycrossPeter Martin HumlekerLynn M. HumphreyHiroshi IkeuchiElizabeth Ann IselinNoah JacobsonAnnie Z. JamisonThomas Jamison*Wanda Jean JenkinsWayne Allan JenkinsDaniel Lynn JohnsonDorothy Joan JohnsonErica Lee JohnsonKelli Sue JolleyDora Mae JonesThomas Nathan KayeTimothy Z. KeckCharles Dare Kellogg, Jr.Evelyn Louise KellyDallas Rosemarie KelterRainey Triston KennedyPaul Travis KernKenneth Michael KingJudy R. KirkThomas Hugh KirschnerMarion KirshenOrin Tove KirshnerMolly KnoxMichael KnuthSusan Ann Knulsen*Kurtis G. KoleGary Sleven KristSusan Kay KuzenskiCorine Landrieu-TurnbowCharlotle Jean LarsonJohn Hobart LawrenceDeanna Miller LickeyTeresa Jean LightHenrietta Irene LinvilleDennis Delmer Livingston, Jr.O. H. Perry LloydJackie Walter LocketlNancy Sara LoftnessJill Beverly LounsburySharlene A. LugenbeelTeresa Kay LukeKathrynn LyleJames Stewart Mac IvorAndrew H. MacLeodElizabeth J. MacWhinneyLeanne Michail MansScott Anthony MarkhamJohn Michael Marsh

Cari Lynn MartinKelly Ann MartinGalen Lenard MartindaleRafael MartinezShaina MastersJames MatesonVickie D. MalhesonDebra Ann MalthewsPamela Ann MayPeg G. McAdamAnita Louise MclntoshAndrew Rule McMillan*Sandra Gunderson McQuirkJane Kathryn McSherryValorie L. MedcalfMatthew William MeroJudy Marie MikelMidge D. MillerWilliam Charlton MontagueLaurie MonleroPhilip H. MoorMargarel Lynn MorganSamuel Morris MorganRoberl Allen MorrisonSusan Elizabelh MorrisonAnna Helene MuellerMary Ellen NaddourSusan M. NairMineko NakamuraMichelle L. NeubertAnnette NewmanJohn Waters NielsenDonna Gayle NoonanJanet Lee NudelmanTheodore Nathan O'DellJanel Lynn O'LearyDavid Charles ObergAnnie Marie OksendahlRebecca Roxanne OrendurffRandal William OrlhMarian Moore PalaiaChristopher D. PalmerCynthia Ann PalmerleeTheresa Marie PangrassNicole Panayola Michael PapageorgioPatricia B. ParfittMarilee Ellen ParishRoger Dale Peffer*Johanna Marie PembleRodd Allen PembleDeborah Lynn PiersonTamsel Kay PorterDonovan Lee John PorterfieldLeslie A. PrattBonnie Mae PvamseyMarie L. Raphael

BA & BS Degree

Major Reed, JrCheryl Ann ReedJoan Catherine ReeseLetitia Holladay ReevesKendell G. RhodesMark Alan RohyansBrian E. RootDawn Marie RoweAnson Storrs Rutherford-OldsPatrick F. RyallCheri Saint-AmandDonna Lynn SammonsMegan Sonia SamuelsPatricia Alyse SavelleLillian Ruth SchauerPamela Jo SchroederLaurel Jean SchwisowDavid Jeremy ScottDena Lynn ScroggieDeborah ScurlockAnn Louise SeidnerSharon I. SeifertDavid Christopher Shade!Robert Christopher ShawRena Cecilia ShawverSuzanne Colette ShepherdDeborah Ann ShieldsMelissa Lee ShinnClaudia J. ShobertMari Lee ShrollJanet Rochelle Carol SimonsClaudio Arturo SinclairGregory A. SkeiDuane Lee SoggeDore Elisa SolomonDeborah Diann SteinbergerSonja Elaine StenbergMartha Robinson SwainCaryn Lynn SwanSondra Jean TackettLaura Lynne TaylorRoger TaylorPeter Karl TheisenYvonne Marie ThomasTeri Louise TolanMaria Denise TowlePaul Andrew TraubJeff E. TraugottPeter Brian TuckerTodd Russell TuckerJ. Harold Turner, IIIEva Jacqueline UsadiAndy VengrovePaul D. Von MettenheimChris Alan WagensellerEdgar David Ware

Janet C. WareJohn Kent WasonRobert W. WeaverLesli Ruth WelliverSharon Lee WellsCharles Elliott WhiteDouglas Hunter WhiteCarolyn Mills WhitesideDaniel Scott Willey*David Andrew WilliamsJanice Annette WilliamsSara Margaret WilliamsInez Beverly WilliamsonLinda Jo WinkelmanPeg L. WortmanStephanie Ann WoytukRichard Allen YaleLynne Mariko YamamotoHisami YoshidaCarolyn Theresa YoungKasmir Joseph ZaratkiewiczCaryl H. ZenkerDolores W. Alway ZschomlerMatthew D. Zuvich

Bachelor of Science!Spring 1984

Edward Roderick Alverson*Mark Wilson BarrowsKenneth John Basye*Darrell L. Boyer*John Richard BridgeRobert Edward BurresonCynthia Marie Cameli*Sandra Marie CampbellHoYoung ChungDavid Bradford ClarksonKeith Arnold ClayRussell Rowe ColonMichael DepalmaFrank Christian DepkinPaul Emory DucommunNancy A. EdwardsMary Kay EnslowSaehyung BumDarcy Kay FoxJeffrey Paul GagePaula Fadwah HalabyChristopher Bruce HalsellOna Michelle Harding-Ahrens*Elizabeth Shelton HughesThomas Jamison*Anne M. KennedyDiana Marie KingNanci L. Klinger

Susan Ann Knutsen*Charmane Louise LevackRoger Henry LippmanTammera R. LoughBrenden Kenneth McFarlandGerald Brady McFerranThomas Wade McllwainAndrew Rule McMillan*Francis George NaglichElvera M. NeubauerAaron Charles PailthorpRoger Dale Peffer*Bette Louise PotterEllen Sara RatooshDavid Robert ReedEarl Wayne RowellDale Alan SatherPamela Kay SchaefferAlbert Brown ShepardSue L. SiemensDavid Allan St. GeorgeRobert Uno SteelquistGlair R. TaylorDaniel Scott Willey*

Master of Public AdministrationtSpring 1984

Julie Louise BakerNina Lee CarterJames Robert DannenmillerDavid Keith DelphRichard Allan FinniganClayton Arthur HansonHerbert Leslie JewellPatrick J. KeeganCharles Edward LangenSandy F. LibbeyThomas George LufkinMary Ellen McKainWilliam Norval RiceDavid H. Rosenfeld

Bachelor of ArtsTSummer 1984

Cheryl A. M. AlbrightChristine Elizabeth AlbrightWilliam F. AlbrightJames Gregory ArnoldDavid John CarrMarleen Jolie Chase*Susan E. CohenGail Marie CollinsElizabeth Marie CookeNeal Allen Curtiss

Kathleen Ann DalyAmos DavisCarol DeMentRandolph R. DoleJanet M. DovelArthur William FarleyRobin D. FreundVictoria Brooks GassTeri Anne GibsonCheyenne Nancy GoodmanMary Elizabeth GustRichard Rocco HallLinda S. HastingsMikiko Hatch-AmagaiDennis Eugene HeryfordCory K. HoustonMichele Ann IversonSteven Wayne JamesIan JamisonScott A. KimmittDeborah Ann KrallRobert A. LeffPatrick William MaleyDeena Kaye ManisEric Paul MartinMichael Anthony MartinMary Katherine MoenIvy A. OttoRictor Leigh OverlieMichael Jack PaulsonJoan Heib PerryAndrew Edwin PostonIan McClement PoundsMarjorie Jeannette PringleDaniel Edward PuryearRobin Renee ReedAnthony ReynoldsMary Grace RhodeEvan David RichlandLise Anne RobertsLucy Agnes SchaeferLaurie A. Shannon*Grctchen Jeannene ShockiDaylene Marie SitzmanR. Torrey SmithTerry Anne SterleyRobert Gary StevensWolfgang Minder ThompsonBillie-Gwen TippettRobert Donald Van BelleDens Simeon WilliamsKathleen Ann WrightRiede Wyatt

Bachelor of Science!Summer 1984

Mary Laurance BittingerIan Alexander BrownMarlene Jolie Chase*Calvin Leigh FuquaMaria Soledad GuardaArman Bernard JohnsonLolita Antoinette JohnsonKevin Richard KaiserFrank Dennis KohoutLinda Dee PooleMichele Dee PrestonLila Horning PriceReid Alan Richter

Laurie A. Shannon*Jerry E. ThompsonCynthia Renee Worstell

Masters of Public Administration!Summer 1984

Enrique CantuCarolyn G. DobsonElizabeth Anne HansellDavid John LangenesJoseph Luke PavezaGerald Dean ProbstSteven Michael ShishMichael Joseph ToweyDiana Marie Weeden

Academic Procession and Regalia

The colorful Academic Procession at Evergreen features a faculty column through whichcandidates pass in symbolic review.

The history of academic dress dates far back into the early days of the oldest univer-sities. A statute of 1321 required that all Doctors, Licentiates, and Bachelors of theUniversity of Coimbra (Portugal) wear gowns.

Although the origin of academic dress is still uncertain, most authorities believe itssources are found chiefly in ecclesiastical rather than in civilian dress.

Originally the hood was a Tippet, or shoulder covering, worn by begging Friars in theMiddle Ages. It also served as a head covering. When caps came into fashion in the fif-teenth century, hoods became ornamental and were draped over the shoulder and downthe back. The cap was conferred as a symbol of the Master's Degree and varied greatly.Some were stiff, some soft, some square or round with a tuft in the center. The tassel to-day is an elaboration of the tuft. The "mortar boad" style is from Oxford, but roundand soft caps are also worn today at some universities.

The practice of wearing academic dress in this country dates from 1754 when KingGeorge II chartered King's College (now Columbia College) and transplanted to the Col-onies many of the regulations of Oxford and Cambridge. In time, more sombre colorsreplaced the scarlet of the English universities. During most of the nineteenth century,American colleges and universities had no standard style of academic dress. Many facultywore gowns from European universities where they received their degrees or gowns oflocal origin. Only a few wore hoods, which often were assumed to be articles of ec-clesiastical rather than academic dress.

It wasn't until 1895 that a commission of leading American educators adopted a codestandardizing academic dress. That code is still in effect today although it was modifiedslightly in 1935 and again in 1960. The shape and size of the American hood marks thecollege degree of the wearer, and under the system established by the code, it is possibleat an academic convocation to distinguish at a glance the Bachelor's, Master's, and Doc-tor's, and at the same time recognize the university or college from which the degree wasobtained. Evergreen's colors are forest green and white.

The code provides for three types of gowns. Those worn by the Bachelors are made ofblack worsted material and have long pointed sleeves with two pleats on either side.Masters may wear either black silk or woolen gowns made with long crescent-shaped,

full-length sleeves. The gown has a closed front with fluted shoulders. The Doctors'gowns are black silk and they have full flowing sleeves barred with black or blue velvetand faced with velvet over their entire length. The Board of Trustees wear speciallydesigned attire.

It is the hood which is the most important and distinctive feature of the Americancode. The Master's hood is three and one-half feet long with a three-inch wide velvetband. The Doctor's hood is four feet long with a five-inch velvet band. The velvet bandof the hood symbolizes the wearer's field of study while the lining of the hood recognizesthe official colors of the institution from which the degree was granted.

Listed below are some of the colors which represent fields of study:

Arts and LettersBusiness, Commerce,

AccountingEconomicsEducationEngineeringFine ArtsJournalism

WhiteDrab

CopperLight BlueOrangeBrownCrimson

LawLibrary ScienceMusicPhilosophyPublic AdministrationScienceSocial Science

PurpleLemonPinkDark BluePeacockGold-yellowCitron

Ceremonial Mace

Originally a weapon of offense used in medieval warfare by a king or a great noble, themace has been refined into a symbolic device used on ceremonial occasions. As anacademic device, the mace goes back to 16th century England when Queen Elizabeth Ipresented a replica of her own royal mace to the corporation of the University of Oxfordin 1589. She ordered that it be used in all ceremonies to represent the royal presence andthe authority granted to the university to issue degrees under the royal insignia. KingCharles I made a similar gift to Cambridge University in 1625. Since that time, it hasbecome increasingly the custom for European, and now American, colleges and univer-sities to use ceremonial maces during graduation exercises.

The Evergreen State College ceremonial mace was carried at the head of the com-mencement procession for the first time during the 1982 graduation. The mace is rich insymbolism. Beginning with a square core of Eastern Maple, narrow strips of laminatedmaple and walnut are attached to the core in a cross design. At the open corners, bub-inga, a wood red in color and rich in grain, is inserted. The resulting three-foot columnwas lathed round and represents the tree of life. Nine grooves inlaid with copper denotethe nine levels of life from animal spirit to enlightenment. The copper bands suggest thebonding forces of life.

The cap of the Mace was turned from a single block of locally grown black walnut.The shape is suggestive of a crown and represents the principal integration of knowledgeand experience. To remind us that such an integration is a carefully balanced blend ofdiverse aspects of human nature, there are inlaid four circles symbolizing the four majorways of experiencing the world: thinking, feeling, intuiting and sensing, and the fourmain characteristics of the human mind: wisdom, innocence, introspection, andillumination.

Incorporated into this crown is a unique feature: the center is hollow and has in it asealed vial. It is intended that each year the graduation planning committee will havewritten one page, to be microfilmed and placed in the vial. Each year the committee willexamine the document placed in the mace for the class ten years before and include inthe ceremony some short reflection on that piece. The intention is that the mace is part

of a living event that connects us to our past, demonstrates our belief and faith in ourfuture and maintains a connection between the two.

The Evergreen State College Mace is the gift of former Academic Vice President andProvost, Byron Youtz, who donated the materials and faculty member, Earle McNeil,who gave his time and talent to its creation.

The Evergreen State College

The Evergreen State College is Washington's newest four-year public institution. In 1967,when the Washington State Legislature founded Evergreen, three important charges weregiven: to provide an educational alternative to the existing forms of higher education inthe state, to serve the educational needs of the citizens of Southwest Washington, and tomeet the needs of state and local government.

Since it opened its doors in 1971, Evergreen has established a national reputation forleadership in innovative education. At the core of the Evergreen experience is a commit-ment to interdisciplinary education, small group seminars, narrative evaluations, col-laborative teaching and learning and cooperative education. The college's graduate-levelprograms in public administration and in energy and environmental studies are stronglypublic policy-centered. In addition, Evergreen offers many part-time, evening andweekend programs and courses, as well as recreational/leisure education classes for com-munity members. The three founding charges have been met and they continue to pro-vide special thrusts for the institution.

In recent years, Evergreen has received many honors and accolades. In 1979,Evergreen was awarded a full 10-year accreditation, the highest possible. The visiting ac-creditation team praised Evergreen for a "dedication to a liberal arts education whichpervades the life of the college to an extent virtually unknown in the entire UnitedStates." The Council on Post Secondary Education (CPE) has expanded Evergreen's ser-vice area and has recognized Evergreen as the state's premier public college of arts andsciences.

Other recognition includes:'Ranking in U.S. News and World Report as the top regional liberal arts college in theWest and Midwest.'Selection of Evergreen by New York Times Education Editor Edward Fiske as a "hid-den gem" in higher education, the only public college on his list of 16 lesser-known, bestsmall colleges in the U.S.'Rating by the National Science Foundation of Evergreen as an "exemplary" institutionin the use of computers in undergraduate education.'Awarding of more student-originated-studies undergraduate research grants by the Na-tional Science Foundation than any other college or university in the country.*Praise for Evergreen's focus on the liberal arts and the future from the ChristianScience Monitor to Time magazine to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer to the Olympian.

Evergreen's more-than-6,000 graduates have been part of designing, testing and refin-ing a format for higher education that is considered widely as remarkable, effective, andexciting. In a recent survey, 94% of the college's graduates reported successful placementin jobs, schools or other activities of their choice. Of Evergreen's graduates who have ap-plied to medical or law school, 84% have been accepted—an extraordinary successrecord. Fully 50% of Evergreen's graduates have completed or are currently pursuinggraduate or professional degrees.

Evergreen is a very special community—an extended family. The members of the Classof 1984 can take pride in their academic community, their alma mater. The faculty andstaff are proud of its graduates and extend heartfelt congratulations to its newest alumni.