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Honors Convocation Speakers and Topics

1963: Cornelius Kruse; “The Vocation of the Scholar”
1964: William Poteat; “Persons and Places”
1965: William Poteat; “Learning and Grace”
1966: William Poteat; “Anxiety, Courage and Truth”
1967: Warren Ashyby; “The Student as Artist”
1968: Joseph Bryant, Jr.; “The Vanity of Freedom”
1969: Alan Price; “Equality and Excellence”
1970: Panel; “The Value of Undergraduate Experience”
1971: Mark Appelbaum; :Innovation and Curriculum Reform”
1972: Gilbert Carpenter; “Some Art in the Arts and Sciences”
1973: Randolph Bulgin; “Professors, Students and the Chestnut Tree”
1974: David Campbell; no topic listed
1975: Ron Federico; “Professional Education in the Liberal Arts University”
1976: Joachim Baer; “What an Education”
1977: Walter Puterbaugh; “A Job or a Career,…or?”
1978: Elizabeth Sewell; “Excellence”
1979: Karl Schleunes; “Knowledge and the University”
1980: Tom Tedford; “Freedom and Excellence: Co-Essentials for a Great University
1981: J.D. Minyard; “Equality, Freedom, and Excellence”
1982: Richard Bardolph; “A Little Rebellion Now and Then”
1983: James Fergusson; “Wisdom and Leadership”
1984: Eloise Lewis; “Excellence in the University: Myth or Reality”
1985: Murray Arndt; “Excellence and Creative Pessimism”
1986: Cheryl Logan; “Excellence, Diversity and Other Minds”
1987: Phillip Friedman; “Excellence, Hard Work, and Fun”
1988: Henry Levninson; “Without Apology”
1989: Keith Cushman; “Having it All”
1990: Robert Calhoon; “James S. Ferguson and Academic Excellence”
1991: Aubrey Carlington; “Losing Battles in the Zoo: Excellence as Obligation”
1992: Kate Barrett; “The Responsibility of a Legacy of Excellence”
1993: Walter Beale; “The Varieties of Academic Experience”
1994: Robert Cannon; “Cleared for the Runway”
1995: Bruce Caldwell; “The Academy Under Fire”
1996: Timothy Johnston; “Peace of Mind Guaranteed (Not!)”
1997: Ron Cassell; “The Best Kept Secret”
1998: Kelly Griffith; “Virginia Dare”
1999: Laurie Lake White; “Honors in Civility”
2000: Bennett Ramsey; “Honoring Stories”
2001: Eloise Hassell; “Excellence: A UNCG Tradition”
2002: Dennis Leyden; “40 Years of Celebration”
2003: Tom Kirby-Smith; “Thirty-Five Years of Honors”
2004: Stephen Danford; “Hubris or Humility: Science at the Crossroads”
2005: James Evans; “Yet What Is To Be Expected From Our Pursuit of Happiness?”
2006: Christopher Hodgkins; “Honor Bright”
2007: Terry Nile; “Honors-What’s the Point?”
2008: Svi Shapiro; no topic listed
2009: Porter Aichele; “Excellent Women”
2010: Jonathan Tudge; “Taking the Measure of Excellence”
2011: Sharon Morrison; no topic listed