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The Ceremony

The Inauguration
Inaugural speaker

The Inauguration of President Douglas M. Astolfi

Presiding
Mr. Tom Huff
Chairman, Board of Trustees

Processional
The American Legion Band
Jerome Huff, Director

God Bless America
Holly Harmon, Saint Martin’s University Director of Communication

Welcome
Tom Huff, Chair, Board of Trustees

“Maker’s World”
Saint Martin’s University Chorale
Darrell Born, Director

Invocation
Prioress Laura Swan, O.S.B.

Musical Interlude
Olympia Symphony Orchestra
Directed by Huw Edwards

Occasional Address
Fr. Edward Malloy, CSC President Emeritus, University of Notre Dame

Award of Honorary Degree
President Douglas M. Astolfi

Introduction of the order of ceremony
Tom Huff

Induction of the President
Tom Huff , Abbot Neal Roth, Chief Marshal, Fr. George Seidel , Faculty President Eileen Reilich

Greetings to the President

  The Staff Mary Law, Registrar, Senior Staff member
  The Students Deidre Eaton, President ASSMU
  The Alumni Noah Reandeau, President, Saint Martin’s Alumni Association

Inaugural Address
Douglas M. Astolfi, Ph.D. President of Saint Martin’s University

“Pie Jesu”
Stephanie Yarton, Saint Martin’s Chorale, The Olympia Symphony Orchestra

Benediction
Fr. Benedict Auer, OSB University Chaplain

Recessional
The American Legion Band

The audience is invited to a reception in the Norman Worthington Conference Center following the ceremony.

Inaugural speaker

The Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C.
President Emeritus, University of Notre Dame

The Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., president emeritus of the University of Notre Dame, served the university for 18 years before retiring in 2005. A member of Notre Dame’s faculty since 1974, he continues to teach in the university’s department of theology. Malloy has published six books, edited/ co-edited two others and authored scores of articles and book chapters. His latest book, “Monk’s Notre Dame” was published in fall 2005. Malloy’s doctorate is in Christian ethics from Vanderbilt University. He also is the recipient of 22 honorary degrees and has been honored in many other ways for his long leadership in bettering higher education, promoting community service and combating substance abuse.