[Chaplain2007] Founders Day

[Pat Richeson]

Founders Day Convocation is Friday, September 23 in Murchison Lane 
Auditorium, Babcock Fine Arts Center at 3p.m.

All classes will have reserved seating at Founders' Day this year and 
all students will be invited to place flowers on Daisy's grave. 
Seniors/sophomores will place white daisies and Juniors/first years will 
place pink daisies.

Juniors ask their little sisters to sit with them in reserved seating on 
the right hand side of the auditorium.

Please arrive early so you are in your seats by 2:50.

Wear comfortable walking shoes.

Memorial Service/Placing of Memorial Flowers will take place in the 
Chapel in case of rain.

First years - this is a part of First Year Orientation!

The Distinguished Alumna Award will be presented to Jo Ann Soderquist 
Kramer, Class of 1964. Jo Ann graduated from Sweet Briar cum laude with 
a Bachelor of Science in Physics. As a graduate student, she was the 
first woman to obtain a Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering from 
the University of Virginia’s School of Engineering. Jo Ann is currently 
Director of Naval Defense System programs for General Dynamics 
Corporation in Burlington, Vermont. At Convocation she will deliver the 
Founders’ Day address, “A Lady Engineer’s Perspective on Leadership.”

Following the convocation, bagpipers will lead the procession up to 
Monument Hill for the ceremony of the presentation of the memorial 
flowers from the sophomores to the seniors at Daisy’s grave. Juniors are 
escorted to the Monument by their sister class, the first years. Seniors 
are escorted to the Monument by their sister class, the sophomores.
Weather permitting, a picnic for the community will be held in the Quad 
after the procession.( Student Commons in the event of rain)We hope that 
the Classes of 2007 and 2009 will participate in this important and 
important and meaningful occasion. See you at 2:50 p.m. in Babcock on 
Friday, September 23!