NOTES ON ACADEMIC REGALIA
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION
The attire worn by the graduates, faculty, and officers of the University for Commencement exercises has historic roots in the distant medieval past. Dressed in cap and gown, graduates and professors form part of a long tradition, which dates back to Paris, Bologna, Oxford and Cambridge. The precise origins of the several parts of the academic garb are not easy to discover. However, since medieval students enjoyed the status of clerics during their University years, one may assume that their attire found its inspiration in the clerical dress of medieval times. The gown seems to be an adaptation of the robe of the friar or priest; the hood resembles the monk’s or friar’s cowl; and the mortarboard cap may have evolved from the skullcaps that were needed to protect against the drafts of medieval classrooms. Academic attire began to appear on campuses in the United States in the late 1890s. Since that time, its use has become universal for University functions, and its pattern is highly uniform.
UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS P. Barry Butler, Ph.D.
President
Rodney Cruise Kelly Dowling
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Senior Vice President for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Senior Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Randy Howard, Ph.D. Jason M. Ruckert, Ph.D. Anette M. Karlsson, Ph.D. John R. Watret, Ph.D. Ginger Pinholster Jeremy Ernst, Ph.D. Charlie Sevastos, J.D.
Senior Vice President for Enrollment Management, Marketing and Student Affairs
Chancellor, Prescott Campus Chancellor, Worldwide Campus Vice President for Communications
Vice President for Research and Doctoral Programs
Vice President and General Counsel
THE HOOD The hood at first seems to have been worn over the head and was attached to the gown. When the skullcap was introduced, the hood was retained but detached and worn much as it is today. Each degree (bachelor, master, doctor) has a special hood, which varies in length. The doctor’s also varies in pattern. The color or colors with which the hood is lined are those of the college or university, which granted the wearer’s degree — for example, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, is known by the gold chevron on the field of royal blue. The colored velvet binding or edging of the hood, in different widths for the bachelor, master, and doctor, is the key to the faculty granting the degree. The colors follow the same scheme indicated above for the panels of the doctor’s gown. The particular field of graduate study is indicated by the color of the satin binding:
THE GOWN The bachelor’s gown is a yoked, closed-front garment, with long, pointed sleeves; the master’s gown has full, bell-shaped sleeves. Only the doctor’s gown is trimmed — with velvet panels down the front and three velvet bars on each sleeve. Black is also proper for the color of the gown; however, some universities have adopted distinctive colors for these gowns, and the wearer has the option of wearing his/her school color or black. Though black velvet is proper trimming for all doctor gowns, the color of the panels and sleeve bars is often varied, in order to indicate the faculty that granted the wearer’s degree:
WORLDWIDE ADMINISTRATION Jim Solti, Ph.D. Vice Chancellor for Student Success William J. Muldoon Vice Chancellor for Business Development & Professional Education Matthew Flaherty Vice Chancellor and Head of Asia Israel Treptow
Becky Lutte, Ph.D. Chair, Department of Aviation Graduate Studies, College of Aviation Karl Siebold, Ph.D. Interim Dean, School of Engineering, College of Aviation David Thirtyacre, Ph.D. Chair, Department of Flight, College of Aviation Matthew Earnhardt, Ph.D. Associate Dean, College of Business Rachel Vigness, Ph.D. Assistant Dean of Student Success and Accreditation, College of Business Ron Mau, Ph.D. Chair, Business Administration Aaron Glassman, D.M. Chair, Management and Technology, College of Business Jim Marion, Ph.D. Chair, Decision Sciences, College of Business
Beverly Wood, Ph.D. Interim Chair, Mathematics, Science and Technology, College of Arts & Sciences Tanya Corbin, Ph.D. Chair, Security and Emergency Services, College of Arts & Sciences Michelle Whisenhant, Ph.D. Interim Department Chair, Behavioral and Social Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences Brian Sanders, Ph.D. Assistant Dean of Curriculum and Accreditation, College of Aviation Keith Wilson, Ph.D. Assistant Dean of Curriculum and Accreditation, College of Aviation Don Toups, Ph.D. Chair, Aviation English, College of Aviation Bettina Mrusek, Ph.D. Chair, Department of Aviation Undergraduate Studies, College of Aviation
Vice Chancellor and Head of Central and South America Dean Goon, Ed.D. Dean of Academic Innovation Alexander Siedschlag, Ph.D. Dean, College of Arts & Sciences Kenneth Witcher, Ph.D. Dean, College of Aviation Maneesh Sharma, Ph.D. Dean, College of Business Donna Roberts, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Faculty and Professor, College of Arts & Sciences Debra Bourdeau, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Student Success and Academics, College of Arts & Sciences
Dark Blue for Philosophy Light Blue for Education White for Arts and Letters Gold-Yellow for Science Orange for Engineering Purple for Law Brown for Management
Gold for Human Factors and Systems Lemon for Engineering Physics Silver for Aeronautics Drab Brown for Business Administration, Business Administration in Aviation Management, Aviation Finance and Project Management Orange for Aerospace Engineering, Cybersecurity Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, Unmanned and Autonomous Systems Engineering, Software Engineering and Multidisciplinary Engineering
THE CAP The mortarboard has become the universally accepted style in colleges and universities of the United States. Many European institutions still retain distinctive forms of academic headdress. The doctor, following graduation, has the right to wear a gold tassel on the mortarboard; black, however, is perfectly proper. The practice of varying the color of the tassel on the others has gained acceptance: White for Arts
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Michael Amalfitano Melbourne, FL John Amore
David B. O’Maley Cincinnati, OH Glenn Ritchey Daytona Beach, FL Jean G. Rosanvallon New York, NY Zane Rowe Los Altos, CA Jon Slangerup Los Angeles, CA
Janet Kavandi, Ph.D. Louisville, CO Neal Keating Windermere, FL General Ronald Keys, Ph.D. HC Acworth, GA Joseph Martin, Ph.D. HC Naples, FL Sally Mason, Ph.D.
Palm Beach, FL Kenneth Dufour Rockford, IL
Charles Duva, M.D. Ormond Beach, FL Jim W. Henderson, Ph.D. HC Orlando, FL Mori Hosseini, Ph.D. HC Ormond Beach, FL
Gold-Yellow for Science Dark Blue for Philosophy Light Blue for Education Drab Brown for Commerce Red for Technology Purple for Law Orange for Engineering
Hilton Head, SC Steven Nordlund St. Louis, MO
HC = Honoris Causa
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