2 4 1 S T C O M M E N C E M E N T C E R E M O N Y | 2 7 The Code of Academic Costume An 1894 conference of representatives of leading American institutions adopted a uniform code of academic dress. The code was revised by the American Council on Education in 1932 and again in 1959. Black gowns recommended for use have certain characteristics. The bachelor’s gown has pointed sleeves, the master’s has oblong sleeves, and the doctor’s gown has bell‑shaped sleeves. The bachelor and master gowns have no trimmings. The doctor’s gown is faced down the front with black velvet with three bars of the same across the sleeves. The velvet may be the color distinction of the subject to which the degree pertains, agreeing in color with the edging of the hood. For all academic purposes, including trimmings of doctor’s gowns, edging of hoods and tassels of caps, colors associated with different subjects are: Agriculture, Maize; Arts, Letters, Humanities, White; Commerce, Accountancy, Business, Drab; Economics, Copper; Education, Light Blue; Fine Arts, Brown; Journalism, Crimson; Law, Purple; Library Science, Lemon; Music, Pink; Nursing, Apricot; Speech, Silver Gray; Philosophy, Dark Blue; Physical Education, Sage Green; Public Administration, Peacock Blue; Public Health, Salmon Pink; Science, Golden Yellow; Social Work, Citron; Theology, Scarlet. The bachelor’s hood length is three feet, the master’s is three and one‑half feet; and the doctor’s is four feet. The hood for the latter has panels at the side. The hoods are lined with the official color or colors of the college or university which conferred the degree; more than one color is shown by the division of the field color. The hood binding or edging is velvet or velveteen, in widths of two, three and five inches for the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctor’s respectively. The color of the edging should be distinctive of the subject to which the degree pertains. The black academic cap is usually shaped like a mortar board. The tassel is black or the color appropriate to the subject to which the degree pertains. The only exception is the doctor’s cap which may have its tassel of gold thread. (Prepared by Louis E. Schmier, Professor of History) Board of Regents The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia was created in 1931 as part of a reorganization of Georgia’s state government. With this act, public higher education in Georgia was unified for the first time under a single governing and management authority. The governor appoints members of the Board to a seven year term and regents may be reappointed to subsequent terms by a sitting governor. Regents donate their time and expertise to serve the state through their governance of the University System of Georgia – the position is a voluntary one without financial remuneration. Today the Board of Regents is composed of 19 members, five of whom are appointed from the state-at-large, and one from each of the state’s 14 congressional districts. The Board elects a chancellor who serves as its chief executive officer and the chief administrative officer of the University System. The Board oversees the colleges and universities that comprise the University System of Georgia, and has oversight of the Georgia Archives Service and the Georgia Public Library. The Honorable Sonny Perdue Chancellor Board of Regents • Tom Bradbury • Chris Cannon • David B. Dove (Chair) • Richard “Tim” Evans • Erin Hames • Samuel D. Holmes • James M. Hull • Cade Joiner • Patrick C. Jones • C. Everett Kennedy, III • Lowery Houston May • Neil L. Pruitt, Jr. • Harold Reynolds • Dr. Deep J. Shah (Vice Chair) • T. Dallas Smith • Haynes M. Studstill • Mat Swift • James K. Syfan, III
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