{"id":140,"date":"2012-04-24T17:27:19","date_gmt":"2012-04-24T17:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/inauguration\/?page_id=140"},"modified":"2023-02-09T16:59:48","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T20:59:48","slug":"inaugural-steering-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clayton-spencer\/clayon-spencer-inauguration\/inaugural-steering-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Inaugural Steering Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Inaugural Steering Committee is led by Meg Kimmel, Assistant Vice President for Communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Traditions and Installation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Pat Webber (chair)<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 Acting Director of Archives and Special Collections<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pam Baker &#8217;70 \u2014 Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Myron Beasley&nbsp;\u2014 Assistant Professor of African American Studies and American Cultural Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carl Straub&nbsp;\u2014 Professor Emeritus of Religion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sawyer Sylvester&nbsp;\u2014 Professor of Sociology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jay Burns \u2014 Editor, <em>Bates Magazine<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>James Reese&nbsp;\u2014 Associate Dean of Students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gomes Chapel Dedication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Rev. 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Moody Jr. Family Professor of Performing Arts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Katalin Vecsey&nbsp;\u2014 Senior Lecturer in Theater<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bill Low&nbsp;\u2014 Curator at the Museum of Art<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dan Mills&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;Director of the Museum of Art and Lecturer in the Humanities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John Corrie&nbsp;\u2014 Lecturer in Music<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kerry O&#8217;Brien&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;Assistant Dean of the Faculty<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seth Warner&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;Manager of the Olin Arts Center<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Doug Welsh &#8217;15&nbsp;\u2014 Student<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Special Events\/Hospitality<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Leah Gailey &#8217;97 (co-chair)<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;Director of Mount David Society Giving<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Leigh Weisenburger (co-chair)<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 Director of Admission<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Christina 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