On October 4, 2019, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends of the college joined together for the inauguration of President Audrey Bilger as the 16th president of Reed College. The inauguration formally welcomed President Bilger to the Reed community and celebrated Reed’s distinctiveness, intellectual traditions, and long-standing commitment to the liberal arts.

PROGRAM

Welcome: Roger M. Perlmutter ’73, Chairman of the Board of Trustees

Greetings on Behalf of Oregon:
The Honorable Earl Blumenauer, U.S. Representative for Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District
Justice Adrienne Nelson, Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court

Greetings on Behalf of Reed College:
Pax Lloyd-Burchett ’21, President of the Student Body, on behalf of students
Nigel J. Nicholson, Dean of the Faculty & Walter Mintz, Professor of Classics, on behalf of faculty
Hugh Porter, Vice President for College Relations, on behalf of staff
Jinyoung Park ’11, President, Alumni Board, on behalf of alumni

Reading: “To Ampersand, with Love,” written and read by Shadab Zeest Hashmi ’95

Jazz Trio Performance:
Nolan Anderson ’20, guitar
Nikhil Wadhwa ’19, guitar
Elihu Knowles ’20, drum set

Keynote Address: Yoon Sun Lee, Professor of English, Wellesley College

Investiture of the President

Inaugural Address: Audrey Bilger, President of Reed College

Special Musical Performance: “Sincera” sung by Claudia Brant, performing with Henry Alberto Castro Carrion