Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton (left) and James E. McLeod, vice chancellor for students and dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, congratulate students at the Dec. 4 Degree Candidate Recognition Ceremony in Graham Chapel. Robert E. Thach, Ph.D., dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, assisted Wrighton and McLeod in the ceremony. Edward N. Wilson, Ph.D., professor of mathematics in Arts & Sciences and grand marshal, presided over the event, at which 541 degree candidates were recognized. In addition to Wrighton, Robert R. Archibald, president of the Missouri Historical Society, delivered remarks.