Installation: Iowa State University

Presidential installation Installation homepage		DURING THE CEREMONY A friend, an opera star and an alumnus are among participants in the installation of Gregory Geoffroy as Iowa State's 14th president at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, in Stephens Auditorium. Geoffroy will be introduced by Graham Spanier, president of The Pennsylvania State University and Geoffroy's friend. International opera star and Iowa State artist-in-residence Simon Estes will sing "Come dal ciel precipita" from Macbeth by Verdi. And, ISU alumnus Jonathan Saggau's composition, "Dismantling the Silence," will be performed by the ISU Wind Ensemble. Saggau's composition was commissioned by the university as the Fanfare for President Geoffroy's installation. Following is more information on these three: Graham B. Spanier An Iowa State University alumnus, Graham Spanier is a national leader in higher education. Currently the president of The Pennsylvania State University, he has been the chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Oregon State University and vice provost for undergraduate studies at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Spanier chaired the Kellogg Commission on the Future of State and Land-Grant Universities and is chair of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges Council of Presidents and chair of the NCAA Division I Board of Directors. He graduated from Iowa State University with bachelor's and master's degrees in sociology. The friendship between Graham Spanier and Gregory Geoffroy began when both were faculty on the campus of Penn State, and deepened during the years they worked together at Penn State as administrators. Simon Estes In the opera world, the name Simon Estes is synonymous with success. He has performed with every major international opera company as well as performing as a recitalist and orchestral bass-baritone. Currently an adjunct professor and distinguished artist-in-residence at Iowa State University, Estes was born in Centerville, Iowa, is a graduate of The University of Iowa and has taught at The Julliard School. As an involved citizen and leader, he is promoting peace through international and intercultural understanding and respect. He has established numerous scholarship organizations to ease the financial burden for students, and in 1993 created the Simon Estes International Foundation for Children to provide financial assistance to underprivileged children around the world. In 1997, Iowa State honored his professional and humanitarian efforts by conferring upon him an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree. Jonathan A. Saggau Recognized for his superior creative talent at such a young age, Jonathan Saggau has a bright future as a composer. A native of Ankeny, Iowa, and a 2001 graduate of Iowa State University with a bachelor's degree in music, he was named one of nine winners in the prestigious 2001 BMI Student Composer Awards competition this past spring. More than 450 manuscripts were submitted by student composers (aged 15 to 26) from around the world. Saggau is currently enrolled in Boston's New England Conservatory of Music, where he is studying for his M.M. degree in composition.

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