O'Neille, if you ain't already you GOTTA get you one of them most cool soft Doctor's caps to wear with your regalia....

One of the great joys of being in the academic regalia business was to watch the faculty procession lead the way and see all the varieties of colors in hoods, caps, and robes - from all nations sometimes.

Commencement was the one time of year the universities could really focus on academics and academic achievement rather than their athletic programs.

And, every now and then high school faculty would wear their regalia for high school commencement. I can't think of a better way to motivate graduating high school students to continue their education or for a high school to show the caliber of their faculty and the range of their expertise. Too bad elementary and high school educators aren't paid some sort of stipend to be able to purchase their own academic regalia to wear at commencements.

Ron