As Class Flags lined Locust Walk, the Academic Procession got off on the right foot with not only the Penn Band, but bagpipers also leading the way. The Procession was led by Penn’s Vice President and University Secretary Leslie Laird Kruhly serving as the Mace Bearer. Then came Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vincent Price, followed by David Cohen, chair of Penn’s Trustees, as well as Penn’s Commencement Speaker Lin-Manuel Miranda and the other Honorary Degree recipients. Deans, Trustees, officers of the University, faculty, overseers and visiting dignitaries rounded out the Procession. Then came thousands of Penn students who were in the graduating Class of 2016.