1.0Commencementhttps://www.clarku.edu/commencementCarol D'Onofriohttps://www.clarku.edu/commencement/author/cdonofrio-s/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="FnscncDfyP"><a href="https://www.clarku.edu/commencement/recipients/ronald-carter/">Ronald Carter</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.clarku.edu/commencement/recipients/ronald-carter/embed/#?secret=FnscncDfyP" width="600" height="338" title="“Ronald Carter” — Commencement" data-secret="FnscncDfyP" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.clarku.edu/commencement/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.clarku.edu/commencement/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2025/01/ron-carter.jpg720720Citation Mr. President, I have the great honor of presenting Ron Carter, legendary jazz double bassist, composer, bandleader, Grammy Award winner, and distinguished educator. Mr. Carter, you are one of the most prolific and influential musicians in the history of jazz. Your rich tone and fluid rhythms have provided the soundtrack for generations of music […]