Williams College Celebrates 230th Commencement
On Sunday, June 2, 2019, Williams College President Maud S. Mandel conferred bachelor’s degrees on 511 seniors. Master of Arts degrees were awarded to 12 students in the Program in the History of Art, and 26 fellows from the Center for Development Economics received M.A. degrees in Policy Economics.
Check out our social wall dedicated to #Williams2019, and photos from Ivy Exercises, Baccalaureate and Commencement!
The Ceremonies
The Speeches
- Commencement Welcome from President Maud S. Mandel
- Mary-Claire King, Commencement speaker
- Ophelia Dahl, Baccalaureate speaker
- Joseph Wilson Jr., Class Speaker, “Beyond the Valley” (Dewey Prize winner)
- Ari R. Ball-Burack, Phi Beta Kappa Speaker, “The Everything Change”
- Henry Yiheng Lu, Valedictorian, “Communities”
- Tom Gardner ’79, Welcome to the Society of Alumni
Honorary Degree Citations
- Ophelia Dahl, Doctor of Laws
- Roger H. Brown, Doctor of Laws
- Michael Eisenson ’77, Doctor of Laws
- Kevin Roosevelt Moore, Doctor of Music
- Mary-Claire King, Doctor of Science
Emeriti Citations
- Karen B. Kwitter, Ebenezer Fitch Professor of Astronomy, Emerita
- Carol Ockman, Robert Sterling Clark Professor of Art, Emerita
- Shanti M. Singham, Professor of History and Africana Studies, Emerita
- Steven P. Souza, Senior Lecturer in Astronomy, Emeritus
- Peter S. Wells, Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Emeritus
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