Williams College Celebrates 226th Commencement
On Sunday, June 7, 2015, Williams College President Adam F. Falk conferred bachelor’s degrees on 522 seniors. Master of Arts degrees were awarded to 11 students in the Program in the History of Art, and 30 fellows from the Center for Development Economics received M.A. degrees in Policy Economics.
View a recording of the full ceremony.
View Commencement photos here and here.
The Speeches
- Ursula M. Burns, Commencement speaker
- Deval Patrick, Baccalaureate speaker
- Gish Jen, Honorary Degree Recipient
- Mario J. Molina, Honorary Degree Recipient
- Long Dang, Class Speaker, “Figure It Out”
- Lauren Nevin, Phi Beta Kappa Speaker, “Folded, Not Forgotten”
- Emma Harrington, Valedictorian, “Big Hits and Level Heads” (Dewey Prize)
Honorary Degree Citations
- Ursula M. Burns, Doctor of Laws
- Gish Jen, Doctor of Letters
- Mario J. Molina, Doctor of Science
- Deval L. Patrick, Doctor of Laws
Emeriti Citations
- James T. Carlton, Professor of Marine Sciences
- Robert L. Fisher, Jr., Assistant Professor of Physical Education
- Robert D. Kavanaugh, Hales Professor of Psychology
- T. Michael Russo, Assistant Professor of Physical Education
Also receiving emeritus status this year are Marsha I. Altschuler, Biology; William R. Darrow, Religion; and Sherron E. Knopp, English.