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The College’s 56th annual commencement ceremonies,
Sunday, May 18 in Badgley Garden, featured remarks from guest speaker
Ambassador Dennis Ross, who urged for the 288 members of the Class
of 2003, "passion beyond yourselves, belief in something other
than yourselves, no matter which career you choose."
Ross is director and Ziegler Distinguished Fellow
of The Washington Institute for Middle East Policy and served as
Middle East envoy in the first Bush and both Clinton administrations.
He called on the graduates to extend themselves beyond Descartes’,
"I think, therefore, I am,” to instead lead lives of meaning
and purpose. "What I hope for you all," he said, "is
that you truly exist."
President Pamela Gann asked parents to stand and
be recognized, thanking them for personal diligence in their children's
educations. Gann became president of CMC in 1999, the same year
the Class of 2003 entered the College. After commenting upon their
experiences of the last four years, she charged the graduates to
share their education with the greater community.
Professor Marc Massoud, recipient of the Glenn
R. Huntoon Award for Superior Teaching, served as faculty marshal,
and Leshya Wig, valedictorian, was student marshal. The Rev. Catharine
Grier Carlson, chaplain of The Claremont Colleges, led the invocation.
The Latin salutation, Day of Silver, was delivered by graduating
seniors Ian Hopper and Nicholas Snow. William Ascher, vice president
and dean of the faculty, presented candidates for the awarding of
degrees, which were awarded by President Gann and presented by Peter
Barker ’70, chair of the Board of Trustees. The ceremonies
closed with the benediction, delivered by Trista Wendell '03.
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CMC's 56th annual commencement ceremonies unfolded in Badgley Garden
on Sunday, May 18, for 288 graduates.
The lineup: In less than an hour, seniors would follow
the command of President Gann, and move their tassels from left
to right, signifying their completion of bachelor's degrees.
The faculty procession . . .
Graduates tune into parting words from senior class
president Matthew Poladian.
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From:
Inside CMC
June/July 2003
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Alissa Sandford is the online publications editor for the
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