Williams College Celebrates 219th Commencement
Williams College President Morton Owen Schapiro conferred bachelor’s degrees on 510 seniors at Commencement, Sunday, June 1, 2008. Eleven students in the Program in the History of Art and 24 fellows from the Center for Development Economics received master’s degrees.
World-renowned sculptor Richard Serra delivered the Commencement Address. Three graduating seniors also spoke. Zachary Thomas, a physics and economics major from Pelham, NY, delivered the Valedictory Address; Erika Williams, a biology major from Fairport, NY, was the Phi Beta Kappa speaker; and Gordon Phillips, an economics and mathematics major from McLean, VA, was chosen by his classmates as Class Speaker.
In addition to Serra, President Schapiro conferred honorary degrees to financial director and advisor Robert Lipp, British economist Frances Cairncross, women's health advocate Dr. Nawal Nour, and former Secretary of State George Shultz.
Speeches, Honorary Degree Citations, and Press Releases
Planning Ahead?
Next year's Commencement will be held on June 7, 2009. Information will be posted here as it becomes available.