Rollins College Arts and Sciences May 2009 Graduation

College of Arts & Sciences Honors Students on Mothers Day

Graduates, parents, families, friends, faculty and staff packed the Warden Arena on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 10, for the commencement ceremony of the College of Arts & Sciences, during which more than 300 graduates received diplomas.

Rollins President Lewis Duncan opened the ceremony and reminded graduates of their time at Rollins. You went on to take part in the first Campus Movie Fest, the first Dance Marathon and helped implement the Academic Honor Code. You reached out to children of Fern Creek Elementary, the homeless and the victims of Hurricane Katrina. You are indelibly part of Rollins history.

Rabbi David Kay of the Congregation Ohev Shalon gave the invocation. Highlights of the ceremony included the presentation of Honorary Doctorates of Humane Letters to Trudie Kibbe Reed, president of Bethune-Cookman University, and Ed Hayes, retired Orlando Sentinel columnist. In addition, Professor of Mathematics Doug Child, Professor of Physics Don Griffin, Professor of Music Edmund LeRoy and Professor of Education Alden Moe were elevated to Emeritus status.

Class of 2009 Valedictorian, Jenna Lynn Mielzynski, a waterski champion who majored in biochemistry and minored in molecular biology and graduated with a perfect 4.0 GPA, read some lyrics from the current Miley Cyrus song The Climb:
More: http://www.rollins.edu/news/2009/05/commencement2009.html

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