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On May 23, over 300 of the 569 members of the class of 2020 returned to Wellesley for their official commencement exercises, kicking off their first reunion weekend.
WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS: Alex Diesl, College Marshal
INVOCATION & LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT : Amira Quraishi, College Chaplain and Muslim Life Coordinator
SPECIAL WELCOME : Stephanie Hsieh ’89, Wellesley College Alumnae Association Board President
ALMA MATER : Led by Tiffany Sharma ’20 and former choir members
COLLEGE REMARKS President Paula A. Johnson, Introduced by Stephanie Hsieh ’89
FACULTY REFLECTIONS: Stacie Goddard, Betty Freyhof Johnson ’44 Professor of Political Science and Associate Provost, Wellesley in the World ; Donald E. Elmore, Michael and Denise Kellen ’68 Chair in the Sciences; Professor of Chemistry
STUDENT SPEAKER : Katie Hodges ’20
CLASS PRESIDENT REMARKS: Crystalina Guo ’20, Class President
RECOGNITION OF GRADUATES
IN MEMORIAM: Moment of silence for Sammy Lincroft ’20 and Sama Mundlay ’20
MUSICAL TRIBUTE “ America the Beautiful” Performed by Tiffany Sharma ’20, joined by the audience, Introduced by Erin Corcoran ’13, Assistant Vice President for Alumnae Relations and Global Engagement
BENEDICTION : Amira Quraishi, College Chaplain and Muslim Life Coordinator
CLOSING REMARKS: Erin Corcoran ’13
On May 23, over 300 of the 569 members of the class of 2020 returned to Wellesley for their official commencement exercises, kicking off their first reunion weekend.
WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS: Alex Diesl, College Marshal
INVOCATION & LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT : Amira Quraishi, College Chaplain and Muslim Life Coordinator
SPECIAL WELCOME : Stephanie Hsieh ’89, Wellesley College Alumnae Association Board President
ALMA MATER : Led by Tiffany Sharma ’20 and former choir members
COLLEGE REMARKS President Paula A. Johnson, Introduced by Stephanie Hsieh ’89
FACULTY REFLECTIONS: Stacie Goddard, Betty Freyhof Johnson ’44 Professor of Political Science and Associate Provost, Wellesley in the World ; Donald E. Elmore, Michael and Denise Kellen ’68 Chair in the Sciences; Professor of Chemistry
STUDENT SPEAKER : Katie Hodges ’20
CLASS PRESIDENT REMARKS: Crystalina Guo ’20, Class President
RECOGNITION OF GRADUATES
IN MEMORIAM: Moment of silence for Sammy Lincroft ’20 and Sama Mundlay ’20
MUSICAL TRIBUTE “ America the Beautiful” Performed by Tiffany Sharma ’20, joined by the audience, Introduced by Erin Corcoran ’13, Assistant Vice President for Alumnae Relations and Global Engagement
BENEDICTION : Amira Quraishi, College Chaplain and Muslim Life Coordinator
CLOSING REMARKS: Erin Corcoran ’13
