Commencement

Boyd Lee Spahr at Commencement, 1961

Boyd Lee Spahr, Class of 1900 and a member of the Board of Trustees, sits in the audience at Commencement in the Alumni Gymnasium on June 4, 1961.

Barbara Stauch at Commencement, 1986

Barbara Stauch ('86) walks through the crowd at Commencement on May 18, 1986.

Adlai Stevenson III at Commencement, 1976

United States Senator Adlai Stevenson III (center) receives an honorary Doctor of Laws from President Banks while trustee Samuel Witwer ('30) looks on at Commencement on May 16, 1976.

Susan Stewart receives honorary degree, 1998

Susan A. Stewart '73 receives an honorary Doctor of Letters degree at the 1998 Commencement ceremony on May 17, 1998. Stewart is the Donald T. Regan Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania.

Left to Right: Professor Susan Perabo ; Dean Betsy Emerick ; Dr. Stewart ;...

William Stringfellow receives Honorary Degree, 1970

President Howard Rubendall ('31) presents William Stringfellow with an honorary degree at Commencement on May 24, 1970. Professor William Dornemann is standing behind Stringfellow.

Student at Commencement, 1992

A student takes a picture with their younger sibling or relative after Commencement on May 24, 1992.

Student at Commencement, 1993

A woman pins a rose to a student's gown at Commencement on May 23, 1993.

Student procession at Commencement, 1987

Two faculty members watch the procession of students along W. High Street at Commencement on May 17, 1987.

Students at Commencement, 1954

A group of students stand on the Academic Quad in front of Old West at Commencement on June 13, 1954.

Students at Commencement, 1981

A student stands with balloons at Commencement on May 17, 1981.

Students at Commencement, 1983

A group of students at Commencement on May 22, 1983.

Students at Commencement, 1989

A group of students sit in the audience at Commencement on May 21, 1989.

Students at Commencement, 1990

Students receive their hoods during Commencement in the Kline Center on May 20, 1990.

Eileen Bear (far right) is helping students with their hoods.

Students at Commencement, 1991

Students stand on the steps of Old West after Commencement on May 19, 1991.

Front Row from left to right: Liz Evans, Amanda Rowe-Beddoe and Andrea Wanner

Back Row: Todd Fishburn, Tim McGlinh, and Sandy Sommer

Students at Commencement, 1991

View of a student's graduation cap with a message that reads "Thanks Mom & Dad" at Commencement on May 19, 1991.

Students at Commencement, 1994

A student hugs a family member over the wall on the academic quad as students line up for Commencement on May 22, 1994.

Students at Commencement, 1998

Two students look at a Commencement program on May 17, 1998.

Students at Commencement, 1999

Panoramic view of students sitting at Commencement on May 16, 1999.

Students at Commencement, 1999

Panoramic view of a group of students standing in front of Old West during Commencement on May 16, 1999.

Students at Commencement, 2000

A group of students stand at the flag pole on the John Dickinson Campus after Commencement on May 14, 2000.

Students celebrate after Commencement, 1983

Two students give thumbs up in the Kline Center after Commencement on May 22, 1983.

Students celebrate after Commencement, 1988

Three students pose for pictures after Commencement on May 18, 1988. 

Left to right: James F. Lang ('88), Andew Hurdman ('88), and Wendy Greene ('88)

Students celebrate after Commencement, 1990

A student hugs another student after Commencement on May 20, 1990.

Students in Old West at Commencement, 1996

Students stand in Old West before they walk down the steps at Commencement on May 19, 1996.

Students outside the Kline Center at Commencement, 1990

Students gather outside the Kline Center and look at a Commencement program on May 20, 1990.

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