SBS Senior Celebration Ceremony: Photos
Well over 900 graduates attended the SBS Senior Celebration Ceremony on May 14 at the Mullins Center. Reminding them that only about a quarter of our nation's adult population holds college degrees, Dean Robert Feldman challenged them to use their intelligence, talent and motivation to improve the fortunes of others. Each department and program individually recognized students by reading names and offering congratulations with a commemorative UMass medal and a souvenir SBS water bottle. Word on the street: “We loved the music. And the Jumbo-trons. I had no idea it would be so great!”
Many thanks to Tracy Tudryn, dean's assistant, for creating all of the images below. We've tried to ID as many as possible. If you can ID others, please let us know!
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Alan Gaitenby (legal studies) and Diane Curtis, pre-law advisor, with Maura Anderson |
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Political scientists: Carlene Edie, Dave Kelley, and MJ Peterson |
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Kevin Crocker, economics, and Brigitte Holt, anthropology |
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Journalism faculty Brian McDermott, Marc Berman, Steve Fox, and BJ Roche |
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Seniors enjoy snacks in the tent |
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Friends! |
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Katherine Mallory, David Mednicoff, and Deborah Reiter of STPEC |
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Professor Robert Faulkner with students |
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David Kotz and Carol Heim, economics |
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Peer advisor Daryus Johnson '12 (economics) and |
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Filling out name cards |
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Richard Wikander, associate dean of advising, supervises filling out name cards |
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Friends! |
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A very distinguished looking group! |
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Andrew Papachristos and Christin Glodek, sociology |
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Don and Barbara Tomaskovic-Devey, sociology, offer congratulations to Amy Flynn ’12 |
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Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning faculty: Patricia McGirr, Michael |
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Jessica Aither '12 and Elizabeth Chilton, anthropology |
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Lining up |
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Nick McBride, journalism, offers congratulations |
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Henry Geddes, communication, getting ready to process |
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Legal Studies majors, including Adam Bercowetz, student speaker, left |
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Karen List and Donna Vanasse, journalism |
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SBS graduates are ready! |
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Political Science prepares to march while Laura Reed, head of the International Relations program, speaks with Jeffrey Rapp ’12 |
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Dean Robert Feldman and Associate Dean Mark Lange |
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Communication majors taking their seats |
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Economics majors process into the Mullins Center |
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Dean Feldman welcomes the Class of 2011! |
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The crowd |
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Associate Deans Mark Lange and Richard Wikander, and faculty Lisa Henderson |
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Communication Speakers |
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Receiving the commemorative medal |
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Waiting for names to be read |
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Student speakerSamantha Denette (journalism) |
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Hugs are in order! |
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David Madsen reading names |
Don Tomaskovic-Devey, |
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Receiving the SBS gift (stainless water bottle) |
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It feels so good to get that degree! |
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Every graduate in attendance was recognized... |
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Done! |
Barbara Tomaskovic-Devey |
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Gerald Epstein (economics), congratulating |
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Kilt, cap and gown |
Senior speaker Rachel Grigorian | ||||
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Senior speaker Brittany Bemko(environmental design) |
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More images of the SBS Senior Celebration and Commencement are available at Journalism, Political Science, and Commencement
Click here to read the senior speakers' presentations.
