246th Commencement
University of Pennsylvania Commencement Events 2002

Baccalaureate Ceremony Sunday, May 12 Irvine Auditorium 1:30-2:30 p.m.--Ceremony for students whose last names begin with A-K 3-4 p.m.--Ceremony for students whose last names begin with L-Z Speaker: James O'Donnell, Ph.D.,Penn Professor of Classical Studies and Vice Provost for Information Systems and Computing; Provost-Elect, Georgetown University Commencement Monday, May 13 Franklin Field 8:30 a.m.--Gates Open 9 a.m.--Procession Enters Franklin Field 10:15 a.m.--Ceremony begins Speaker: Jim Lehrer, Executive Editor and Anchor, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer * * * * * Joan Ganz Cooney, Co-founder and Chairman, Executive Committee, Sesame Workshop (formerly Children's Television Workshop); Doctor of Laws Eric Hobsbawm, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Economic and Social History, Birkbeck College, University of London; Doctor of Humane Letters Irwin M. Jacobs, Sc.D. Chairman, CEO, and Co-founder, QUALCOMM; Doctor of Science Jim Lehrer, Executive Editor and Anchor, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer; Doctor of Laws Richard E. Smalley, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Physics; Director of the Carbon Nanotechnology Laboratory, Rice University; 1996 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry; Doctor of Science

School Ceremonies and Speakers

Annenberg School for Communication
Ceremony and Reception: Monday, May 13, 2:30 p.m., Room 110 Annenberg School
Speaker: Pat Mitchell, President and CEO of PBS

Biomedical Graduate Studies
Ceremony and Reception: Monday, May 13, 12:30 p.m., Auditorium and Lobby, Biomedical Research Building (BRB) II/III

College of Arts and Sciences
Ceremony: Sunday, May 12, 7 p.m., Franklin Field
Speaker: Hon. Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., C'87, Deputy United States Trade Representative

Graduate Division, School of Arts and Sciences
Ceremony: Monday, May 13, 1 p.m., Hamilton Village (Superblock), 39th Street and Locust Walk
Speaker: Rosemary A. Stevens, Professor of History and Sociology of Science, SAS
Reception: Class of 1920 Commons, following the ceremony

College of General Studies
Ceremony: Monday, May 13, noon, Upper Egyptian Gallery, University Museum
Reception: Chinese Rotunda, University Museum, following the ceremony

School of Dental Medicine
Ceremony: Monday, May 13, 1 p.m., Irvine Auditorium
Speaker: Richard A. Collier, Esq., WG'67, Chair, School of Dental Medicine Overseers
Reception: School of Dental Medicine, following the ceremony

Graduate School of Education
Ceremony: Monday, May 13, 2:30 p.m., First District Plaza, 3801 Market Street
Speaker: Richard Elmore, Professor of Educational Leadership, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Preceded by Reception: Lunch in Houston Hall, noon

School of Engineering and Applied Science
Undergraduate and Master's Ceremony: Monday, May 13, 3 p.m., Franklin Field
Speaker: Irwin M. Jacobs, Sc.D., Chairman, CEO, and Co-founder, QUALCOMM
Reception: H. Hunter Lott Tennis Courts, 33rd Street, immediately following Commencement
Doctoral Ceremony: Sunday, May 12, 4 p.m., Harrison Auditorium, University Museum
Speaker: Nance K. Dicciani, Ph.D., GrChE'77, President and CEO, Specialty Materials Honeywell
Reception: Mosaic Room and Adjacent Gardens, University Museum, 5 p.m.

Fels Center of Government
Ceremony and Reception: Saturday, May 11, 5 p.m., Fels Center of Government, 3814 Walnut Street
Speaker: Congressman Chaka Fattah

Graduate School of Fine Arts
Ceremony: Monday, May 13, 1 p.m., Meyerson Hall Plaza
Speaker: Mary Miss, Environmental Artist
Preceded by Picnic Lunch: Meyerson Hall Plaza, noon

Law School
Ceremony: Sunday, May 12, 2 p.m., Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center, Broad and Spruce Streets
Speakers: Michael Posner, Esq., Executive Director, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights; and Senator Joseph Biden of Delaware
Reception: Law School, 4:30 p.m.

School of Medicine
Ceremony: Sunday, May 12, 10 a.m., Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center,Broad and Spruce Streets
Speaker: Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH
Reception: Kimmel Center, following the ceremony

School of Nursing
Ceremony: Monday, May 13, 7 p.m., First District Plaza, 38th and Market Streets
Speaker: Susan Bakewell-Sachs, Ph.D., R.N., GrN'92, Dean, School of Nursing, College of New Jersey
Reception: Nursing Education Building Lobby, noon

School of Social Work
Ceremony: Monday, May 13, 2 p.m., Harrison Auditorium, University Museum
Speaker: Carol Gilligan, Ph.D., University Professor, New York University
Reception: Chinese Rotunda, University Museum, following the ceremony

School of Veterinary Medicine
Ceremony: Monday, May 13, 2:30 p.m., Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center
Speaker: Lester M. Crawford, Jr., D.V.M., Ph.D., Deputy Commissioner, FDA, DHHS
Reception: Annenberg Plaza, 4 p.m.

Wharton Undergraduate Division and Wharton Evening Division
Ceremony: Sunday, May 12, 9 a.m., Franklin Field
Student Speaker: Maria A. Miller, W'02 Reception: Steinberg Hall-Dietrich Hall Atrium, following the ceremony

Wharton Graduate Division
Ceremony: Sunday, May 12, 1 p.m., Franklin Field
Speaker: David S. Pottruck, President, Co-CEO, and member of the Board of Directors, The Charles Schwab Corporation
Reception: Lehman Brothers Quadrangle and Vance Hall, following the ceremony

Wharton Doctoral Division
Ceremony and Reception: Sunday, May 12, 5:30 p.m., Upper Egyptian Gallery and Chinese Rotunda, University Museum

For additional information onMay 12-13 events: Commencement Website: www.upenn.edu/commencement Commencement Hotline: (215) 573-GRAD