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University of Pennsylvania Commencement Events 2010
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May 4, 2010, Volume 56, No. 32

 

Ben Franklin

Baccalaureate Ceremony
Sunday, May 16
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:  Mitch Albom, Author

Commencement
Monday, May 17
Franklin Field, 9 a.m.
Speaker:  Jon Huntsman, C’87, US Ambassador to China

 

Honorary Degree Recipients:

Sandra M. Faber,
Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of California, Santa Cruz; Astronomer, University of California Observatories/Lick Observatory: Doctor of Science

Paul Farmer,
Chair and Founding Director of Partners In Health; Maude and Lillian Presley Professor of Social Medicine, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School:
Doctor of Science

Jon Huntsman, C’87,
US Ambassador to China: Doctor of Laws

Abdullah Ibrahim,
South African Jazz Pianist: Doctor of Music. Mr. Ibrahim could not attend Commencement on May 17, 2010. No honorary degree was granted.

Risa J. Lavizzo-Mourey, WG’86,
President and CEO, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Doctor of Laws

Greg Mortenson,
Co-Founder and Executive Director, Central Asia Institute:
Doctor of Humane Letters

Peter C. Nowell, M’52,
Gaylord P. and Mary Louise Harnwell Emeritus Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania: Doctor of Science

James S. Riepe, W’65, WG’67,
Senior Advisor and Retired Vice Chairman, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.: Doctor of Laws

School Ceremonies and Speakers

Annenberg School for Communication
Bachelor of Arts Ceremony: Sunday, May 16, 10 a.m., Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center
Reception: Agora, Annenberg Public Policy Center, 202 S. 36th Street, following the ceremony
PhD Ceremony: Monday, May 17, 1:30 p.m., Room 110, Annenberg School
Reception: Agora, Annenberg Public Policy Center, 202 S. 36th Street, noon–1:30 p.m.

School of Arts and Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences:
Ceremony: Sunday, May 16, 6:30 p.m., Franklin Field
Speaker: George Smith, C’55,
2009 Nobel Laureate in Physics

Graduate Division, School of Arts and Sciences:
Ceremony: Monday, May 17, 1 p.m.,
Hill Square, 33rd and Walnut Street
Speaker: Mark Devlin, Reese W. Flower Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics Professor of Physics and Astronomy,
University of Pennsylvania
Reception: Hill Field, immediately following the ceremony

College of Liberal and Professional Studies:
Ceremony: Sunday, May 16, 4 p.m.,
Hill Square, 33rd and Walnut Street
Speaker: David Grazian, Associate Professor and Undergraduate Chair of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania
Reception: Hill Field, immediately following the ceremony

Fels Institute of Government:
Ceremony: Sunday, May 16, 2 p.m., Fels Institute of Government, 3814 Walnut Street
Speaker: Della Clark, President of the Enterprise Center
Reception: Immediately following the ceremony

School of Dental Medicine
Ceremony: Monday, May 17, 1 p.m.,
Irvine Auditorium
Speaker: Governor Edward G. Rendell
Reception: Immediately following the ceremony, School of Dental Medicine,
Robert Schattner Center, 240 S. 40th Street

School of Design
Luncheon:  Monday, May 17, noon,
Meyerson Hall Terrace
Ceremony: Monday, May 17, 1:30 p.m., Furness Plaza, 34th Street and Locust Walk
Speaker: Barry Bergdoll, The Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design, The Museum of Modern Art; Professor, Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University

Graduate School of Education
Ceremony: Saturday, May 15, 10 a.m.,
Franklin Field
Speaker: John Katzman, Chief Executive Officer, 2tor, Inc.

School of Engineering and Applied Science

Doctoral Ceremony: Sunday, May 16, 1 p.m., Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center
Speaker: Senator Ted Kaufman of Delaware
Reception: Annenberg Plaza, 2–3 p.m.

Master’s Ceremony: Sunday, May 16, 4 p.m., Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center
Speaker: Sean McDonald, President and CEO of Precision Therapeutics, Inc.
Reception: Annenberg Plaza, 5–6 p.m.

Undergraduate Ceremony: Monday, May 17, 2:30 p.m., Franklin Field
Speaker: Rajendra Singh, Telcom Ventures, L.L.C.
Luncheon: Monday, May 17, immediately following the University Commencement

Law School
Ceremony:  Monday, May 17, 3 p.m.,
Academy of Music, Broad and Locust Streets
Speaker: Jeffrey Toobin, Esq., Author and CNN Senior Analyst
Reception: Sunday, May 16, 2–4 p.m., Law School

School of Medicine

Ceremony: Sunday, May 16, 9 a.m., Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Broad and Spruce Streets
Speaker: Arthur L. Caplan, Emmanuel and Robert Hart Director of the Center for Bioethics and the Sydney D Caplan Professor of Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania
Reception: Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, immediately following the ceremony

Biomedical Graduate Studies:
Ceremony and Reception: Monday, May 17, 12:30–2:30 p.m., University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

School of Nursing
Ceremony: Monday, May 17, 3 p.m.,
Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center,
Broad and Spruce Streets
Speaker: Greg Mortenson, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Central Asia Institute
Reception: Monday, May 17, noon-1:30 p.m., Carol Ware Gates Lobby, Claire M. Fagin Hall

School of Social Policy & Practice
Ceremony: Monday, May 17, 7 p.m.,
Irvine Auditorium (tickets required)
Speaker: Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
Reception: Houston Hall, immediately following the ceremony

School of Veterinary Medicine
Ceremony: Monday, May 17, 2:30 p.m., Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center
Speaker: James A. Wight, Author
Reception: Annenberg Center Courtyard, immediately following the ceremony

Wharton School

Wharton Undergraduate Division
Ceremony: Sunday, May 16, 9 a.m., Franklin Field
Faculty Speaker: Philip Nichols, Legal Studies & Business Ethics Department
Student Speaker: Shannon Dwyer, W’10
Reception: Jon M. Huntsman Hall, immediately following the ceremony

Wharton Graduate Division
Ceremony: Sunday, May 16, 1–3:30 p.m., Franklin Field
Speaker: Robert Kapito, Co-Founder,
President and Director of BlackRock

Wharton Doctoral Division
Ceremony and Reception: Sunday, May 16, 5 p.m., Jon M. Huntsman Hall, 8th Floor, Colloquium Hall

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For additional information on Commencement 2010:
visit the Commencement Website:  www.upenn.edu/commencement
or call the Commencement Hotline: (215) 573-GRAD.

 

Related: Commencement Invitation

 

 

Almanac - May 4, 2010, Volume 56, No. 32