Commencement

Agnes Scott College held its 135th commencement ceremony on May 11, 2024. The college conferred 203 bachelor’s degrees and 42 master’s degrees during the ceremony.

This year’s commencement speaker was mountaineer and activist Wasfia Nazreen ’06, the first Bengali and only Bangladeshi to have successfully climbed the Seven Summits, the highest mountains on each of the seven continents. Student Government Association President EV McGovern ’24 was selected as the class speaker.

“Each of you has become a complete person much more than when you arrived, and yet you have set the stage for continued growth, development and fulfillment after you leave this campus,” Agnes Scott President Leocadia I. Zak told the graduating class. “Make no mistake, you will face challenges. We all do. But our capacity for achievement is always informed by our experience, and your experience at Agnes Scott has been designed from the very beginning to prepare you for what comes next.”