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M e r c e r s b u r g m a g a z i n e fa l l 2 0 1 4
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By the Numbers 127 graduates, representing 17 states, the District of Columbia, and 18 nations Members of the class matriculated at 90 different institutions Most-popular college choices: Gettysburg College (four matriculations), Lafayette College (three), Northeastern University (three), Syracuse University (three), U.S. Naval Academy (three), University of Tampa (three), University of Virginia (three) Valedictorian: Tommy Zhou, Shanghai, China Salutatorian: Gun Ho Ro, Daegu, Korea Schaff Orator: Josh Setliff, Richmond, Virginia Class Orator: Caitlin Cremins, Hagerstown, Maryland Class Marshals: Jack Flanagan, Delmar, New York; Meghan Peterson, Greencastle, Pennsylvania Commencement speaker: Brent Gift, retiring faculty member Baccalaureate speaker: Ryan Bennett, faculty member since 1999
Brent Gift, invited speaker
“One of the best pieces of advice I can give you is to develop and maintain a good sense of humor, and to be able to laugh at yourselves… I truly believe that humor is one of mankind’s most advanced evolutionary traits and allows us to cope with the evermore complex world that we are creating.” —Brent Gift, invited speaker and retiring faculty member
Gun Ho Ro ’14, salutatorian
Caitlin Cremins ’14, Class Orator
Josh Setliff ’14, Schaff Orator