Commencement 2010 T T h e
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radition held on May 27, when the 411 members of the Class of 2010 received their diplomas in bright sunshine on the Front Campus. (When the graduates arrived at W&L in the fall of 2006, it rained. Rain on move-in days means sun on commencement.) The class included the highest number of students ever—20—to receive two degrees, both a B.A. and a B.S., from the University. In addition, 31 percent, also a record, graduated with more than one major. And Valedictorian Darinka Trübutschek, a psychology major, graduated with a 4.069 grade point average. Go to wlu.edu/x48478.xml to see all the commencement photos, videos, transcripts, profiles, details of graduate fellowships and more.
❖ Kim Suk Holland ’10
is the first W&L student to win induction into the Japanese National Honor Society College Chapter. ❖ Matthew Pagano ’10 won a teaching assistantship through the Fulbright Commission for the Austrian Ministry of Education, the Arts and Culture. He will teach English in Bruck an der Mur, Styria, Austria. ❖ Kevin (Joel) Poelhuis ’10 will study Russian in Karzan, Tatarstan, as part of the U.S. Department of State's Critical Language Program. ❖ Grace Wang ’10 won a teaching assistantship through the French Ministry of Education and Cultural Services at the French Embassy and will teach English in France next year.
A Salute to Three Seniors Three new grads, members of ROTC, were commissioned as lieutenants into the U.S. Army: James Baird ’10, Michael Bender ’10, John “Jock” Pflug III ’10.
Farewell, Retirees—and Thank You Faculty David A. Badertscher, assistant professor, head
Kenneth Hopkins (center), the Class of 2010's representative to the Executive
Committee of the student body, spoke on behalf of the graduating class. “Becoming a W&L alumnus is a very prestigious moment,” Hopkins said. “With this new role come new responsibilities. The alumni that came before us paved the way for our successes and have continued to give back to the institution that helped them to where they are today. Now it is our turn to share this responsibility.” Flanking him are Maggie Fiskow (left) and Jenna Worsham (right).
of Technical Services, University Library, 1989-2010 James M. Phemister, professor of law, 19742010 Halford R. Ryan, professor of speech, 1970-2010 Merrily E. Taylor, University librarian, 20042010 Staff Dora B. Coleman, cook, Dining Services,
1989-2010 John H. DeCourcy, director of Financial Aid,
1983-2010
Baccalaureate
Kathleen H. “Miss Kitty” Dunlap, assistant,
At the Baccalaureate ceremony on May 26, the Rev. William M. Klein, pastor of Lexington Presbyterian Church, challenged the graduates to become people of integrity. “My hope is that your legacy is such that your names will come to mind when faculty, administrators and fellow students are asked to name people who personify wholeness, completeness, integrity,” he said.
President’s Office, 1959-2010 Emory W. Higgins Jr., HVAC technician, plumb-
er, Facilities Management, 1979-2010 Frances Moore, custodian, Facilities Manage-
ment, 1995-2010 Brenda Reese, textbook buyer, University
Store, 1966-2010 Carole M. Shorter, assistant to the dean of the
Law School, 1983-2009 Kenneth F. “Digger” Swink, paint crew supervi-
sor, Facilities Management, 1972-2010 S p r i n g / S u m m e r
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