Commencement 2018 Citations & Remarks
05/12/2018
Honorary Degree Citation Recognizing Dr. Rachel L. Levine
In 2015, Gov. Tom Wolf announced that Dr. Rachel Levine would become the Physician General for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In making the appointment, and later her promotion to Secretary of Health, Gov. Wolf emphasized Dr. Levine's extensive...
05/12/2018
Honorary Degree Citation Recognizing Charles M. Lieber, Class of 1981
In his search for answers to some of the biggest questions in science and medicine, Charles Lieber '81 works at scales as small as an individual DNA base pair. For more than a decade, the F&M and Stanford University-trained chemist has pioneered...
05/12/2018
Williamson Medalist Citation In Honor of Caroline Lawrence
This year's Williamson Medal is awarded to Caroline Lawrence.
05/12/2018
Remarks by U.S. Senator Cory A. Booker
An honorary degree … I'm going to go back to the Senate floor on Monday and tell Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell it's not Senator Booker, it's Doctor Booker. Wait until I tell Bob Casey.
05/12/2018
Williamson Medalist’s Research in Several Fields Leads to Law School
Caroline Lawrence's deep social conscience and her desire to know what makes us fully human have guided her studies at Franklin & Marshall. Several faculty members praise her for her outstanding research in five distinct disciplines—computer science,...
05/12/2018
Booker’s Message to Class of 2018: ‘You Are Powerful’
Well-known as a community activist and elected official with a meteoric political career, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker nevertheless told graduates at Franklin & Marshall College’s May 12 Commencement, “Power is not your position or title. It’s what’s...