Commencement 2019 Citations & Remarks
05/08/2019
Kneedler Citation: Lydia Brubaker
Lydia Brubaker is this year's award recipient for the Richard Kneedler Distinguished Service Award. Ms. Brubaker joined the College in 2010 as a part-time program assistant in the Philadelphia Alumni Writers House. Later that year, she joined the...
05/08/2019
Honorary Degree Citation: Rahel Nardos, M.D., '97
Early in her academic career at Franklin & Marshall College, Dr. Rahel Nardos realized her professional direction when one of her mentors, Professor of Psychology Michael Penn, invited her to co-author "Overcoming Violence Against Women and Girls:...
05/08/2019
Honorary Degree Citation: Bebe Miller
When "Necessary Beauty," Bebe Miller's multimedia dance piece about the unexpected, artful moments of daily life, debuted on a Columbus, Ohio, stage in 2008, one newspaper reviewer described the performance as the most flawlessly constructed of the...
05/08/2019
Dewey Award Citation: Professor Nicholas Montemarano
Professor Nicholas Montemarano is a compelling, original, and important voice in contemporary American letters. The author of three novels, a short story collection, and numerous works of short fiction, Professor Montemarano has maintained his admirable...