Commencement 2020 Citations & Remarks
05/15/2020
Williamson Medalist Credits F&M for Discovering Her Passion
Anastasiia Grigoreva is this year’s recipient of the Williamson Medal, the College’s most prestigious award for student achievement. It has been awarded annually since 1922. She is graduating summa cum laude with a major in cognitive science...
05/15/2020
Lindback Winner Helps Students Uncover Hidden Curriculum
Higher education's "hidden curriculum" can either help or hinder students. Franklin & Marshall College's Associate Professor of Classics Alexis Castor, who also chairs the department, is on a mission to change that. Because of her dedication to teaching...
05/15/2020
Joseph Honored with Kneedler Award
The novel coronavirus pandemic has posed unexpected challenges for members of the Franklin & Marshall community and around the globe. So when Debbie Joseph received a virtual meeting request from...Debbie Joseph is the 2020 recipient of F&M's Richard...
05/15/2020
Inaugural Faculty Award Recipient Strengthens Sense of Community
If there is one hallmark of Maria Mitchell's 26 years on the Franklin & Marshall College faculty, it is the professor of history's commitment to community. Maria Mitchell is the recipient of F&M's inaugural Faculty Distinguished Service Award.
05/15/2020
Dewey Award Winner Embodies Service, Scholarship
Franklin & Marshall College's Professor of Art History Amelia Rauser found herself asking, Amelia Rauser is the 2020 recipient of College's Bradley R. Dewey Award for her research efforts.
05/15/2020
Commencement Speaker Found His Passion in Teaching
Growing up in north Philadelphia with a single mother who worked three jobs and wanted her son to attend college and attain a better life, Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera at first struggled in primary school. However, that never...