More than 1,100 undergraduate and 200 graduate students were eligible to graduate from Worcester State University in mid-May. Alumna Sheila Harrity, Ed.D., M.Ed. ’93, the superintendent of Montachusett Regional Vocation Technical School District, offered remarks at graduate commencement on May 15, while Harpoon Brewery co-founder and CEO
Dan Kenary offered words of wisdom at the undergraduate ceremony on May 16. Over the course of the month of May, our concluding academic ceremonies ensured that:
- graduating nursing students were “pinned”
- five honorary degrees were awarded
- two George I. Alden Excellence in Teaching awards were presented, to Daron Barnard, Ph.D., (Biology) and Tona Hangen, Ph.D. (History and Political Science) [1]
- a community service award was bestowed upon Matilde Castiel, M.D. [2]
See the video, photo gallery, and social media compilation by visiting worcester.edu/commencement [3]. Read more about the honorary degree recipients Jim and the late Ted Coghlin [4], Harrity [5], Kenary [6] and Jean Campaniello ’77 [2].