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Commencement Weekend 2008

Sunday, May 18, 2008
Before Commencement

The academic quad fills with umbrella-bearing guests ready to watch their friends and relatives graduate.
The academic quad fills with umbrella-bearing guests ready to watch their friends and relatives graduate.

Honorary degree recipients Kathleen McGinty, Kwame Anthony Appiah and William Kelso pose with Benjamin Rush's lion in Old West.
Honorary degree recipients Kathleen McGinty, Kwame Anthony Appiah and William Kelso pose with John Dickinson's lion in Old West.

The Class of 2008 lines up to process.
The Class of 2008 lines up to process.

Family members seek refuge in the shadow of Dr. benjamin Rush.
Family members seek refuge from the weather in the shadow of Dr. Benjamin Rush.

Appiah and Kelso share a reflective moment.
Appiah and Kelso share a reflective moment.

Graduates line up to process.

A soon-to-be alumnus of Dickinson poses for a photo.
A soon-to-be alumnus of Dickinson poses for a photo.

Appiah looks philosophically at the sky and ask Robert Massa, vice president for enrollment and for college relations "Does it really always rain in Carlisle?"
Appiah looks philosophically at the sky and ponders the true meaning of "A 60 percent chance of rain" as Robert Massa, vice president for enrollment and college relations, looks on.		 Ushers Linda Panicker '09 and friend brave the rain to hand out programs.
Ushers Linda Panicker '09 and Anna Marks '09 brave the rain to hand out programs.

Associate Professor of English, Carol Ann Johnston arrives for the ceremony with spare clothing in a plastic bag.
Associate Professor of English Carol Ann Johnston arrives for the ceremony with spare clothing in a plastic bag.

Judy Gill, Instructor in English, Director of the Writing Center bravely prepares to bear the standard for the faculty.
Judy Gill instructor in English and director of the Writing Center, bravely prepares to bear the standard for the faculty.

Jensen Gelfond, finally moving out of the Treehouse, uses his first styrofoam cup in four years.
Jensen Gelfond, hot beverage in-hand, prepares for the graduation ceremony.

Sandra Garcia '08 seems unaffected by the rain.
Sandra Garcia seems unaffected by the rain.

Friends for the last four years prepare to part ways after graduation.
Friends Elizabeth Stokely (left) and Kitt Squire prepare to part ways after graduation.
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