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May 1, 2015SAINT ROSE COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATES STUDENTS, DETERMINATION AND LAUGHTER
Honors to Tim Fenton, Sister Anne Bryan Smollin and More than 1,400 Students
The College of Saint Rose will celebrate its 92nd Annual Commencement on Saturday, May 9, by awarding bachelor’s and master’s degrees and certificates of advanced study from its arts and humanities, business, education, and mathematics and sciences schools to more than 1,400 students.
Tim Fenton, who recently retired as chief operating officer of McDonald’s Corp., will receive an honorary degree as approved by the board of trustees and will deliver the Commencement address.
The College also will bestow the Carondelet Medal, its highest honor, posthumously on Sister Anne Bryan Smollin, CSJ, ’66, for her extraordinary service to Saint Rose and the world community.
The ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. in the Times Union Center, 51 South Pearl St., Albany, New York.
The full announcement including photos is attached as a PDF. Images are available for download via Dropbox at http://bit.ly/1aWj3Vx. For further information, contact the Saint Rose Public Relations Office.
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The College of Saint Rose (www.strose.edu) is a dynamic, progressive college in the heart of New York’s capital city where teaching is the first priority. With 55 undergraduate programs, nine undergraduate certificates, 37 master’s degrees and 26 graduate certificates, and a mission of service to the urban community, the Saint Rose experience empowers students to improve themselves and the world around them.
