Congratulations, Class of 2015!
The 169th Commencement of Grinnell College is complete.
Find highlights from the weekend in a visual review of Commencement 2015.
Relive the full ceremony on YouTube, or pick the speech of your choice:
- President Raynard S. Kington's Charge to the Graduates
- Bill McKibben, Commencement speaker and Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
- Penny Bender Sebring ’64 and Charles Ashby Lewis, Honorary Doctors of Laws
- Mary Seely, Honorary Doctor of Science
- Kit Abel Hawkins, Doctor of Social Studies
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Celebrate the accomplishments of our seniors as they begin their post-Grinnell journeys.
Honorary Degree Recipients
Penny Bender Sebring ’64
senior research associate, University of Chicago and co-director, Consortium of Chicago School Research
Doctor of Laws
Charles Ashby Lewis
chairman, Lewis-Sebring Family Foundation and managing general partner, Coach House Capital
Doctor of Laws
Mary Seely
renowned scientist in environmental science, education, and policy in southern Africa
Doctor of Science
Kit Abel Hawkins
founder and director of the Arbor School of Arts and Sciences
Doctor of Social Studies