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The always hoped-for Blue and Golden Morning materialized for this year’s version of our CHEM/BIOC Graduation Convocation. Almost 500 parents, relatives and friends applauded the accomplishments and future plans of the Class of 2009 in the Pearson Hall Auditorium. Our featured speaker, as always, was one of our most distinguished alumni, and our youngest speaker to date: Charles Bergquist
(HBS/CHEM/96), Director
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Charles Bergquist (HBS/CHEM/96), Director and Contributing Producer for National Public Radio’s Science Friday |
Contributing Producer for National Public Radio’s Science Friday. Indeed, he was a member of the graduating class for our very first CHEM/BIOC Graduation Convocation, as was his wife, Cathy (Jones) (HBS/CHEM/96). His remarks involved an elegant tapestry of the extraordinary technological changes that have taken place during the lifetimes of this year’s graduating class.
Fifty-two of the 54 BS/BIOC, BS/CHEM, and BA/CHEM graduates were in attendance and recognized, as were 7 Ph.D. and 1 M.S. graduates, of the total of 20 Ph.D., and 3 M.S. degree recipients since last May.
Reflecting the tenor of the times, the future plans of the baccalaureate recipients exhibited a pronounced shift toward further study (2008 data in parentheses):
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Professor and Chair, Klaus Theiopold
Graduate School: 20 (10)
Medical School: 4 (4)
Dental School: 2 (0)
Pharmacy School: 4 (3)
Law School: 2 (1)
Nursing School: 2 (0)
Industry: 2 (10)
Government: 2 (0)
Teaching: 1 [English] (3, [Chemistry, 2; English, 1])
Other: 3 (1)
Undetermined: 10 (18)
Alumni Distinguished Professor and Associate Chair John L. Burmeister
Following the ceremony, the graduates and guests moved to Brown Laboratory, for our traditional Commencement Day reception (our 38th consecutive year!), where, as was the case last year, Prof. Munson’s Segway rides stole the show.
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