Convocation Program Highlights

Saturday September 17, 2016

  • Greetings
    President Adam Falk and College Council Presidents will greet the seniors.
  • Student Recognition
    Dean Marlene Sandstrom will award the Grosvenor Cup and will introduce the seniors elected to Phi Beta Kappa after their junior year.
  • Music
    Students perform
    • Eliot Coleman ’61 
      American farmer, author, agricultural researcher and educator, and proponent of organic farming.
    • Bruce Beehler ’74
      Ornithologist and research associate of the Bird Division of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History.
    • Jeff Speck ’85
      City planner and urban designer who advocates internationally for smart growth and sustainable design.
    • Sharon Burke ’88
      Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs, U.S. Department of Defense.
    • Maxine Burkett ’98  
      Associate Professor of Law at the William S. Richardson School of Law, focusing on climate change and social justice.Bicentennial Medals
      President Falk will introduce and award Bicentennial Medals to five remarkable Williams alumni
    • Convocation Address

    Maxine Burkett ’98

Refreshments
Everybody is invited to a picnic lunch on Chapin Lawn.