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2010 Commencement

Wake Forest's 2010 Commencement will be on Monday, May 17.

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Last updated: May 25, 2009


Reliving Commencement 2009


Vice President Joe Biden greets students during the processional on Hearn Plaza.

Read and listen to Biden's remarks »

Photo Gallery Commencement Photo Galleries: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Photo GalleryCommencement morning photo gallery »
Photo GalleryBaccalaureate Service photo gallery »

‘History is yours to bend’

‘History is yours to bend’

Vice President Joe Biden told the Class of 2009 that their generation enjoys greater opportunities to shape the future than any in modern history. "This really is your moment," Biden said. "History is yours to bend."


Lunblad to graduates: ‘What Now?’

Barbara K. Lundblad

Rev. Barbara K. Lundblad delivered the Baccalaureate Address to students and parents.


A day of new beginnings

A day of new beginnings

Muggsy Bogues becomes a Wake Forest parent, and two students return after long absences to earn their degrees.

More coverage:

Psychology's Bob Beck

History's Ed Hendricks

Math's Fred Howard

Biology's Pete Weigl

Law's David Shores

Calloway's Steve Ewing

Calloway's Don Robin

 

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Commencement: Graduation Exercises

Baccalaureate

Honors and Awards

Divinity School Hooding

Graduate School Hooding & Awards

School of Law Hooding

Babcock & Calloway Hooding

School of Medicine Awards

School of Medicine Hooding

Physician Asst. Hooding

Physician Asst. Diploma

School of Medicine Commencement

Past Commencement speakers

Past Commencement speakers

A future president (Gerald Ford), a former First Lady (Barbara Bush), Sen. John McCain and Secretary of State Colin Powell have spoken at past Wake Forest commencements.

Commencement trivia: The year the tent fell down, the year it rained, and the year of the two-hour Commencement address.

Wake Forest and presidential history

Wake Forest and presidential history

From Harry Truman's speech at the groundbreaking for the new campus in 1951, to Presidential Debates in 1988 and 2000, to Vice President Biden's speech at Commencement this year, Wake Forest has often welcomed presidents and vice presidents to campus.

Meet the Class of 2009

Read the senior profiles: From two debate champions to two students recognized by USA Today; from a Carnegie Foundation Fellow to the winner of a theatre competition, the Class of '09 is an exceptional class.

Senior makes a difference in community

Senior makes a difference in community

As a volunteer with Mothers for Justice, senior Mary Little supports women in the community who are struggling to negotiate an often-complicated justice system.

What's on your bucket list? Window on Wake Forest asked four seniors what was on their "Bucket List," the things they wanted to do before they graduated.

Senior named Carnegie Junior Fellow

Senior named Carnegie Junior Fellow

Benn Stancil has received a one-year fellowship with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, one of only 10 students nationwide who were selected.

Seniors win Fulbright Scholarships: Seniors Allison Tyler Humphreys, Grace Johnson, Michael Lewis and David Wescott, and Cameron Frothingham ('08) and Jennifer Lynne Wilson ('08) have been awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships and will teach English abroad.

Senior wins theatre competition

Senior wins theatre competition

Senior Lauren Gaston has won the top prize for costume design in a competition sponsored by the Southeastern Theatre Conference.

Seniors honored by USA Today: Senior Patrick Nelli was one of 20 students named to the first team of USA Today's All-USA College Academic Team. Senior Yan Zhao was named to the third team.

Senior wins capitalism essay contest

Senior wins capitalism essay contest

Matthew Higgins, a mathematical economics major from Yardley, Pa., has won the first annual essay contest sponsored by Wake Forest's BB&T Center for the Study of Capitalism.

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