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Commencement Ceremony on the Olin Great Lawn
The ceremony
begins at 2:00 p.m. (sharp) on the Olin College Great Lawn. Each graduate will be called to the stage by name to receive his/her degree. A photographer and videographer will be recording the event.
Information on how to obtain these photographs and videos will available through the Communication Office following Commencement. The Commencement will be simulcast in the Olin College auditorium.
Entrance to the Commencement tent will be staggered as follows:
1:15 p.m. – Class of 2006 families
1:30 p.m. – Other invited guests
1:45 p.m. – Classes of 2007, 2008 and 2009
Commencement Speaker (Read Milas Commencement Address, PDF)
Lawrence W. Milas
Chairman of the Board and President of the F.W. Olin Foundation
Mr. Milas has been a Director of the F. W. Olin Foundation, Inc. since 1974 and has served as President since 1983. During his tenure, 42 building grants have been made by the Foundation totaling more than $200 million. In 1993 Mr. Milas proposed the establishment of Olin College to the Foundation Board, and he has led the development effort since the Board approved the concept in 1997. He was a partner in the former New York City law firm of Baer Marks & Upham, where he specialized in tax and trusts and estate law. Currently, he is Of Counsel to Brown, Raysman, Millstein, Felder & Steiner.
Mr. Milas has received honorary degrees from Washington and Jefferson College, Whitman College, Roanoke College and the F. W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College. He is a recipient of the Babson Medal from Babson and served several terms on the college’s Board of Trustees. A 1958 graduate of Babson College (with distinction), he received his L.L.B. degree from Columbia University in 1963.
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