| Adrian College
Announces Spring Graduation posted
4/26/07
ADRIAN, Mich. – Spring
commencement at Adrian College is scheduled at 3 p.m.
on Sunday, April 29 in the Merillat Sport & Fitness
Center.
The traditional Baccalaureate ceremony
is scheduled in the Adrian College Chapel at 10:30 a.m.
Shelley Brown
Milano, a 1978 graduate of the College and senior vice
president, general counsel and corporate secretary for
Eddie Bauer in Seattle, Wash., will give the
commencement address.
Milano is a nationally recognized
attorney and business leader in retail and manufacturing
environments with close to 20 years experience leading
corporate and legal departments. Prior to Eddie Bauer,
she worked for Starbucks and Honda of America.
The title of her address is “Success
in Today’s World.”
Honorary degrees will be awarded to
Milano and to Dr. Harry W. Speedy, a 1963 graduate of
the College and a retired doctor from Pennsylvania.
Speedy is the personal physician of golfer Arnold Palmer.
Following the conferral of degrees,
the College will hold its Cane Ceremony, an Adrian College
tradition dating back to 1875. During the ceremony,
the graduating class presents the College's beloved
Shepherd's Crook to the undergraduates as a symbol of
achievement and a transfer of responsibility. Before
passing the crook, the president of the graduating class
attaches a ribbon bearing the name of each class member.
Adrian College, located in southeast
Michigan, is a private residential college established
in 1859 that is related to The United Methodist Church.
It is currently experiencing tremendous growth. To learn
more, go to www.adrian.edu.
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