Photo Gallery
View a selection of photos from Commencement Weekend
Highlights from the Phi Beta Kappa induction ceremony, Baccalaureate, the brick unveiling on the Lower Long Walk, and Commencement are in the media gallery below. Still want to see more? Check out the photo album on Facebook for lots of candid shots.
Photos by: Shana Sureck, Nick Caito, Kelly Oleksiw M’15, & John Marinelli
2019 Commencement Weekend
2019 Commencement Weekend
Phi Beta Kappa certificates and keys at the Phi Beta Kappa Initiation Luncheon and Ceremony.
John Michael Mason '12, M'14, head track and field coach, speaks at the Phi Beta Kappa Initiation Luncheon and Ceremony.
Phi Beta Kappa, Class of 2019
Johannes Evelein, professor of language and culture studies, delivering the Baccalaureate Address in the Chapel on Saturday, May 18, 2019.
Movement Invention, performed by Peter Kyle, assistant professor of theater and dance, with sculptor Caleb Nussear, and students.
The Chapel Singers, under the direction of Christopher Houlihan '09, singing at the Baccalaureate ceremony in the Chapel.
The senior brick dedication formal ceremony to recognize the Class of 2019, a gift of the Parents Senior Tribute Gift campaign, on Saturday, May 18, 2019.
Students from the Class of 2019 and their families at the brick unveiling on the Lower Long Walk.
Students lining up for the Commencement Procession on the Lower Long Walk, at the site of the Class of 2019 bricks.
Students crossing the Luther-Roosevelt Stone during the Procession.
Students crossing the Luther-Roosevelt Stone during the Procession.
Valedictorian (left), Garret Richard Forst, Ohio, B.A., summa cum laude, History, with honors in Urban Studies, and (right) Salutatorian, Aashwin Basnet, Nepal, B.S., summa cum laude, Mathematics, with honors in Physics, (Religious Studies).
The Trinitones sing the National Anthem to begin the ceremony.
The Trustee Awards for Faculty, Staff, and Student Excellence were presented at Commencement. The recipients are: Faculty - Timothy Curran, Professor of Chemistry; Staff - Marcia Phelan Johnson, Budget Director; Students - Vianna Iorio and Simran D. Sheth.
The Thomas Church Brownell Prize for Teaching Excellence was awarded to Adrienne Fulco, Associate Professor of Legal and Policy Studies.
The Dean Arthur H. Hughes Award for Achievement in Teaching was presented to Michelle L. Kovarik, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, by Tim Cresswell, Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs.
The Charles A. Dana Research Professorship Award was presented to Pablo Delano, Professor of Fine Arts. The Charles A. Dana Research Associate Professorship Awards were presented to Lin Cheng, Associate Professor of Engineering, and Abigail Fisher Williamson, Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy and Law.
Brooke LePage '19 delivers the Student Remarks.
Joanne Berger-Sweeney reads the citation for Bruce N. Whitman, Trinity Class of 1955, who received the Doctor of Humane Letters posthumously. His son Stewart L. Whitman II received the award on his father's behalf. Presented by Trustee Emeritus Douglas T. Tansill ’61, P’91, ’96
Samuel H. Kennedy, Trinity Class Of 1995, presented by Director of Athletics and Chair of Physical Education Andrew T. Galbraith, receives the Doctor of Humane Letters.
Sam Kennedy '95, president and CEO of the Boston Red Sox, delivers the Commencement Address.
President Joanne Berger-Sweeney delivers her Charge to the Graduating Class.
Decorated mortarboards were found thoughout the assembled graduates.
Senior members of the Trinity College Baseball team received their diplomas first so they could prepare for the regional NCAA tournament later that afternoon. Here they are joined by their teammates.
Congratulations Class of 2019!