2 Guilford Residents Graduate From Bates College

From Bates College: Bates College graduated 473 students from 39 states and 42 countries on May 27, 2018. Cumulatively, the Class of 2018 performed 82,000 hours of community service, exemplifying Bates' commitment to community learning and civic action.

Lucas Gillespie, of Guilford, Conn., graduated after majoring in history and minoring in philosophy at Bates. Gillespie, the son of Mr. John D. Gillespie and Ms. Andrea V. Borden of Guilford, Conn., is a 2012 graduate of Pomfret School.

Bennett Rollins, of Guilford, Conn., graduated after majoring in physics and minoring in mathematics at Bates. Rollins, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Rollins of Guilford, Conn., is a 2014 graduate of North Haven High School.

Located in Lewiston, Maine, Bates is internationally recognized as a leading college of the liberal arts, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world. Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community.

With a commitment to affordability, Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender, race, religion or national origin. Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action, Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world.

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