Hundreds Graduate From Elmhurst College

ELMHURST, IL - Hundreds of students graduated from Elmhurst College during a ceremony on campus on Saturday, June 1. A total of 754 seniors graduated with bachelor’s degrees from the college. During a separate ceremony earlier in the week, 271 graduate students received their master’s degrees, according to school officials.

“The fact that you are here shows you have the ability to do great things, and the potential to do even more after you leave Elmhurst and begin to forge your own paths in the world,” President Troy D. VanAken said to the graduates on Saturday.

An honorary Doctor of Humane Letters was awarded to Howard Reich, an author, filmmaker and longtime arts critic for the Chicago Tribune. Reich has spoken several times at Elmhurst College about his work involving the Holocaust.

Another honorary doctoral degree was presented to the Rev. Dr. Richard Stanger, a minister and scholar whose family ties to the College span 130 years and include his father, Robert, who served as Elmhurst College’s ninth president.

After accepting his Doctor of Divinity degree, Stanger spoke to the graduates about “Claiming the Power of Previously” by staying open to new experiences and taking the time to draw meaning from life’s milestones.

“May you dare to live your ‘Yes’ as your life unfolds in the years ahead, with Elmhurst College as a significant ‘Previously,’” he said.

Source: Elmhurst College