BURLINGTON, VT — Melissa Wolfe, of Wilmington, graduated from Champlain College with a degree in Business Management on May 14, 2016.
Champlain College’s 138th commencment was held at Edmunds Field in Burlington, Vt. A total of 537 undergraduates received their associate and bachelors degrees during the ceremony.
Champlain College President Donald J. Laackman lauded the students with a a long list of accomplishments the Class of 2016 has accomplished during their years at Champlain. In addition, honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degrees were presented to Vermont musician Grace Potter and renowned author Katherine Paterson. Major Chris Gookin, ’99, State Public Affairs Officer for the Vermont National Guard, offered the Alumni Welcome to the graduates and their families. Nina Knorr, ’16, a professional writing major in the Division of Communication and Creative Media delivered the Senior address.
About Champlain College
Since 1878, Champlain College has provided career-focused education to students from its hilltop campus in Burlington, Vt. Champlain’s distinctive educational approach embodies the notion that true learning only occurs when information and experience come together to create knowledge. Champlain offers traditional undergraduate and online undergraduate courses, along with online certificate and degree programs and 11 master’s degree programs. Champlain offers study abroad programs at its campuses in Montreal, Quebec and Dublin, Ireland. Champlain College is included in the Princeton Review’s The Best 379 Colleges: 2015 Edition. Champlain was named a “Top-Up-and-Coming School” by U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges and is ranked in the top tier of 2015 Regional Colleges in the North. For more information, visit http://www.champlain.edu.
(NOTE: The above announcement is from Champlain College via Merit.)
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