Bishop’s Graduation 2019

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Bishop’s Graduation 2019
Bishop’s University’s class of 2019 graduated on Saturday, June 8. Valedictorians Molly Sweeney and Tyler Smith (far right) hoped to inspire their fellow Gaiters with moving speeches. (Photo : Emilie Hackett)

By Emilie Hackett, Special to the Record – Bishop’s University’s graduating class of 2019 walked across the stage in the Denver Gymnasium on Saturday, June 8, among their academic colleagues, professors, mentors, peers, and family. Students in the Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences graduated in the morning, along with Honorands Colm Feore, actor, and author Kim Thùy. The afternoon ceremony saw its Business, Education, and Graduate and Micro-program certificate students honoured along Claude Belleau, Estrie Aide director general and Christiane Germain, co-president of Groupe Germain Hotels. Jo-Anne Ryan, class of 1983 alumna, was awarded the Alumna of the Year award for her work in launching JUMP, a program that helps graduates transition into the working world by assigning them to mentors in their new host cities. See full story in the Monday, June 10 edition of The Record.

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