Muhlenberg Celebrates 167th Commencement

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 Monday, May 18, 2015 08:30 PM

Muhlenberg College held baccalaureate and commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17. The College awarded honorary degrees to Dr. Ronald Crutcher, Dr. Eric H. Cline, Ed Harris, Jackie MacMullan and Joia S. Mukherjee, M.D.

Dr. Ronald Crutcher, president-elect of the University of Richmond, served as commencement speaker. Crutcher will take office as Richmond’s 10th president on July 1, 2015. He will also be a professor of music. Crutcher is president emeritus of Wheaton College in Massachusetts.

Olivier Jean-Pierre ’15, a religion studies and sociology double major, delivered the senior address to his peers and fellow graduates.