In the citation, each presenter builds the case for conferring the academic degree upon the honorand. Then, with wisdom, wit and brevity, each honorand addresses the graduates and audience.
- Eric Carle: his address, with citation by Trustee Gretchen Shorter Davis '61
- Corey Harris '91: his address, with citation by Elizabeth Eames, associate professor of anthropology
- Dean Kamen, his address, with citation by Trustee Joel H. Gooder '70
- Anna Deavere Smith: her address, with citation by Martin Andrucki, Charles A. Dana Professor of Theater