{"id":59,"date":"2010-04-26T15:10:20","date_gmt":"2010-04-26T15:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hub-dev.bates.edu\/commencement2007\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2023-04-03T13:34:47","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T17:34:47","slug":"who-are-the-honorands","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/annual\/y2007\/who-are-the-honorands\/","title":{"rendered":"Honorands 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"

Continuing in the new tradition created in 2004, each honorary degree recipient will speak at the 2006 Commencement ceremonies. Four honorary degree recipients will speak at the College’s 141st Commencement: illustrator Eric Carle<\/strong>, singer-songwriter Corey Harris<\/strong>, inventor-entrepreneur Dean Kamen<\/strong>, and playwright, actor, and author Anna Deavere Smith<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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\"Eric
\nEric Carle<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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\"Corey
\nCorey Harris ’91<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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\"Dean
\nDean Kamen<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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\"Anna
\nAnna Deavere Smith<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Citation and Address: In the citation, each\u00a0presenter\u00a0builds the case for conferring the academic degree upon the honorand.\u00a0Then, with wisdom,\u00a0wit and brevity, each honorand\u00a0addresses the graduates and audience.<\/p>\n

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