{"id":765,"date":"2010-04-29T14:19:20","date_gmt":"2010-04-29T14:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hub-dev.bates.edu\/commencement\/?page_id=765"},"modified":"2022-05-20T12:02:59","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T16:02:59","slug":"honorands","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/annual\/y2004\/honorands\/","title":{"rendered":"Honorands 2004"},"content":{"rendered":"

Honoring four who have excelled in the liberal arts and sciences<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a departure from Bates tradition \u2014 and the beginning of a new one \u2014 each honorary-degree recipient spoke at the 2004 Commencement ceremonies: Rita R. Colwell, the former head of the National Science Foundation; David Levering Lewis, an eminent historian of race and class in America; Milton L. Lindholm ’35, the College’s beloved dean emeritus of admissions; and John C. Whitehead, philanthropist and chair of the agency directing the rebuilding of Lower Manhattan after September 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Above, from\u00a0left: Milton Lindholm ’35 and his Trustee host, Peter Gomes ’65, D.D. ’96; Burton Harris ’59, chair of the Board of Trustees; Thomas Renyi P’97, P’04, Trustee\u00a0host to John Whitehead; President Elaine Tuttle Hansen; David Levering Lewis and his Trustee host, Victoria Wicks ’74, P’04; Rita R. Colwell and her Trustee host, David Parmelee ’64, P’94, P’04.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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