Slide show features 2011 Commencement day photographs
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Graduate Erin Kintzing of Rensselaer, N.Y. marvels at her sheepskin.
Carolyn Silva-Sanchez '11 of Lexington, Mass., shows off her new Bates diploma to nephew David Francisco Andron-Silva, 15 months.
Physical Plant custodian Wayne Medlen poses for a Commencement photo with magna cum laude graduate Mohamed Masid Cader '11 of Lewiston.
After the Commencement ceremony, a graduate takes a moment to survey the scene -- and find his family -- from the steps of Hathorn Hall.
Ned Antell '11 of Sherborn, Mass., receives a hug from his father, Rick, as his mother, Susan, watches.
Always uplifting, the 2011 Commencement ceremony had a conversational, convivial spirit, as presenters on stage passed laughs around, friends and families jostled for camera angles and cheered on their graduates, and the clouds finally parted, allowing unfiltered sunshine to illuminate the 145th Bates College Commencement. Photographs by Phyllis Graber Jensen.
