On Sunday, May 13, 2012, Denison celebrated its 171st Annual Commencement Exercises in the Mitchell Recreation and Athletics Center, with 512 graduates joining the ranks of the Society of the Alumni and a record audience of more than 5,000 looking on.

Follow the links below to read the transcripts of Denison’s 2012 Commencement speakers:

• Trustee's Welcome by Cynthia O. Booth, B.A.
• President's Welcome by Dale T. Knobel, B.A., Ph.D
• Senior Class Address by Nicholas Anthony Pandolfi '12
• Announcement of the Senior Class Gift by Christopher Cole Black '12 and Mary Kate O’Keefe McCarthy '12
• Commencement Address by Ellen Gould Chadwick '75, B.A., M.D.
• Charge to the Class of 2012 by Dale T. Knobel
• Baccalaureate Address by Mark R. Orten, B.A., M.Div.
• Senior Reflections by Samantha Virginia Driver '12, Kale Ethan Hills '12, Robert Flanagan Moore '12, Jerome Arthur Price '12, Steven Fred Profitt '12 and Shuangqi "Joy" Wang '12,  

Link to hundreds of photos on Denison Flickr site.

Link to a PDF version of the Commencement Program.