On Sunday, May 12, 2013, Denison celebrated its 172nd Annual Commencement Exercises on the Fine Arts Quad on the university's lower campus, with 542 graduates joining the ranks of the Society of the Alumni and a record audience of some 5,500 looking on.

Follow the links below to read the transcripts of Denison’s 2013 Commencement speakers:

• Trustee's Welcome by Thomas E. Hoaglin '71, B.A., M.B.A.
• President's Welcome by Dale T. Knobel, B.A., Ph.D
• Introduction of the Senior Class Speaker by Andrew Z. Katz, B.A., Ph.D
• Senior Class Address by Melanie Erin Stolp '13
• Announcement of the Senior Class Gift by Kasey Leigh Hoare '13 and Shawn Douglas Whites '13
• Conferring of the the Honorary Doctorate by Thomas E. Hoaglin '71
• Commencement Address by Dale T. Knobel
• Charge to the Class of 2013 by Dale T. Knobel
• Baccalaureate Address by Mark R. Orten, B.A., M.Div.
• Senior Reflections by Victoria Anne Couch '13, Alana Rose Giordano '13, Taylor Lacy Klassman '13, Katrina Frances Weiss '13 

Link to hundreds of photos on Denison Flickr site.

Link to a PDF version of the Commencement Program.

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