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2015 Honorary Degree Luncheon

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Jean Williams H’53 talks with Professor David Kubiak and Professor Emeritus and honorary degree recipient John Fischer H’70 in the Sparks Center before this year's Honorary Degree Luncheon.

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Honorary degree recipient Roger Ferguson listens to this year's Baccalaureate speaker, Reverend Allan Boesak, Desmond Tutu Chair of Peace, Global Justice, and Reconciliation Studies at Christian Theological Seminary and Butler University.

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President Gregory Hess welcomes honored guests to the luncheon.

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Professor of Religion David Blix ’70 offers a prayer before the meal.

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President Hess welcomes Roger Ferguson to the podium. 'While you have few direct ties to Wabash,' said Hess, 'your career is a testament to the liberal arts.'

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The first African American to be appointed Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve in 1999, Ferguson pointed out that one of his direct ties to Wabash was his friend, Joseph Mims ’76.

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'You were the only Governor in Washington when terrorists attacked our country on 9/11,' President Hess said of Ferguson, 'and your swift, decisive, and clear leadership kept our nation from suffering an unprecedented financial disaster.'

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Professor Jeremy Hartnett listens to Ferguson alongside his mentor, John Fischer.

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The audience applauds Roger Ferguson, currently president and CEO of TIAA-CREF.

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President Hess welcomes John Fischer to the podium.

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'As fine a teacher as you were in the classroom, you were even better outside of it,' President Hess said of Fischer. 'You defined what we mean when we say that our teachers play an engaged and participatory role in the lives of our students.'

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Professor Fischer thanked President Hess and the College for the honorary degree, then offered his own take on the College's progress, along with a few stories.

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Trustee Jim Davlin enjoy Professor Fischer's presentation…

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…as did all those in Sparks Sunday afternoon.

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Professor Fischer poses for a photo with some friends, including Eric Graninger, Patrick Traub, John Hamby, Alison Kothe H’69, and Jeff Been ’81.

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Professor Kubiak enjoys his conversation with Jean Williams.

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Jean Williams H’53

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Roger Ferguson talks with Wabash Trustees Daryl Johnson ’82 and Ray Jovanovich ’84.

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Trustee Frank Kolisek ’82 talks with new Dean for Enrollment Management Michael Thorp ’86.

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Joe Mims ’76 and Roger Ferguson pose for a photo after the luncheon.

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