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Graduates celebrate with friends and family at Commencement

June 04, 2017

The weather was sunny and beautiful, but nothing outshone the smiles on the faces of the graduates and their loved ones at the UMass Medical School 44th Commencement in Worcester on Sunday, June 4.

  • GSBS graduate Caroline Duffy (center), with husband Todd Monroe and Associate Dean Mary Ellen Lane.
  • GSBS graduate Meetu Seth (center) with her family
  • SOM graduate and class speaker Jessica Long is flanked by mother, Adrienne Berry-Burton, and father, Roy Long, along with extended family and friends
  • GSN graduate and class speaker Michele Griswold with (from left) sons Eli and Max and husband Matthew
  • School of Medicine graduates Robby Martin, Alex Boardman and Eric Wilsterman with Eric’s brother Alex
  • SOM graduate Valerie Valant and classmates prepare for Commencement.
  • MD/PhD graduate and GSBS class speaker Brian Quattrochi
  • SOM graduate Jacob Koshy lines up to cross the stage and receive his degree.
  • More than 2,000 family members and friends attended the event in support of the graduates.