Colorado College honoring class of 2020 Sunday
Colorado College honoring class of 2020 Sunday
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) Colorado College is celebrating the Class of 2020 at Commencement this weekend. The ceremony for the Class of 2020 will be held at 9 a.m., Sunday, May 30, at the Weidner Field in downtown Colorado Springs. Additionally, the ceremony will be streamed live on the Commencement webpage and on CC’s Facebook and YouTube accounts.
The Class of 2020 was not able to receive their diplomas in person last year because of the pandemic. However, CC sent members of the graduating class celebratory gift boxes and a series of web, email, and video communications, including individualized congratulatory messages from then-President Jill Tiefenthaler.
Both ceremonies will be held in person at 9 a.m. at Weidner Field in downtown Colorado Springs.
Jill Tiefenthaler, former Colorado College president and current CEO of National Geographic, will be the commencement speaker for the 2021 class, and Richard Lariviere, former CEO of Chicago’s Field Museum, will be the speaker for the 2020 class.
CC assistant professors Nadia Guessous and Michael Sawyer will give the baccalaureate addresses for the 2021 and 2020 classes, respectively. Both addresses will be delivered virtually, according to the release.
The college will award honorary degrees to Tiefenthaler, Lariviere and several other individuals who have made noteworthy contributions in their respective fields: Fania E. Davis; Eiko Otake; Denise S. Young; 1972 CC graduate Margaret Elise Myers; Scott Yoo; Gloria Ladson Billings; Katherine Haughey Loo; and Tink Tinker.