Commencement 2011: Prominent Speakers, 5,455 Graduates
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A graduate uses her mortar board to send a message to her parents.
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More than 1,700 members of Class of 2011 came together to celebrate the opening of commencement weekend with Senior Convocation.
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Georgetown President John J. DeGioia, right, gives Dr. John Howard an honorary degree after his commencement address.
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Maj. Gen. Mary A. Legere administers the oath of office to members of the Army ROTC.
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GPPI Dean Edward Montgomery congratulates graduates as they receive their diplomas.
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Grads wave to their friends and family during the School of Continuing Studies commencement ceremony.
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Robert M. Solow, a Nobel Prize-winning emeritus professor of economics and institute professor at MIT, spoke to graduates of the McDonough School of Business MBA program.
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Dr. John E. Prescott (C‘77, M‘81) is hooded by President John J. DeGioia before receiving his honorary degree.
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Law Center graduates prepare to receive their degrees.
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A McDonough School of Business graduate shares a moment with a loved one after the school's commencement ceremony.
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Graduates smile after receiving the degree of bachelor of science in foreign affairs.
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Members of the class of 2011 file in toward the stage to receive their diplomas.
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Historian Richard White encouraged 2011 Georgetown graduate students to appreciate interdisciplinary work and to collaborate with other scholars over the course of their lives.
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Commencement 2011
May 26, 2011
May 23 ,2011 – Georgetown University graduated 5,455 students during its 2011 Commencement Weekend, May 19-22.
“Each one of you has had impact on this university community,” Georgetown President John J. DeGioia told graduates during senior convocation May 20. “You’ve contributed to scholarship and learning on this hilltop. You’ve enriched us with your passions and talents. You’ve demonstrated to younger classes how to build community. You’ve engaged in service to change lives in this city and around the world. In doing so you’ve enhanced our mission, deepened our knowledge and extended our tradition in meaningful ways. We celebrate your achievements and your accomplishments and we thank you."
Speakers ranged from Costa Rica’s president, Laura Chinchilla (G’89), to Prize-winning economist Robert M. Solow to Georgetown’s own Madeleine Albright.
Following is a list of the number of graduates from each of Georgetown’s four undergraduate schools (Georgetown College, the McDonough School of Business, the School of Foreign Service and the School of Nursing & Health Studies), its Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the schools of medicine and law and the School of Continuing Studies.
Speakers and honorary degree recipients at the many commencement and awards ceremonies are also listed below.
Georgetown College
Bachelor of Arts: 736
Bachelor of Science: 105
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Doctor of Philosophy: 98
Master of Arts: 462
Master of Applied Economics: 1
Master of Arts in Teaching: 3
Master of Policy Management: 77
Master of Public Policy: 140
Master of Science: 630
McDonough School of Business
Master of Business Administration: 419
Executive Masters in Leadership: 16
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: 338
Law Center
Juris Doctor: 650
Master of Laws: 454
School of Continuing Studies
Doctor of Liberal Studies: 3
Master of Liberal Studies 62
Master of Professional Studies: 437
Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies: 24
School of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine: 194
School of Nursing & Health Studies
Bachelor of Science in Nursing: 131
Bachelor of Science: 77
School of Foreign Service
Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service: 398
(Includes SFS-Qatar)
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