For Immediate Release
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Fran Gately
Director of Communication
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Curry College celebrated its Commencement today in Milton, Massachusetts. Congressman Lynch served as Commencement speaker.
Congressman Stephen F. Lynch was first sworn in to the United States Congress in October 2001, following the sudden passing of legendary Congressman John Joseph Moakley.
Congressman Lynch has championed his constituents in the 9th Congressional District of Massachusetts and the Curry College community in many ways since taking office, including his advocacy of federal legislation to support technology initiatives in higher education.
Curry College awarded Congressman Lynch a Doctor of Public Administration.
Danielle Ofri, MD PhD, is an attending physician in the medical clinic at Bellevue Hospital, and Assistant Professor of Medicine at New York University School of Medicine. She divides her time between seeing patients, teaching medical students and residents, editing and writing.
Dr. Ofri served as a guest speaker at the Blue Hills Writing Institute at Curry College in 2003 and is scheduled to speak at the 2005 Institute. Her 2003 appearance at Curry was broadcast on Book TV on C-Span 2.
Curry College awarded Dr. Ofri a Doctor of Humane Letters.
James M. Sullivan is a lifelong Milton resident and successful member of the local business community. Mr. Sullivan was appointed to the Curry College Board of Trustees in 1995 and assumed the role of Chairman of the Board in 2002.
During the past decade of Mr. Sullivan’s service to Curry, the College has grown and taken on a new vitality. Mr. Sullivan has demonstrated his own deep level of caring and commitment to the College and its community, and his board leadership continues to attract many dedicated and talented individuals who similarly care deeply about the success of Curry College.
Curry College awarded Mr. Sullivan a Doctor of Business Administration.
Curry College conferred 482 degrees on students from 16 states and 2 countries, including 261 traditional undergraduate students, 202 undergraduates from the Division of Continuing and Graduate Studies, and 19 graduate students. Of the 463 undergraduates, 350 received Bachelors of Arts degrees and 113 received Bachelors of Science degrees.