Honorary Degree Recipients
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Commencement Class of 2023 Honorees
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2023 Medal for Eminent Service
Established in 1934 to recognize exceptional service to the College, the Medal for Eminent Service was awarded this year to Adrienne E. White-Faines ’82, for her extraordinary record of support, mentorship, and inspiration to the Amherst community.
2023 Swift Moore Teaching Awards
The Phebe and Zephaniah Swift Moore Teaching Awards are presented to three outstanding secondary school teachers nominated by members of the graduating class.
Moderna President, Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet Among Seven to Be Honored at Amherst College’s Commencement
Honorees for 2023
Seven influential leaders in the arts, biotech, higher education, environmental journalism, business, law, and literature will receive honorary degrees from Amherst College. (Books by the honorees are available at Amherst Books.)
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