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Week of 11 June 1999 Vol. II, No. 35 Feature Article No pomp under these circumstances: BU President Jon Westling heartily congratulates student speaker Jennifer Gruber (ENG'99), an aspiring astronaut and Rhodes scholar, who plans to pursue a doctorate in engineering science at the University of Oxford. Photo by Kalman Zabarsky Commencement speakers The following is a full list of the Commencement speakers who addressed the degree ceremonies of individual schools and colleges: School for the Arts: Geena Davis, actress; College of Communication: Christopher Barger (COM'99) and Meghan Fay (COM'99), who both received bachelor's degrees, and COM Dean Brent Baker; A variety of guests shared in the celebration. Photo by Albert L'Etoile School of Education: SED Dean Edwin Delattre; College of Engineering: D. Allen Bromley, dean of engineering at Yale University; Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine: SDM Dean Spencer Frankl; Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: GRS Dean and BU Provost Dennis Berkey; School of Hospitality Administration: Ed Fuller, president of the Marriott Corporation; School of Law: Sumner Redstone, president of Viacom; Graduate School of Management: Robert Knox, senior managing director of Cornerstone Equity Investors, LLC; School of Medicine: Patch Adams, M.D.; Metropolitan College: Kija Kim, president and CEO, Harvard Mapping Company; School of Public Health: Ray Hammond, Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church; Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: SAR Dean Alan Jette; School of Social Work: Ruth Fidel, professor of sociology, Hunter College, New York; School of Theology: STH Assistant Professor Carrie Doehring; The University Professors: UNI Professor Herbert Mason; College of Arts and Sciences: Anthropology -- Professor and Chairman of Anthropology Thomas Barfield; Archaeology -- Associate Professor and Chairman of Archaeology Julie Hansen; Art History -- Professor and Chairman of Art History Keith Morgan; Astronomy -- Professor and Chairman of Astronomy W. Jeffrey Hughes and Associate Professor of Astronomy Dan Clemens; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology -- Darra Dunn (CAS'99, GRS'99); Biology -- Professor and Chairman of Biology Geoffrey Cooper and Michelle Cilia (CAS'99); Chemistry -- Professor and Chairman of Chemistry Thomas Tullius; Classical Studies -- Assistant Professor and Director of Classical Studies Loren Samons; Computer Science -- Associate Professor of Computer Science Abdelsalam Heddaya, founder of Infolibria, Inc.; Earth Sciences -- Professor and Chairman of Earth Sciences Carol Simpson; Economics -- Professor and Chairman of Economics Jonathan Eaton; English -- Ralph Lombreglia, writer; More than 5,400 graduates celebrate the final Commencement ceremony of the millennium. They have reason to be happy: unemployment is at a 30-year low. Photo by Vin Catania Environme