2016 Commencement Ceremony
On Monday, May 9th, Fellows, supporters, friends, and affiliates gathered for the first time at the Questrom School of Business, the new administrative home of the Humphrey Fellowship Program at Boston University, to celebrate the conclusion of the 2015–2016 Fellowship Year. Director Jack McCarthy moderated the ceremony, and remarks were given by Questrom Dean Kenneth Freeman, current Fellow Fozilet Simoni of Albania, and the keynote speaker Anne L. Howard-Tristani—a BU alumna, international educational consultant, and the niece of Hubert H. Humphrey. Egyptian Fellow Nermin Helmy also read aloud a letter of thanks and congratulations from Fellow Mouhamadou Kane of Senegal, as Mouhamadou was unable to be with us in Boston at this time. The program also featured videotaped remarks by former President Jimmy Carter and Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Evan Ryan. At the conclusion of the ceremony, Reverend Dr. Robert Alan Hill, Dean of Marsh Chapel and Chaplain to the University, led us in a moment of silence to honor Mouhamadou and then a blessing of the food that would be served during the reception.
