Video: Pardee School 2019 Convocation Highlights
The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies celebrated its convocation with a ceremony that brought together students, faculty and family for a day that commemorated the achievements of the Class of 2019.
The convocation was held Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Boston University’s Walter Brown Arena. A beautiful day greeted the approximately 2,000 guests and 30 faculty members who celebrated the new Pardee School alumni.
The 233 undergraduates and 58 graduate students will join the more than 9,000 alumni from programs currently under the purview of the Pardee School.
The Convocation ceremony included remarks from Najam, as well as the presentation of the following awards:
- The Carole A. Chandler Citizenship Award, to Kristin Bruno and Andrew Benton Chiao
- The CAS (College of Arts and Sciences) Prize for Undergraduate Academic Excellence, to Masha C. Vernik
- The Pardee School Graduate Academic Excellence Award, to Leanne Renee Violette
- The Pardee School Undergraduate Academic Excellence Award, to Christopher William Brown, Katie Jane Diclemente and Ta-Wei Huang
- The Amb. Hermann Frederick Eilts Graduate Thesis Award, to Mohammad Aumar Abaas Chaudhry
- The Amb. Hermann Frederick Eilts Undergraduate Thesis Award, to Tal Salomon Dickstein
- The Gerald and Deanne Gitner Family Prize for Faculty Excellence, to Amb. Robert Loftis
The Convocation also featured the annual presentation of the Gerald and Deanne Gitner Family Prize for Faculty Excellence, which went to Amb. Robert Loftis, Director of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies and Professor of the Practice of International Relations at the Pardee School.
A longer version of the convocation ceremony, including the presentation of student degrees, can be ordered online from BU Productions.