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The Lawrence University community gathered virtually in June for a Commencement celebration unlike any other in the school's 171-year history. Held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic that moved Spring Term classes to distance learning, the ceremony celebrated the accomplishments of nearly 270 Lawrentians in the Class of 2020. "We are at a time like no other, when both far too much-and not nearly enough-has changed," President Mark Burstein told the graduates and their families, all looking in from locations around the world. Congratulatory messages from faculty and staff, shared via video and an online chat, were mixed with the traditional speeches and the conferring of degrees. Commencement speaker Natasha Trethewey, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet whose book, "Native Guard," has been on the Freshman Studies reading list at Lawrence for five years, implored the graduates to find inspiration in the arts as they make sense of a world that has changed mightily since they first stepped on campus four years ago.

Lawrence University students were named to the 2020 Dean's List, an annual honor roll of students demonstrating exemplary academic performance. The Dean's List is compiled at the end of the academic year once all grades have been recorded. To make the Dean's List, a student must have earned at least 36 units in Lawrence courses during the academic year and have earned a GPA of at least 3.5.

Lawrence University's Travis Dillon '21, a mathematics major who has done significant research both on and off campus, has been named a 2020 Goldwater Scholar.

Willa Dworschack '20 is the recipient of a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, providing full funding for up to three years of research at any institution of her choice.

Congratulations on being part of the Opera Pit Orchestra that was an important piece in the staging of "The Marriage of Figaro" at Lawrence University's Stansbury Theater. The comic opera was presented March 5-8.

Congratulations on helping to bring "The Marriage of Figaro" to the Stansbury Theatre stage. The comic opera was performed March 5-8 at Lawrence University.

Congratulations on being part of the chorus for the Lawrence University production of "The Marriage of Figaro." The comic opera was presented March 5-8 in Stansbury Theater.

Congratulations on being part of the cast as the Lawrence Conservatory's Opera Theatre brought "The Marriage of Figaro" to the Stansbury Theater stage March 5-8.

Congratulations to the production crew that helped bring "Richard III" to the stage at Lawrence University. The production was presented by Lawrence's Department of Theatre Arts Feb. 20-22 in Cloak Theatre.

Congratulations on being a member of the cast in Lawrence University's production of "Richard III." Presented by the Department of Theatre Arts, three performances were given Feb. 20-22 in Cloak Theatre.

Lawrence University student Allan Garcia '23 of Chicago has been selected to receive a CIC/UPS Scholarship provided by the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU) and its national partner, the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) in Washington, D.C.

Cathleen Greene of Milwaukee, a freshman at Lawrence University, has won a $1,000 SAGE Scholars scholarship in a nationwide essay contest. She was one of 100 recipients.

Lawrence University students were named to the 2019 Dean's List, an annual honor roll of students demonstrating exemplary academic performance. The Dean's List is compiled at the end of the academic year once all grades have been recorded. To make the Dean's List, a student must have earned at least 36 units in Lawrence courses during the academic year and have earned a GPA of at least 3.5.

Congratulations to the Lawrence University students who were honored at the 2019 Honors Award Ceremony and the Honors Convocation.

More than 330 Lawrence University graduates received their diplomas in a spring Commencement ceremony. Commencement speaker Lee Shallat Chemel, a 1965 alumna who found success as the director of numerous television sitcoms and dramas over the past three decades, challenged the graduates to use their liberal arts education to always push forward and to embrace the chaos of life.

Lawrence University student Nero Dejno '21 has been awarded a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for the fall semester and will be studying abroad in Madagascar.

Willa Dworschack, a Lawrence University physics major from Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin, has been named a Goldwater Scholar. The honor went to 496 sophomores or juniors across the country who are studying in areas of math or science.

Milou (Emmylou) de Meij, a Lawrence University senior from Bozeman, Montana, received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program Award, the 58th time a Lawrence student has been so honored over the past four decades. She will now spend a year in Latvia teaching English and studying music of the region.

Twenty-eight students from the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music in Appleton, Wisconsin, spent their spring break on an excursion to Houston that ties in with the school's vision of music with a mission. The students performed, taught in elementary schools and collaborated on music with students in an after-school program that focuses on electronic music. Each spring, Lawrence musicians - students and faculty - go into a chosen metro market for a mix of musical performances and community outreach, an immersion aimed at establishing relationships and community well-being as much as sharing talents and expanding the conservatory's musical footprint. Presto tour information

Lawrence University has recognized 732 students for academic achievement by naming them to the 2017-18 dean's list. Students must maintain a minimum 3.4 grade point average for the entire academic year to qualify for dean's list honors.

Lawrence University awarded bachelor of arts and bachelor of music degrees June 10 to 318 graduating seniors, 17 of whom earned both a B.A. and a B.M. degree, at its 169 commencement. Peggy Shepard, the executive director of the New York City-based organization WE ACT For Environmental Justice, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree and delivered the principal commencement address.

Lawrence University junior Elizabeth Bridgwater has been named an Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholar. A chemistry and environmental studies major from Fort Collins, Colo., Bridgwater was one of 150 undergraduates nationally selected for the scholarship. Named in honor of long-time former U.S. Senator Ernest "Fritz" Hollings, who was well known for supporting ocean policy and conservation, the scholarship includes a two-year academic scholarship and a summer internship opportunity.

Augusta Finzel, a 2018 Lawrence University graduate, has been awarded a 10-month Fulbright Fellowship to Greenland where she'll serve as an English language teaching assistant and a "cultural ambassador."

Nalee Douangvilay, a 2018 Lawrence University graduate, has been awarded a Fulbright Teaching Fellowship that will send her to South Korea as an English language teaching assistant.

Heidi Arnold of Oswego has been awarded a Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) for an intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program. Arnold will spend most of her summer living with a host family in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, as part of a Russian language program. Launched in 2006 by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the CLS program is designed to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering foreign languages that are critical to national security and economic prosperity.

Lawrence University rising senior Jonathan Rubin has been awarded a Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) for an intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program. Launched in 2006 by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the CLS program is designed to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering foreign languages that are critical to national security and economic prosperity.

Mikaela Marget has been awarded a Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) for an intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program. Launched in 2006 by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the CLS program is designed to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering foreign languages that are critical to national security and economic prosperity.

Lawrence University senior Elena Hudecek has been awarded a grant through the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Program. Se will spend 10 months (Sept. - June) in Colombia working as an English language teaching assistant and cultural ambassador.

Lawrence University senior William Gill has been awarded a grant through the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Program. He will spend 10 months (Sept. - June) in Germany working as an English language teaching assistant.

Kin Le, a mezzo soprano, was among a select number of singers chosen to perform in Lawrence University's spring opera scenes production.