W&J holds 224th commencement
Washington & Jefferson College held its 224th commencement Saturday with 220 students receiving their degrees at a ceremony at the James Rose Family Recreation Center. There were 219 Bachelor of Arts and one Master of Arts degree conferred. Featured speaker was alumnus John Reed, Class of 1961, former chairman of the New York Stock Exchange and retired chairman and CEO of Citigroup. The weekend’s activities began Friday with the baccalaureate service at Church of the Covenant. The speaker was Dr. Larry Roper, emeritus professor of language, culture and society at Oregon State University. Honorary degrees were conferred upon Reed and Roper.