Ft. Mitchell, Kentuck Native Gives Student Address at Whittier College's 108th Commencement

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Mary "McCall" Schenthal

WHITTER, CA (05/20/2011)(readMedia)-- On Friday, May 13 Whittier College's graduating class of 2011 sat under a brilliantly sunny sky in Memorial Stadium listening attentively as the speakers before them offered words of advice and inspiration.

Whittier Scholars major Mary "McCall" Schenthal from Ft. Mitchell, Kentuck delivered the student address.

"'It takes a village to raise a child.' Well, it takes an entire college to make a graduate," said Schenthal reflecting on her Whittier experience. "Whether it is the wonderful women who work in the Campus Inn or the staff in the registrar's office, Whittier is so true to the values of its Quaker heritage of integrity and community; I've eaten a meal with almost all of my professors, with my deans, and with the president."

"Today the class of 2011 becomes the newest alumni. We are the next ones to take the step forward and we've earned the right to do so," she concluded.

Schenthal shared the stage with award winning journalist Bill Moyers and his spouse and professional partner Judith Davidson Moyers, a television producer and long-time education advocate. The Moyers became honorary Poets, as they were conferred with a doctorate of humane letters (L.H.D.) by President Sharon Herzberger.

More: http://www.whittier.edu/News/Articles/WhittierCommencement2011.aspx