Sterling Resident Christopher Tinsley Gives Student Address at Saint Anselm College's Commencement

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Sterling resident Christopher Tinsley addressing his graduating class at Saint Anselm College's 120th Commencement.

MANCHESTER, NH (05/23/2013)(readMedia)-- Sterling, Mass., resident and summa cum laude graduate Christopher Tinsley, addressed his fellow classmates on Saturday, May 18, at Saint Anselm College's 120th commencement exercises.

Tinsley, a financial economics major, expressed on behalf of his class, gratitude to the college community for its unwavering commitment to bettering and expanding the graduates' intellectual capacities.

"You showed us that the term "office hours" is a flexible one. You inspired us to engage and participate, whether in an 8:30 Humanities seminar or in a late-night pub conversation. You didn't just teach- you taught us how to think for ourselves and communicate our ideas effectively, skills that will prove invaluable in the years to come. You have given us many of the tools necessary to pursue and achieve our dreams and, because of your efforts, we have reached a significant milestone in our lives."

"My graduation here today is very nearly the completion of a dream," he said. "My mother died suddenly when I was three years old. It had been her dream to see all seven of her boys receive a Catholic liberal arts education. Well Mom, after today, one more to go."

Read or listen to Tinsley's speech online.

Tinsley graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. In June, he joins Hegenbart Financial Advising team, a private banking and investment group with Merrill Lynch Boston, as a client associate.

Commencement speaker Louis Freeh, former FBI director also addressed 426 members of the class of 2013 as Father Jonathan DeFelice, O.S.B., presided over his final commencement as president.

Saint Anselm College is a Catholic, Benedictine, liberal arts college in Manchester, N.H.