Contributed Photo/James Abbruzzese

It’s official. Katherine Lapp ‘78 and Dr. James Abbruzzese ‘74 will be visiting their alma mater.

They are the speakers for this year’s 60th commencement, according to a University press release. Lapp will speak at the undergraduate students ceremony on the morning of May 23 and Abbruzzese will speak at the graduate students ceremony, which will take place that afternoon.

Lapp is currently the executive vice president and chief administrative office for Harvard University. She is also a former employee of New York City’s former mayor Rudy Giuliani, who was in office during Sept. 11, 2001, as well as the former executive director of New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA).

Abbruzzese is a recognized leader in the field of pancreatic cancer research and treatment.  He has published over 350 articles, and has co-edited many books.

Contributed Photo/Katherine Lapp

Additional honorary degrees will be handed out to three other people: Dr. Mayra Luz Pérez Díaz, who is the first female president of the Universidad Centroamericana (UCA) in Managua, Nicaragua, Emily Rafferty, who is the first woman to head the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Rev. Daniel J. Harrington, S.J., who is a professor at the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry.

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