June 4, 1999: Volume 46, Number 10

Fond Farewell Set For Seniors

Daniel J. Kelmanovich and Edward Valochovic will be co-valedictorians at Commencement on Sunday, June 13, at 10 a.m. in Library Plaza

About 620 students are to receive degrees with the Class of 1999. The College will award 471 bachelor's degrees, 146 master's and two doctorates.

Raymond V. Gilmartin '63, chairman, president and CEO of Merck & Co, a leading pharmaceutical company, will be honorary chancellor and deliver the main address. He is to receive an honorary doctor of laws degree.

Gilmartin, a native of Sayville, N.Y., earned his B.S. in electrical engineering from Union, where he was class president in his junior and senior years and was named outstanding engineer in his class. He spent three years as development engineer wit Eastman Kodak Co. before entering Harvard Business School, where he received his M.B.A. An active participant in health industry affairs, he is chairman of the board of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of American and chairman of ValleyCare Corp., a community-based hospital in New Jersey. He has been a trustee of Union College and served on the board of associates of Harvard Business School.

Raquel Millman is to deliver the student address.

President Roger Hull will host a reception for seniors and their families on Saturday, June 12, at 3:30 p.m. in the Nott Memorial.

The Baccalaureate Commemoration is Saturday, June 12, at 5 p.m. in Memorial Chapel.

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