Cos Cob resident Katherine Chapin graduates from Champlain College

 

Katherine Chapin of Cos Cob, CT 06807 graduated from Champlain College with a BS degree in Game Art and Animation on May 13, 2017.

Champlain College's 139th commencement was held at Edmunds Field in Burlington, Vt. A total of 516 undergraduates received their associate and bachelor's degrees during the ceremony.

Champlain College President Donald J. Laackman lauded the students with a long list of achievements the Class of 2017 has accomplished during their years at Champlain."Your success in the face of change, combined with your radically pragmatic Champlain College education, positions you to successfully enter a changing world," he said.

In addition, an honorary Doctor of Humanities degrees was presented to Today Show weatherman and founder of Roker Media Labs Al Roker. Samantha Brehm '14 offered the alumni welcomed the graduates and their families. Julian Lopez '17, an international business and finance major in the Stiller School of Business, delivered the Senior address.

Founded in 1878, Champlain College is a small, not-for-profit, private college in Burlington, Vermont, with additional campuses in Montreal, Quebec and Dublin, Ireland. Champlain offers a traditional undergraduate experience from its beautiful campus overlooking Lake Champlain and more than 60 online undergraduate and graduate degree programs and certificates.

For more information, visit www.champlain.edu.