Bay Path University

20 Pictured below, from left: Christina Cutlip, senior managing director and head of National Advocacy and Federal Relations Liaison, TIAA; Sherri Lind Hughes, associate vice president, ACE Leadership; ACE President Ted Mitchell; Carol Leary, president, Bay Path University; Gailda Pitre Davis, director, ACE Leadership; Christina Proscia, managing director, Institutional Client Services, TIAA. 2019 Donna Shavlik Award Presented to President Leary On Saturday, March 9, Bay Path's President Carol Leary received the prestigious 2019 Donna Shavlik Award from the American Council of Education at their annual Women's Leadership Dinner as part of the 101st Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. President Leary joins an illustrious group of women who have been recognized for their contributions to education, including Donna Shalala, former president of the University of Miami and US Secretary of Health and Human Services, and now a US Congresswoman representing Florida's 27th district; and Beverly Tatum, former acting president of Mt. Holyoke and President Emerita of Spelman College. One of the most significant awards in higher education, ACE established the Donna Shavlik Award to honor the long and outstand- ing service of Donna Shavlik, former director of ACE's Office of Women in Higher Education. Presented annually, the award honors an individual who demonstrates a sustained commitment to advancing women in higher education through leadership and career development, campus climate, and mentoring. The 122nd Commencement of Bay Path University Over 750 undergraduate and graduate students marched across the MassMutual Center stage as part of Bay Path's 122nd Commencement ceremonies held on Sunday, May 19, including the inaugural class for the Occupational Therapy Doctorate program. Honorary degrees were conferred on Commencement Speaker Dr. Kimberley Roberts, Strategy and Operations Manager for the Engineering Education Group at Google, Inc., and Dr. George Frederick Kalf, Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Thomas Jefferson University. Above: They did it! A group of joyful graduates receiving their master's degree. Above left: Dr. George F. Kalf, President Leary, and Dr. Kimberly Roberts take a moment before commencement.

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