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Kari Dickinson, holds her 2-year-old daughter Audrey while receiving her doctoral hood from Julie Baker, assistant professor of genetics. Photo: John LeSchofs/VAS |
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The graduates at the School of Medicine had spent years working to get to the moment on June 11 when they were handed their diplomas, but the commencement ceremony was as much about the responsibilities that lie ahead as it was a celebration of the milestone they had just reached.
Under a giant white tent on the Dean’s Lawn, a crowd of about 1,400 cheered enthusiastically as their sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, friends and spouses took the stage to the tune of “Pomp and Circumstance.” Air horns blasted and cameras clicked as student after student stepped forward to have their doctoral hoods—blue and cardinal for PhDs, green and cardinal for MD—placed over their heads by members of the faculty. More
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The Stanford University Main Campus Ceremony was held Sunday, June 12th, 2005, in the Stanford Stadium. For details, please see the Stanford Commencement web site.