Convocation 2010

With the graduation of its 52nd class, the alumni of The Rockefeller University’s graduate program now number 1,047. This year’s Convocation celebration included a French bistro-themed reception in the President’s House, a luncheon, the traditional cap-and-gown procession across campus, a formal ceremony in Caspary Auditorium and a campus-wide celebration in Weiss Café.

The 37 members of the class of 2010 consist of 24 men and 13 women from 18 countries: Argentina, Austria, Canada, China, Fiji, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Korea, Macedonia, Poland, the Russian Federation, Trinidad and Tobago and the United States.

Of the 28 students in the Ph.D. program, 23 will go on to postdocs, one will attend medical school, one will enter an M.B.A. program, one has begun film school and two are considering their options. The nine participants in the Tri-Institutional M.D.-Ph.D. program will return to medical school to finish their M.Ds.