Michael Rhodin, senior vice president of Watson Business Development for IBM, will be the featured speaker at Roanoke College’s commencement exercises on Saturday, May 7. Watson is one of IBM’s most significant innovations in the company’s year history and represents a new era of information technology.
Approximately graduates will join the Class of The class includes Oliva Rhodin, who is the daughter of Michael Rhodin, and Ingrid Klove.
An honorary doctorate in science will be awarded to Elisabeth Gantt, a plant biologist and member of the National Academy of Sciences who is a research associate at Roanoke College. Rhodin also will receive an honorary doctorate in science during the ceremony.
The baccalaureate service will be held on Friday, May 6, with the Rev. Christopher Bowen as the featured speaker. The Rev. Bowen is the Timothy Pickle Dean of the Chapel at Roanoke College.
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