Baruch College 47th Commencement Exercises 2012

Greetings from the President - Mitchel B. Wallerstein

Greetings from the Board of Trustees of the City University of New York - Trustee Jeffrey S. Wiesenfeld

Greetings from the Chancellor of the City University of New York - Pamela Silverblatt, Vice Chancellor for Labor Relations

Conferral of Honorary Degree - Doctor of Humane Letters, Louis Capelli '58, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sterling National Bank

Commencement Address - Thomas P. DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller

Presidential Excellence Award for Distinguished Faculty Scholarship - Lilach Nachum, Marketing and International Business; Clarence Taylor, History

Presidential Excellence Award for Distinguished Faculty Service - Ted Joyce, Economics and Finance

Presidential Excellence Award for Distinguished Teaching - Neil Bennett, School of Public Affairs; David Pereplyotchik, Philosophy

Salutation from the Class of 2012 - Corey Trippiedi

Presentation of the Class of 2012 Gift - Antonio Alfonso, President of the Undergraduate Student Government

Conferral of Academic Degrees - President Mitchel B. Wallerstein

Baruch Alma Mater - Teresa Parker, Director of Baruch College Chorus

Thomas P. DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller, addresses Baruch graduates during the afternoon session at the Baruch College 47th Commencement. Thomas P. DiNapoli was elected to a full four-year term as New York State Comptroller in November 2010. Since first taking the position in February 2007, DiNapoli has transformed the way his office does business, instilling reforms to make government more effective, efficient and ethical. He has pushed for increased transparency and accountability in government, and identified billions of dollars in waste, fraud, abuse and mismanagement.

Greetings from the President - Mitchel B. Wallerstein

Greetings from the Board of Trustees of the City University of New York - Trustee Joseph J. Lhota

Greetings from the Chancellor of the City University of New York - Alan Dobrin, Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Operating Officer

Valedictory Address - Devorah Lebovic

Commencement Address - Christine Quinn, New York City Council Speaker

Presentation of the Class of 2012 Gift - Antonio Alfonso, President of the Undergraduate Student Government

Conferral of Academic Degrees - President Mitchel B. Wallerstein

Baruch Alma Mater - Teresa Parker, Director of Baruch College Chorus