San Francisco Students Graduate From Bates College

San Francisco CA

13 August, 2020

11:57 AM

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Press release from Merit Pages: Aug. 13, 2020 Bates College graduated 463 students from 37 states and 52 countries on May 31, 2020. Cumulatively, the Class of 2019 performed 80,000 hours of community service, exemplifying Bates' commitment to community learning and civic action. Though we have been delayed in sharing this news due to our response to the COVID-19 pandemic, please know that our pride in our graduates is as strong as ever. Congratulations to the class of 2020! Thomas Atwater of San Francisco, Calif., graduated after majoring in psychology. Atwater, the child of John C. Atwater and Diana L. Nelson of San Francisco, Calif., and Phoebe H. Lang and Sanjay J. Bagai of Petaluma, Calif., is a 2016 graduate of Marin Academy.Atwater was inducted into the Bates Scholar-Athlete Society, an organization which honors graduating seniors who have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or have received special nomination from the faculty for outstanding academic achievement in their junior and senior years, and who have participated in a varsity sport for a minimum of three years. Reed Sandbach of San Francisco, Calif., graduated after majoring in politics and minoring in mathematics. Sandbach, the child of Alyce C. Sandbach of San Francisco, Calif., and Juliet B. Haley of San Francisco, Calif., is a 2016 graduate of Bay School of San Francisco. Oceana Baranchuck of San Francisco, Calif., graduated after majoring in European studies. Baranchuck, the child of Michael Baranchuck of San Francisco, Calif., and Nancy E. Etheredge of Atlanta, Ga., is a 2016 graduate of Bay School of San Francisco. Located in Lewiston, Maine, Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world. Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. Committed to opportunity and excellence, Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender, race, religion, or national origin. Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action, Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world. This press release was produced by Merit Pages. The views expressed here are the author's own.