Wabash College to hold 185th commencement Saturday

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CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. – Wabash College will celebrate its 185th Commencement Ceremony at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 13, in Little Giant Stadium.

President Scott Feller will lead the procession.

As tradition, a release stated, the only featured speakers will be two graduating seniors. This year's commencement speakers are Benjamin Bullock and Allen “AJ” Johnson Jr.

In the event of rain, the ceremony will be held in Chadwick Court.

Graduates from the Wabash College Class of 2022 enjoy the commencement ceremony. On Saturday, Wabash College will celebrate its 185th Commencement Ceremony at 2:30 p.m. in Little Giant Stadium.
Graduates from the Wabash College Class of 2022 enjoy the commencement ceremony. On Saturday, Wabash College will celebrate its 185th Commencement Ceremony at 2:30 p.m. in Little Giant Stadium.

Bullock, a history and humanities double major and music minor from Stourbridge, England, was a four-year member of the Wabash College Glee Club, sports editor for The Bachelor, a consultant in the Wabash College Writing Center, and a broadcast announcer for the soccer team.

A member of Phi Beta Kappa, his accolades include: George Lews Mackintosh Fellow; Julia Rosenberg Writing Scholar; Dean Stephens Award; Walter L. Fertig Prize; John F. Charles World History Prize; Glee Club Senior Award; and the Jim Leas Outstanding Student in Journalism Award.

Bullock plans to pursue a master’s degree at the Yenching Academy of Peking University in Beijing, China.

Johnson, a psychology major and Black studies minor from Indianapolis, was a member of the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies (served as chairman as a junior), the Wabash golf team, a senior peer career advisor, and server/cook for Bon Appetit food management. He also served as the SAAC member for the Wabash golf team in 2020.

Johnson received the 2023 Malcolm X Institute Service Award, the release stated. He will be attending Ball State University to pursue a master’s in student affairs administration in higher education.

Seventeen students will be inducted into the Wabash chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest honorary society.

Seniors inducted this year are: Brigham Anderson, Jacob Bishop, Jakob Faber, Parker Gamble, Grant Johnson, Quinn Leous, Nathan Pairitz, Ethan Stonis, Fanxiang Su, and Gaohang Zhu.

Inductees from the junior class are: Samuel Baugh, Kazi Hoque, Benjamin Jansen, William Keeling, Benjamin Sampsell, Owen Runge, and William Trapp.

This article originally appeared on Lafayette Journal & Courier: Wabash College to hold 185th commencement Saturday