Honored at Colgate's 183rd commencement with honorary degrees were (left to right) John McGahern, author and past visiting professor at Colgate, doctor of letters; commencement speaker Stephen Burke '80, president of Comcast Cable, doctor of laws; John Samuel Mbiti, theologian, author, teacher, and pastor, doctor of divinity; Catherine Bertini, under secretary general for management at the United Nations, doctor of humane letters; and Dr. Michael J. Wolk '60, cardiovascular specialist and clinical professor of medicine, doctor of science. [Photo by Timothy D. Sofranko]

Honorary bachelor of arts degrees were awarded posthumously to Katie Almeter '04, who died in an auto crash on Oak Drive in 2000; Donna Marie Carter '80, who died during her junior year; and Andrew C. Kilpatrick '05, who succumbed to cancer in April.