2021 David H. Winton Baccalaureate Award
Anette Helin, a self-designed major in international business from Espoo, Finland, created her own major by incorporating coursework in business, psychology, sociology and political studies in preparation for a career in an increasingly globalized business world.
2021 Commencement Speaker
Kayia Alleyne, a public health major from Dorchester, Mass., is an actively involved student and leader on campus. A BOLD Scholar, Kayia is a member of Colby-Sawyer’s chapter of the BOLD Women’s Leadership Network.
2021 Colby-Sawyer Award
A Wesson Honors scholar and a double major in sport management and business administration, Quinn Stuebner is not only an outstanding student, but also a valuable contributor to the cocurricular life of the college.
2021 Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
Since 2017 and the start of her tenure as chief executive officer and president of Dartmouth-Hitchcock and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health (D-HH) Joanne M. Conroy, MD, has been committed to furthering her organization’s decades-long academic partnership with Colby-Sawyer College.
2021 Susan Colgate Cleveland Medal for Distinguished Service
Pete Volanakis joined the Colby-Sawyer Board of Trustees in 2012 and served as its chair from 2016 to 2020. As chair of the board, he was committed to shaping and leading an outcomes-based, high performing board with a primary focus on the long-term well-being of the institution.
2021 Jack Jensen Award
Professor Chery Whipple, Ph.D., views teaching as a team activity in which it is her role to share knowledge and support the development of a critical mind. She joined the Colby-Sawyer College faculty in 2017 after spending 12 years researching pancreatic and skin cancer at Dartmouth-Hitchcock’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center.