March 29, 2024

Fitchburg State Holds Spring Commencement Ceremony

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Fitchburg—Fitchburg State University held its 123rd commencement exercises in May.

Graduate and undergraduate degrees were conferred for students who spanned the United States and across the globe.

• Steven D. Borges, executive vice president and chief executive officer of Nypro Healthcare, and a 1990 Fitchburg State alumnus, delivered the commencement address at the undergraduate ceremony on Saturday, May 18. Borges was also presented the President’s Medal by University President Richard S. Lapidus in recognition of his accomplishments and support of the university community.

• Anna M. Clementi of Lunenburg, a member of the university Board of Trustees, was awarded an honorary doctorate at the ceremony in recognition of her lifetime of philanthropy and support of university initiatives including the Center for Italian Culture that she helped create.

• Madison Medina of Pelham, N.H., addressed her fellow graduates as undergraduate valedictorian. Medina is enrolled in Fitchburg State’s groundbreaking police program, whose graduates complete, in five years, bachelor’s and master’s degrees plus certification to serve in municipal police departments across the state. Medina is completing the 17-week police academy this summer and will complete her master’s degree in the coming academic year.

• At the graduate commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 16, Christine Foote-Lucero addressed guests as recipient of the Graduate Student Leadership Award. Foote-Lucero, who works as a forensic nurse examiner in Colorado, completed a master’s degree in forensic nursing.
Fitchburg State University enrolls 7,000 day and evening students in more than 50 programs of study. The university was established in 1894.

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