1997:

• Oprah Winfrey to deliver 1997 Commencement Address
  February 27, 1997 -- Oprah Winfrey, talk show host, actress, producer, philanthropist and business leader, will address the Class of 1997 at Wellesley College's 119th Commencement on Friday, May 30. The ceremonies will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Severance Green in the center of Wellesley's campus...
  
  
• Wellesley student celebrates 15 years free of cancer
  May 30, 1997 -- Janet Hostetler, the 1997 Student Commencement Speaker, has been cancer-free for 15 years. Her student address is as follows:...
  
  
• Wellesley College Class of 1997 Major Awards and Fellowships
  May 30, 1997 -- In national competitions, members of the Wellesley College Class of 1997 have been awarded numerous major fellowships and awards including seven Fulbright Scholarships, a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, two Truman Scholarships, a Mellon Fellowship, a George Eastman Award, a Beinecke Scholarship, and two Public Policy and International Relations Fellowships...
  
  
• Oprah Winfrey delivers keynote address at Wellesley College 1997 Commencement
  May 30, 1997 -- Presiding over Wellesley College's 119th Commencement exercises, President Diana Chapman Walsh today presented Bachelor of Arts degrees to 546 women, including 19 Davis Scholars. The ceremonies were held beneath a large white tent on Severance Green in the center of campus...
  
  
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