Soulaymane Kachani, president of the Graduate Student Council, presents President Charles M. Vest with a replica of the SafeRide bus that the graduate students are donating to MIT.
Credits:
Photo / Donna Coveney
Caption:
Applauding a gift presentation are (left to right) Associate Provost Phillip Clay, President Charles M. Vest, Commencement speaker Daniel Goldin, Provost Robert A. Brown, the Rev. Constance Parvey (behind Brown), and Chancellor Larry Bacow.
Credits:
Photo / Donna Coveney
Here is a collection of photos from Commencement.
A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on June 13, 2001.
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