Morning Ceremony

Commencement exercises for the School of Art & Design and the School of Graduate Studies

Transfer of Colors
Professor Susan Rietman

Address to the Graduates
Aerin Lauder, Creative Director and Chairman, AERIN LLC, and Style and Image director, Este Lauder

Valedictory Address
Britta Stawski Siddell, Fine Arts

Reflection
Professor Ellen Goldstein, FIT Faculty Senate President

Remarks to Graduates
President Dr. Joyce F. Brown

Lifetime Achievement Award
Simon Doonan, Creative Ambassador-at-Large, Barneys

Remarks to Graduates
Celeste Weins, FIT Student Association President

Congratulations to Graduates
Lisa Perry, Textile Design '81 and Owner, Lisa Perry Style