Albertus Magnus College to Celebrate 88th Commencement

(New Haven, CT)—Albertus Magnus College will award 602 undergraduate and graduate degrees at its 88th commencement exercises Sunday, May 15, at 2 p.m. in front of Rosary Hall, 700 Prospect Street, rain or shine. Among the graduates are two Gates Millennium Scholars and the first recipient of the College’s master of science degree in education. The College will confer honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees upon Sister Charles Marie Brantl, O.P., Sister Mary Faith Dargan, O.P., Natalia Icaza Holland and Marcus R. McCraven.

Sister Charles Marie Brantl, O.P., an alumna of the College and a Dominican Sister of Peace, has served for 35 years at Albertus as a professor of economics, department chair, vice president for academic affairs, and, currently, director of assessment and institutional research.

Sister Mary Faith Dargan, O.P., an alumna of the College, Dominican Sister of Peace and respected classics scholar, is currently a professor of classics, and served as chair of the classics department and for a decade as academic dean of the College.

Natalia Icaza Holland is an alumna of the College, and a loyal and dedicated supporter of its mission; she also has had a long-time commitment to volunteerism, serving many organizations, including the American Red Cross and the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Marcus R. McCraven, an electrical engineer and nuclear scientist, was a project leader on the team that developed the hydrogen bomb, a story told in “No Barriers Too High,” a recent Emmy-nominated documentary. A retired corporate executive, he is an active volunteer focusing on educational and health needs.

Bishop Theodore L. Brooks, recipient of an honorary degree from Albertus in 2003, and pastor of the Beulah Heights Pentecostal Church in New Haven, will deliver the charge to the graduates and the benediction.

Albertus Magnus College, a liberal arts college with an enrollment of 2,000 students in its undergraduate and graduate programs, celebrated its 85th Anniversary during this academic year.