Daniel J. Kelmanovich and Edward Valochovic will be co-valedictorians at
Commencement on Sunday, June 13, at 10 a.m. in Library Plaza
About 620 students are to receive degrees with the Class of 1999. The College will
award 471 bachelor's degrees, 146 master's and two doctorates.
Raymond V. Gilmartin '63, chairman, president and CEO of Merck & Co, a leading
pharmaceutical company, will be honorary chancellor and deliver the main address. He is to
receive an honorary doctor of laws degree.
Gilmartin, a native of Sayville, N.Y., earned his B.S. in electrical engineering from
Union, where he was class president in his junior and senior years and was named
outstanding engineer in his class. He spent three years as development engineer wit
Eastman Kodak Co. before entering Harvard Business School, where he received his M.B.A. An
active participant in health industry affairs, he is chairman of the board of the
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of American and chairman of ValleyCare Corp., a
community-based hospital in New Jersey. He has been a trustee of Union College and served
on the board of associates of Harvard Business School.
Raquel Millman is to deliver the student address.
President Roger Hull will host a reception for seniors and their families on Saturday,
June 12, at 3:30 p.m. in the Nott Memorial.
The Baccalaureate Commemoration is Saturday, June 12, at 5 p.m. in Memorial Chapel.