Helena Zhang will graduate in June with a bachelor’s degree in human biology and a minor in art history. After a year serving the community as a Haas Center Community Impact Fellow, she plans to pursue a career as a doctor.
Graduate School of Education celebrates three class years
Graduates were encouraged to play a part in solving challenges in education, as the Graduate School of Education held an in-person ceremony for three class years.
No Stanford Commencement would be complete without the “Wacky Walk,” the university's nontraditional tradition where graduating seniors parade in homemade costumes that range from the satirical to the sublime to sometimes silly.
Adam Nayak, winner of the 2022 J.E. Wallace Sterling Award for outstanding leadership and service, will graduate in June with a bachelor’s degree in civil and environmental engineering and a minor in comparative studies in race and ethnicity. He plans to complete a degree in management science and engineering next year, then pursue a PhD with a sustainability and social impact focus.
Commencement Weekend was a double celebration for the graduating classes of 2020 and 2022, with an estimated 23,000 family, friends, and grads gathering on the Farm to mark the occasion. Photographer Don Feria captured the highlights.
Commencement Weekend 2022 featured Baccalaureate ceremonies, addresses by astrophysicist and higher education and government leader France A. Córdova and Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings, and two Wacky Walks. See all Commencement coverage.
Real life is not somewhere else, it’s inside of you, France A. Córdova tells Class of 2020
France A. Córdova, an astrophysicist and leader in higher education and government, encouraged graduates to remain open to possibilities in unlikely places at the Class of 2020 Commencement ceremony.
Gaurab Banerjee, a leader in Stanford’s social dance community and a member of the Axe Committee, will graduate in June with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science. He plans to work in the artificial intelligence industry and later in community development.
Alex Bradfield, who grew up in Louisville, Colorado, will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in bioengineering and a minor in education. After working at Stanford Sierra Camp this summer, he plans to pursue a career in STEM, and later become a high school teacher.
2022 Cuthbertson, Dinkelspiel, and Gores awards winners
The awards recognize Stanford faculty, students, and staff for their exceptional contributions to the university. The winners will be honored at Stanford’s 131st Commencement ceremony.
Mary Cooper, who grew up in a military family, will graduate in June with a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering and computer science. After a summer working at SpaceX and a semester of study at Oxford, she’ll return to Stanford to earn a master’s degree in aeronautical and astronautical engineering.
A senior class president and a scholar of Mandarin, she’ll soon begin a one-year master’s program as a Schwarzman Scholar at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
Senior Temiloluwa Bolodeoku and Madison Fish, BA ’20, will address graduates, families, and friends during separate Baccalaureate ceremonies at Frost Amphitheater on June 10.
Yvette A. Flunder, a pastor whose work links gospel and social ministries, and Simran Jeet Singh, an educator and writer who advocates for religious and racial tolerance, will address graduates during Baccalaureate celebrations at Frost Amphitheater on June 10 as part of Stanford’s Commencement Weekend 2022.
France A. Córdova and Reed Hastings, Stanford graduates with extraordinary achievements in research and innovation, will speak at the university’s Commencement ceremonies in June.
