The Woods College honored more than 150 graduates of the class of 2018 at a graduation dinner on Tuesday, April 17 in Corcoran Commons.
Brian Kelly, Principal of Eastern Real Estate, delivered the keynote address to graduates, focusing on the themes of carrying tools in your toolbox.
Brian Kelly is a successful and accomplished real estate developer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He also serves in a leadership role with Autism Speaks.
Christopher Kreider '16 was honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award. Kreider is a former Boston College hockey standout. He was a two-time national champion during his time with the Eagles and a first-round NHL draft pick in 2009. His 2012 signing came three days after his second NCAA title and six courses shy of attaining his BC degree. Read more from BC Hockey.
This year's Richard Lombard Award, the school's highest undergraduate honor, went to Haeseong (Terry) Shin, a native of South Korea who moved to the U.S. when he was 12. He began his studies at the Woods College focused on economics, but soon found himself drawn to major in philosophy. Now a member of the Jesuit honor society Alpha Sigma Nu, he was accepted to several graduate schools and will join the Ph.D. program in philosophy at the University of Missouri in the fall.
Martin Peter Keogh, a student in the M.S. in Cybersecurity Policy & Governance program, received the Woods College Graduate Student Award . Keogh, an alumnus of the U.S. Naval Academy, was commissioned in the Marine Corps and has served in Afghanistan and Iraq. He now plans to pursue a career in the cybersecurity field.
Richard M. Reilly M.S.'03, P'19 , a former senior vice president of the American Arbitration Association, received the Alumni Service Award. WCAS also honored longtime member and past-president of the Woods Colle ge Alumni Council, Lisa Hassan '97, whose Compass Medical tea m provides compassionate care for radiology patients, and who is a former chair of the school's alumni executive council.