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Commencement and Baccalaureate 2026 Honorees<\/span><\/h3>\n

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L. to r., Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Jr. with President Frank H. Wu<\/span><\/p>\n

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L. to r., Lucy Freeman Sandler with President Frank H Wu.<\/span><\/p>\n

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L. to r., Carly Reid with President Frank H. Wu<\/span><\/p>\n

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Student commencement speaker David Davydov<\/span><\/p>\n

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Credit all photos Andy Poon, ºÚÁÏרÇø.<\/span><\/h6>\n

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Donovan Richards, Jr.<\/strong>,Queens Borough President
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Marie Maynard Daly ’42<\/strong> (posthumously)
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Lucy Freeman Sandler ’51
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David Davydov
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2026 Graduates<\/span>
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