Yinghan Ding, son of Suyan Meng and Dapeng Ding of Beijing and formerly an AFS exchange student at Polk County High School, received a bachelor of arts degree from Hamilton College on Sunday, May 20.
Hamilton awarded 462 diplomas in the ceremony. A.G. Lafley, former chairman and CEO of the Procter & Gamble Co., and a 1969 graduate of Hamilton, delivered the commencement address.
Ding, who graduated summa cum laude with a degree in economics and mathematics and was the class valedictorian, now joins an alumni body of more than 20,000, many of whom have made important contributions to business, the professions, government and the arts.
– article submitted by Hamilton College