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Nazareth College Holds 90th Commencement, Sunday, May 14

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Rochester, NY (05/09/2017) — Nazareth will celebrate its 90th annual Commencement ceremony at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, N.Y., on Sunday, May 14 with an address from Colleen Arnold, retired senior vice president at IBM. Arnold, a 1979 alumna from Nazareth, will deliver the address to the Class of 2017 in a joint ceremony with 395 undergraduate students,182 graduate students, 56 doctorate of physical therapy students. The Nazareth ceremony begins at 9:45 a.m. For more information, please contact Julie Long, chief public relations officer of Nazareth College at (585) 781-8186 (cell).

Commencement speaker, Colleen Arnold, had a decorated career with IBM, serving the company in a multitude of leadership positions for 35 years. She recently retired as senior vice president and head of IBM Sales and Distribution, responsible for revenue, profit, and client satisfaction in North America and IBM's industry client teams globally. Prior to that role, Arnold was senior vice president, IBM Application Management Services, leading IBM in providing clients with an integrated approach to managing their application portfolios.

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Julie Long | Chief PR Officer | (585) 781-8186 (cell) or jlong2@naz.edu

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