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The Ceremony

Dennis Berkey Formally Installed as WPI's 15th President

May 20, 2005 - Before an audience of more than 700 members of the WPI community, delegates from nearly 50 colleges, universities, and learned societies, and other guests, who gathered on Quadrangle on the WPI campus, Dennis D. Berkey was formally inaugurated as the university's 15th president and chief executive officer today, accepting the mantle of responsibility with humility and confidence.

The installation ceremony was the centerpiece of an hour-long event that included a keynote address by Massachusetts Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the presentation by Berkey of the WPI Presidential Medal to Kennedy, Dean Emeritus William R. Grogan '46, and Congressman James P. McGovern, and Berkey's inaugural address.

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• Watch a portions of the ceremony
• Read Dr. Berkey's Inaugural Address
• Read Senator Kennedy's Keynote Address
• See photos of the Inaugural Ceremony
• Read about the new Presidential Medal recipients
• Learn more about the traditions associated with Inauguration

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