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Commencement 2008Commencement SpeakerMilton Academy 2008 Awards and PrizesJehane Noujaim, Class of ’92,is not only a provocative, successful,young documentaryproducer and filmmaker; sheis an international activist whobelieves passionately in thepower of film to help movepeople toward global acceptanceof diversity.Jehane started making moviesat Harvard College, from whichshe graduated magna cumlaude in 1996 with a degreein visual arts and philosophy.After college, her professionallife began in the MTV newsdocumentary division, whereshe was a producer for theseries Unfiltered. She was botha producer and director for theaward-winning documentaryStartup.com, and in 2003, shemade the documentary filmControl Room about Al Jazeera,the U.S. military’s CentralCommand, and their contrastingways of reporting theUnited States invasion of Iraq.After the 2004 release ofControl Room, Jehane wasawarded a 2006 TED prize.TED began in 1984 as a conferencedevoted to the convergingfields of technology, entertainmentand design. Each yearthe conference gathers 1,000of the world’s leading thinkersand doers; offers them fourdays of rapid-fire stimulation;and facilitates the implementationof their ideas.Jehane Noujaim ’92 was Milton’s2008 commencement speaker.The TED Prize takes threegreat ideas each year andseeks to achieve goals of globalimpact. The three exceptionalindividuals who win the TEDPrize each receive $100,000and, much more important,the granting of “One Wish toChange the World.” Jehane’swish for a world-unitinginternational celebration wasto bring together millions ofpeople from all over the worldin a unique shared experience;use the power of film to createa better understanding ofone another; and form a globalcommunity striving for a betterfuture. That celebration, calledPangea Day, was a live videoconference—featuringfilms,speakers and music—that tookplace in New York City, Rio deJaneiro, London, Dharamsala,Cairo, Jerusalem, and Kigali onMay 10, 2008.Cum LaudeClass IAlyssa Marie BlaizeElizabeth Claire BloomMary Elizabeth BruynellCorina Louise ChaseAngelica Joan CristelloElla Kaille Cohen DershowitzWilliam Edward EnglishRebecca Bartlett EvansMichelle Qianye FangSpencer Kames GaffneyCatherine Prentice GibbonsMatthew Ross GottesdienerHyo Jung HongAndrew Michael HreskoAllan Claude Jean-BaptistePrutsdom JiarathanakulLillian Dawson KaiserHo Chan LeeSabrina Gharib LeeIrene Shiang LiElaine LinChelsey Jayne LocarnoNathaniel Pender MorrisOlamide Elizabeth OladipoKatherine Elizabeth PerzanBrooke Alicia RiceEmily Ann Rider-LongmaidDavid Anthony SamuelsonGordon Watters SayreMariya Borisovna ShapiroJoo Young SongElizabeth Regard Stark*Sophia Pelerossi TopulosVinay Chetan Trivedi-ParmarTomas Lothian MangabeiraUngerOlivia Montine FreemanWoollamJessica Rachel YanovskyClass IILee Hamilton RodmanJordan Herbert Windmueller*Elected to Cum Laude in 2007The Head ofSchool AwardThe Head of School Award ispresented each year to honorand celebrate certain membersof Class I for their demonstratedspirit of self-sacrifice, communityconcern, leadership, integrity,fairness, kindliness, and respectfor others.Ahmed Bashir BakkarElizabeth Claire BloomIrene Shiang LiZachary Pulitzer MooreZachary Mansfield PierceCynthia SituMassimo Christian SorianoJonathan Ryan TsangThe James S. WillisMemorial AwardTo the Headmonitors.Sabrina Gharib LeeHenry Edwards LitmanWilliam BaconLovering AwardTo a boy and a girl, chosen bytheir classmates, who have helpedmost by their sense of duty toperpetuate the memory of agallant gentleman and officer.Elizabeth Claire BloomStephen Jungmin SuhThe Louis AndrewsMemorial ScholarshipAwardTo a student in Class II who hasbest fulfilled his or her potentialin the areas of intelligence,self-discipline, physical ability,concern for others and integrity.Kelsey Michaela CreeganMilton Magazine 45