Twenty-First Commencement Exercises

The twenty-first commencement exercises in Luxembourg will take place on Friday, the 21st of June, 2013 at the Chamber of Commerce, Luxembourg-Kirchberg. The ceremony will be followed by a celebratory dinner at the Sofitel-Kirchberg. A jazz band will play during dinner to set the mood.

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"Twentieth Commencement Exercises"

CELEBRATING 20 YEARS IN LUXEMBOURG
Academic Year 1991-1992 - Academic Year 2011-2012

This Academic year Sacred Heart University Luxembourg celebrates two decades of experience providing MBA and Certificate programs to working professionals in Luxembourg.

The commencement ceremony was Thursday, June 28th, 2012 in the Chamber of Commerce, Luxembourg. This year, Sacred Heart awarded the degree Doctor of Laws, honoris causa to Michel Wurth, Member of the Executive Committee, Arcelor Mittal; President, Chamber of Commerce Luxembourg; President, l'Union des Entreprises Luxembourgeoises.

Sacred Heart also awarded Francois Roser with the Alumnus Award for Special Achievement. Mr. Roser gave a short and inspiring speech. As the ceremony closed, Mr. Didier Robart was awarded the Gold Medal of Excellence and gave his valedictory speech. Following the ceremony and reception, there was a dinner at the Sofitel Kirchberg accompanied by a jazz band.

The 2012 graduates were:

Master of Business Administration

Laurent Federspiel (Dean’s Leadership Award)
Helder Sandro Menezes de Gouveia
Tom Leick
Donald Craig Molner (Silver Medal of Excellence)
Antoine Peter
Carole Retter
Didier Robart (Gold Medal of Excellence)
Thomas Schneider
Frédéric Patrice Paulette Marie Scholtus
Colleen Meredith Sibley
Ingo Willems

Certificate in Global Investments

Patricia Songnaba Dor

View Laudatio given by Dr. Norbert Becker for Dr. Michel Wurth, honoris causa.

View Commencement Address by Dr. Michel Wurth.

View dinner speech given by Dr. Alfred Steinherr at the Sofitel.

View related article by Sacred Heart University, USA.

"Ninteenth Commencement Exercises"

On Saturday, June 18th, Sacred Heart University held its Nineteenth Commencement Exercises for students earning Master’s Degrees and Professional Certificates at the University’s campus in Luxembourg.

This year, no honoris causa degree was conferred but Dr. Norbert Becker, Chairman of the Sacred Heart University Board of Regents, delivered the Commencement Address titled “Uncertainties” and honored the memory of Dr. Edmond Israel, former Chairman of the Board.

In Luxembourg, 13 students representing 9 countries received from the new Sacred Heart University President, Dr. John Petillo, Ph.D. their Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees and Graduate Professional Certificates.

Pedro Barata, working for Vodafone Group, was the Class Valedictorian and recipient of the Gold Medal of Excellence this year. During his MBA program, he maintained an almost perfect “A” academic average. In addition, Ingrid Zantis was awarded by the Silver Medal and Antoine David received the Dean’s Leadership Award.

Graduates of 2011

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Thomas Arend
Pedro Barata (Gold Medal of Excellence)
Antoine Jeremy Arthur David (Dean’s Leadership Award)
Alexandre Frieden
Sukhwinder Kleir-Dhillon
Aydin Najafzadeh
Marcus Anton Rudolf Oswald
Irina Penzina
Emeline Perrenot
Antonio Russo
Pablo Sisamon
Ingrid J. Zantis (Silver Medal of Excellence)

Professional Certificates in Leadership

Inger Marie Morell Vestergaard

Speeches:
Memorial to Edmond Israel, by Dr. Norbert Becker
Uncertainties, by Dr. Norbert Becker

Articles:
"Harte Arbeit, Hingabe und ein Traum", Luxemburger Wort, June 20th, 2011
"Lucky 13 collect MBAs", Luxemburger Wort Online, June 20th, 2011