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Akachukwu Obi
  • chemistry
  • Class of 2015
  • Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria

Nnewi, Anambra State native Akachukwu Obi graduates from Bates College

2015 Aug 4

Akachukwu Obi, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Williams M. Obi of Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria, graduated after majoring in chemistry at Bates. He is a 2010 graduate of Federal Government Academy.

He graduated as a member of Sigma Xi, a national honor society that recognizes excellence in scientific research.

Bates College graduated 484 students from 32 states and 37 countries. Cumulatively, the Class of 2015 performed 80,000 hours of community service, exemplifying Bates' commitment to community learning and civic action.

Manjul Bhargava, winner of the 2014 Fields Medal for mathematics and a professor at Princeton University, delivered the address at Bates' 149th commencement ceremony. In his speech, Bhargava celebrated the liberal arts education through an exploration of his own fascination with the unities among music, poetry, and math. Above all, he told graduates, "Keep learning about other disciplines. And don't just appreciate the connections between different realms of human endeavor that you find but actively look for them - because they're definitely out there." He was joined by fellow honorands Mark Abelson, Thomas Moser and Joan Benoit Samuelson.