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Wabash President Pat White offers a toast to honorary degree recipients Rev. Edward "Monk" Malloy, Clay Robbins ’79, and Max Servies ’58. "With character and dignity, you serve as exemplars to all of us, especially to the young men who receive degrees with you today. We commend your careers and service and what you have accomplished; even more, we praise who you are. Gentlemen, we salute you."

Rev. Edward A. "Monk" Malloy: "I have studied a little bit about the history of this institution, and I could see that there was a grand dream early on. But to see what that original dream has led to—the academic recognition that dream has led to through the years, the building up of the endowment, the focus on a particular kind of education and educational tradition, and sending off generation after generation people of great leadership capacity in every walk of life—that’s something to be proud of.

"I’m proud now to be a graduate of Wabash College. I’ll tell the story of the outstanding quality of the education that’s available here and the great sense of tradition you share."

Clay Robbins ’79, president of Lilly Endowment, Inc.: "[Wabash has] given me a sense of belonging to a community of men and some extraordinary women who think deeply and critically reflectively about the world and about life. I have the opportunity in my work to engage with people from government, business, and the non-profit sector, and I can tell when Wabash men and people like them are involved in the conversation. They understand the larger context of the issues, they don’t just look at them from an ideological perspective. "I know that approach is not formed only in the classroom. It’s formed because of the engagement that Wabash students have with faculty, with other students, and with the alumni who come back here and engage with the students."

Clay Robbins introduces his family.

Clay's wife, Amy Robbins…

…and Peter Robbins, one of three sons attending Wabash.

Max Servies ’58: "For the past 55 years I’ve had the privilege of working with and for gentlemen of giant hearts. This honor is not about me, but the outstanding staff people and coworkers and administrators with whom I’ve worked and who have such great dedication. "I give thanks to our Heavenly Father and our Lord Jesus Christ for everything they have done for me and for Wabash College all this time. And thank you to my friends, family, and colleagues for always being there."

Max Servies opens a gift from Bev O'Rourke, wife of Professor of Speech Emeritus Joe O'Rourke H’65.

Dr. Don Shelbourne ’72 laughs at one of Max Servies' quips.

Servies gets hugs from his family.

President White enjoys telling former Notre Dame President Rev. Edward "Monk" Malloy about the time in 1905 that Wabash defeated the Fighting Irish in football.