<p>Widener Law Delaware&rsquo;s 41st graduating class will receive diplomas Saturday, May 16 in a 3 p.m. ceremony on the campus lawn that will also be broadcast to the public live online.</p>
<p>The 218 graduates will hear remarks from New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Lee A. Solomon, a 1978 alumnus. Holly C. Frey of Ottsville, Pa., the class valedictorian, will also speak.</p>
<p>Solomon attended Widener Law when it was known as Delaware Law School of Widener College. He was external articles editor and a member of the <a href="http://www.djcl.org/">Delaware Journal of Corporate Law</a>. He was the school alumnus of the year in 1996 and is a current member of the Board of Overseers. Solomon and his wife generously established the Lee and Dianne Solomon Scholarship Fund in 2011, to benefit a student active in the pro bono programming of the Widener&rsquo;s Public Interest Resource Center.</p>
<p>The public may watch the event online by going to <a href="http://bit.ly/1bMD7K3"><strong>delawarelaw.widener.edu/gradwebcast</strong></a> and clicking &ldquo;view video.&rdquo; The stream will begin approximately five minutes before the ceremony starts.</p>
<p>Widener anticipates up to 3,000 people will visit the Concord Pike campus for the two-hour ceremony, which will be held outdoors under tents rain or shine. The school will be closed after parking lots are filled. Visitors will then be directed to park next door in the lot serving Catch 202 restaurant or behind the DoubleTree Hotel on Concord Pike. For more information on the graduation ceremony, visit the <a href="http://blogs.law.widener.edu/grads2015/commencement-delaware-main-page/" target="_blank">2015 Commencement site</a>.</p>
<p>Three of the graduates will have relatives who are alumni congratulate them on the platform as they receive their degrees.</p>
<p>Student awards were presented during a <a href="ipl://27//WyIyNTQiXQ==">separate ceremony</a>&nbsp;held on Wednesday, April 15 at the school. The dean&rsquo;s award and the president&rsquo;s award were two of the most prestigious honors.</p>
<p>Widener University President James T. Harris III gave the president&rsquo;s award to Bonnie S. Gladu of Hartly, Del. The honor is given to the second-year student who has demonstrated scholastic achievement and possesses high potential for meaningful contribution to the law school, the community and the profession.</p>
<p>Interim Dean <a href="ipl://20//WyIyOSJd">Erin Daly</a>&nbsp;gave the Dean&rsquo;s Award to Frey, the valedictorian. The award is given annually to the graduating student who, in the dean&rsquo;s opinion, has demonstrated outstanding legal aptitude, exemplary service, significant leadership skills and the potential to become an outstanding member of the legal community.</p>