Award-winning filmmaker, author, and mountaineer Jennifer Jordan ’76 will deliver the commencement address at Sterling College’s 16th baccalaureate commencement ceremony, to be held at the College’s Houston House Gardens at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, 2015. The College will confer degrees on 20 students.
“We are honored to have Jennifer Jordan serve as Sterling’s commencement speaker. She is an alumna who has credited Sterling with connecting her to the Vermont environment. She is a model of positive environmental stewardship for our students,” said President Matthew Derr.
Jennifer Jordan is the award-winning filmmaker, journalist, and author of Savage Summit and The Last Man on the Mountain. Savage Summit won the 2005 National Outdoor Book Award for Best Mountain Literature and was selected as an Editors’ Choice by the New York Times. The Last Man on the Mountain won a 2010 National Outdoor Book Award for History/Biography. She also created, wrote, and co-produced the documentary Women of K2 for National Geographic, which won five major film festival awards. She is currently directing, writing, and producing the documentary 3000 Cups of Tea: The Mission and the Madness, about the meteoric rise and devastating fall of Greg Mortenson. She co-owns and operates Skyline Ventures Productions with her husband, cinematographer Jeff Rhoads, in Salt Lake City, where she spends as much of her free time as possible exploring the backcountry of the Wasatch Mountains.
About Sterling College
Founded in 1958 in Craftsbury Common, Vermont, Sterling College is the leading voice in higher education for environmental stewardship. The College was among the first colleges in the United States to focus on sustainability through academic majors in Ecology, Environmental Humanities, Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems, and Outdoor Education. Sterling College is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and is one of only seven federally recognized Work Colleges in the nation.
APRIL 7, 2014—CRAFTSBURY COMMON—Sterling College