Hardy Rettig of Barrington graduates from Lake Forest College

2015 Aug 10

Hardy Rettig of Barrington, IL, graduated from Lake Forest College with a bachelor of arts degree in Communication and English with an emphasis in writing.

Rettig was among more than 350 students to graduate from Lake Forest College at Ravinia Festival Park on May 9, 2015. Roberto Salem, the Class of 2015's senior class speaker, delivered an inspiring message to his fellow graduates. You can read his address online here. Celebrated American author, journalist, motivational speaker, and long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad '73 gave the Commencement address, but she spoke from the heart, so there's no transcript of her speech. You can watch it online here.

Rettig is a graduate of Barrington Community High School.

Lake Forest College is a national liberal arts institution located 30 miles north of downtown Chicago. The College has 1,600 students representing 47 states and 81 countries. For more information visit www.lakeforest.edu.