Members of Princeton University’s Class of 2021 celebrated the end of their undergraduate careers with a virtual Class Day ceremony honoring their achievements and leadership.
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Taishi Nakase selected as Princeton valedictorian, Lucy Wang named salutatorian
Emily Aronson, Office of Communications
April 26, 2021 5:26 p.m.
Taishi Nakase, an operations research and financial engineering concentrator from Melbourne, Australia, has been selected as valedictorian of Princeton’s Class of 2021. Lucy Wang, a chemistry concentrator from Marietta, Georgia, was named salutatorian.
The Princeton faculty accepted the nominations of the Faculty Committee on Examinations and Standing at its April 26 meeting.
Commencement for the Class of 2021 will take place at Princeton Stadium on Sunday, May 16. Nakase and Wang are expected to give remarks at the ceremony.
Taishi Nakase
Taishi Nakase
Nakase plans to become a doctor and is interested in using mathematical modeling to confront global health challenges. After Princeton, he will pursue a master of science in modeling for global health at Oxford University before attending medical school.