English and comparative literature professor emeritus John Fleming GS '63 will deliver the Baccalaureate address for the Class of 2007, class president Jim Williamson announced tonight.
"We felt very strongly that, for all Professor Fleming has done for Princeton and for his eloquence and scholarship, he would be perfect," Williamson said. Williamson coordinated discussions by class officers about choosing the speaker, after which they consulted with President Tilghman, who ultimately issued the invitation.
"We wanted someone who had a connection to Princeton and someone we felt we could connect to," Williamson said.
Fleming is a distinguished literature scholar in the fields of medieval English and European literature, medieval art history and the history of Christian thought and spirituality.
Over his almost 40-year career at Princeton, Fleming served as Chief Marshall at Commencement, Master of Wilson College, director of the Program of Freshman Seminars, chair of the English department and columnist for The Daily Princetonian.
"Most of us remember Professor Fleming either from a class we took with him or a lecture we heard him give," Williamson said. He also recalled that Fleming gave an "exceptional" lecture on integrity at Cannon Green during the freshman year of the Class of 2007. "It seemed appropriate to conclude where we began," Williamson added.
Fleming retired last fall.
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