Milton Hershey School President Pete Gurt to Serve as Elizabethtown College's 2023 Commencement Speaker
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa., March 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Elizabethtown College announced recently that Milton Hershey School President Pete Gurt will serve as this year's Commencement speaker for the 120th exercises on Saturday, May 13 at 10 a.m. President Gurt will address the nearly 550 students in the Class of 2023 during the ceremony which will be held in the Dell located on the College's campus.
- ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa., March 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Elizabethtown College announced recently that Milton Hershey School President Pete Gurt will serve as this year's Commencement speaker for the 120th exercises on Saturday, May 13 at 10 a.m. President Gurt will address the nearly 550 students in the Class of 2023 during the ceremony which will be held in the Dell located on the College's campus.
- Founded in 1909 by Milton and Catherine Hershey, Milton Hershey School nurtures and educates children in pre-K through 12th grade in social and financial need to lead fulfilling and productive lives.
- Gurt became the 10th president of Milton Hershey School in 2014, previously working in various academic administrator and leadership roles at the school including senior vice president and chief operating officer.
- President Gurt resides in Hershey with his wife, Jane Gurt, a 1983 alumna of Elizabethtown College.