Chism, Distinguished Alumnus, to Speak at MC Commencement
Release Date: March 12, 2002
 Dr.
Stanley E. Chism, co-founder of The Cancer Care Institute in San Jose, Calif., and a 1963
Monmouth graduate, will be the featured speaker at the 145th commencement ceremony at Monmouth
College. He will deliver his address on the Wallace Hall Plaza at noon on May 12.
The recipient of Monmouth’s Young Alumnus Award in 1973,
Chism was given the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1999. Before co-founding The Cancer Care
Institute, Chism’s career path in medicine took him to New England and Australia, as well as
several locations in California.
Chism came to Monmouth from Newton, Iowa, and was involved in
numerous campus activities, including Blue Key and Tau Kappa Epsilon. He was elected the
Outstanding Freshman Man, president of the sophomore class and TKE president. Chism earned his
medical degree from the University of Iowa in 1967.
“Dr. Chism has lived a life of continuous learning,” said
college president Richard F. Giese. “He is a tremendous role model for our students, and I’m
sure he’ll serve as an inspiration to them as well.”
Chism often says that Monmouth College instilled in him a
lifelong love of learning, and as proof, he is currently enrolled in the master’s of liberal
arts program at Stanford University. A bicycling enthisiast, Chism has toured extensively
throughout America and Europe, including trips with his wife, Karen Barrett Chism, a 1965
Monmouth graduate and a trustee on the Monmouth College board.
Chism will be the first Monmouth graduate to deliver the
commencement address since professor emeritus David Allison ’53 spoke in 1996 along with two
other retiring faculty members.
Released
by the Office of College Communications
Barry McNamara, Associate Director of College Communications
Phone: 309-457-2117
Fax: 309-457-2330
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