DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A doctor who helped separate 10-month-old conjoined twins in a historical surgery will be this year’s commencement speaker at St. Norbert College.
Dr. Oluyemisi Adeyemi Fowode will address students, staff and their families during commencement on Sunday, May 15, outside on the quad just west of the Campus Center.
Adeyemi-Fowode started her college journey at the age of 15 and graduated from St. Norbert College magna cum laude in 2004 at age 19 with a degree in chemistry (pre-med track). She was the student speaker for her graduating class that year.
She went on to earn her medical degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine in 2009 and completed her residency at Baylor College of Medicine in 2013.
Since graduating from St. Norbert, she served on the college’s board of trustees until 2011. In 2015, she was part of a 24-person surgical team that undertook the separation of 10-month-old conjoined twins at Texas Children’s Hospital. This historic surgery lasted nearly 26 hours.
In March 2022, she opened Texas Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology in Houston, where she lives with her husband, Tosin, and their three children.
There are 508 students in the 2022 graduating class, including 490 candidates for baccalaureate degrees and 18 candidates for master’s degrees.
The Rev. James Neilson, O.Praem., assistant to the president for mission integration and a 1988 SNC graduate, will deliver the benediction.
The student speaker at commencement is graduating senior Jonathan Contreras of Milwaukee. The national anthem will be sung by graduating senior Trent Larson of Greenville, graduating senior Kassidy Freund of Fond du Lac, will serve as honor conductor.
For those unable to attend, commencement will be livestreamed online. The video recording of the ceremony also will continue to be available on YouTube after commencement weekend.
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