NORTHAMPTON, Mass.— Sarah Busch, daughter of Steve and Karen Busch of Buckfield, received a bachelor’s degree from Smith College on May 20. She was one of 653 seniors who graduated during the college’s 134th commencement exercises, at which Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actress Jane Lynch was the featured speaker.

A 2008 graduate of Buckfield High School, Sarah majored in government with a focus in energy and climate change. Her undergraduate activities included advanced studies in classical ballet, a study abroad program in Geneva, Switzerland, and a study away program in Washington, D.C. where she interned for a progressive think thank. Currently, she is exploring opportunities to work in the policy area of climate change and renewable energy.