Cole K. Fiedler-Kawaguchi has graduated from Haverford College.

One of 296 members of Haverford’s Class of 2013, Fiedler-Kawaguchi graduated magna cum laude and received a bachelor’s degree in English with high honors during commencement ceremonies in Haverford, Pa., on Sunday, May 19.

Fiedler-Kawaguchi’s senior thesis, the culmination of the Haverford academic experience, is entitled, “Dickinson’s Sound Machine.” Fiedler-Kawaguchi was awarded with the Newton Prize in English Literature on the basis of final honors in English.

While studying at Haverford, Fiedler-Kawaguchi was a member and leader of Haveford’s Poetry Reading Group, sponsored by the Hurford Center for the Arts and Humanities. He was also elected to Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest undergraduate academic honors society in the United States, during his junior year.

He is the son of Glen Kawaguchi and Carol Fiedler of Bainbridge Island and a graduate of Bainbridge High School.