Valedictorian

n.

1.

One who pronounces a valedictory address; especially, in American colleges, the student who pronounces the valedictory of the graduating class at the annual commencement, usually the student who ranks first in scholarship.

Noun

1.

valedictorian - the student with the best grades who delivers the valedictory at graduation Synonyms: valedictory speaker

scholar, scholarly person, student, valedictory speaker