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Commencement speaker suggestions sought 3:24 p.m., Dec. 1, 2006--The Office of Alumni and University Relations is seeking suggestions from the University community, including students, faculty and staff, for the speaker at UD's 158th Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 26. Selection of the Commencement speaker is dependent upon several factors, including, but not limited to, availability, appropriateness and speakers' fees. Recent Commencement speakers have included author Tom Clancy, poet Maya Angelou, former FBI director Louis Freeh, pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson, retired UD football coach and professor Harold “Tubby” Raymond and former U.S. Senator and international peace negotiator George Mitchell. E-mail suggestions to Sharon Dorr, director of alumni and University relations, at [sdorr@udel.edu] by Friday, Dec. 15. Complete information about the 158th Commencement and Convocations will be mailed to all degree candidates, as well as posted at [www.udel.edu/commencement] by late March. |