Commencement Speakers 2011

<p>Cornell–Rudy Giuliani. </p>

<p>First Republican to speak at Convocation since the university starting having guest speakers in 1984.</p>

<p>Muhlenberg College - Tony Kushner</p>

<p>Princeton</p>

<p>Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City, will give the Baccalaureate address.</p>

<p>Brooke Shields '87 will give the featured address at Class Day</p>

<p>Harvard- </p>

<p>President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, a grad of Harvard Kennedy School, for Commencement.</p>

<p>Amy Poehler, SNL, for Class Day</p>

<p>Stanford </p>

<p>Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa aka the current President of Mexico.</p>

<p>By courtesy of [News:</a> Commencement Speakers Announced: Albright, Barnard, Dickinson, Elon, Huntingdon, Lehigh, MGH Institute, Michigan Tech, Saint Joseph, Westminster - Inside Higher Ed](<a href=“http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/02/28/colleges_announce_commencement_speakers]News:”>http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/02/28/colleges_announce_commencement_speakers)</p>

<p>Albright College: Governor Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania.
Barnard College: Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook.
Dickinson College: Allan Goodman, president and CEO of the Institute of International Education.
Elon University: Vice Admiral William E. Gortney, director of the Joint Staff at the Pentagon.
Huntingdon College: Samuel R. Williamson, president emeritus of the University of the South.
Lehigh University: Ellen Kullman, chair and CEO of DuPont.
MGH Institute of Health Professions: Marc A. Nivet, chief diversity officer at the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Michigan Technological University: Norman R. Augustine, former chairman of Lockheed Martin.
Saint Joseph College, in Connecticut: Luanne Rice, the novelist.
Westminster College: Bruce Bastian, co-founder of WordPerfect and head of the B.W. Bastian Foundation</p>

<p>Bryn Mawr College: Judith Jamison–dancer, choreographer, and Artistic Director of the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater.</p>

<p>Consolidated List:</p>

<p>Albright College: Governor Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania
Barnard College: Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook
Bryn Mawr College: Judith Jamison–dancer, choreographer, and Artistic Director of the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater
Carnegie Mellon-Aron Ralston (127 Hours)
Cornell–Rudy Giuliani
Dickinson College: Allan Goodman, president and CEO of the Institute of International Education
Elon University: Vice Admiral William E. Gortney, director of the Joint Staff at the Pentagon
George Washington - Michael Bloomberg
Grinnell - Anna Quindlen
Harvard - President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, a grad of Harvard Kennedy School, for Commencement; Amy Poehler, SNL, for Class Day
Huntingdon College: Samuel R. Williamson, president emeritus of the University of the South
Ithaca College- David Muir- ABC News
Lafayette College- Gwen Ifill
Lehigh University: Ellen Kullman, chair and CEO of DuPont
MGH Institute of Health Professions: Marc A. Nivet, chief diversity officer at the Association of American Medical Colleges
Michigan Technological University: Norman R. Augustine, former chairman of Lockheed Martin
Muhlenberg College - Tony Kushner
Northwestern - Stephen Colbert
NYU - Bill Clinton
Princeton - Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City, will give the Baccalaureate address; Brooke Shields '87 will give the featured address at Class Day
Rice- David Brooks-NYT Columnist
Saint Joseph College, in Connecticut: Luanne Rice, the novelist
Salem College - Ellie Smeal
Stanford - Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa aka the current President of Mexico
United States Coast Guard Academy-Pres. Obama
University of North Carolina- E.O Wilson
University of Notre Dame- Robert Gates-Secretary of Defense
University of the Pacific- Vicente Fox-former president of Mexico
UPenn - Denzel Washington
Vanderbilt University-Wangari Maathai-Nobel Peace Prize recipient and Green Belt movement founder
Washington University in St. Louis - Elie Wiesel
Wellesley College – Jane Condon (’73), comedian (Last Comic Standing)
Westminster College: Bruce Bastian, co-founder of WordPerfect and head of the B.W. Bastian Foundation
The College of William and Mary - Joseph Plumeri ('66), CEO of Willis Group Holdings
Yale University- Tom Hanks-Oscar Winning Actor</p>

<p>Loyola University New Orleans-Undergrad, Wendell Pierce, star of Treme; Law, Mitch Landrieu, Mayor of New Orleans. Tulane University-Thomas Friedman.</p>

<p>University of Michigan has it’s Governor, Rick Snyder as commencement speaker. They have had very big names in the past, and I’m a little disappointed. Also, many of the students are angry at this choice since he plans on slashing funds to the University. It is customary for the University to invite a new Governor to speak at commencement, so there wasn’t much choice in the speaker this year.</p>

<p>Wake Forest: Indra K. Nooyi, PepsiCo CEO</p>

<p>Mount Holyoke College: Martha Nussbaum</p>

<p>Brandeis: David Brooks</p>

<p>Hamilton College - Al Gore</p>

<p>Christopher Newport University - Sam Donaldson</p>

<p>Fordham University Brian Williams Anchor NBC News</p>

<p>Bucknell–Eric Weiihenmayer, the only blind mountain climber to reach the peak of mt everest and highest peaks on all seven continents–very inspirational speaker…</p>

<p>[Commencement</a> || Bucknell University](<a href=“http://www.bucknell.edu/x2479.xml]Commencement”>http://www.bucknell.edu/x2479.xml)</p>

<p>Boston University: Katie Couric, who was fantastic!
[YouTube</a> - ‪Katie Couric addresses the Class of 2011‬‏](<a href=“Katie Couric addresses the Class of 2011 - YouTube”>Katie Couric addresses the Class of 2011 - YouTube)</p>

<p>Aron Ralston(127 Hours)'s speech at CMU is on YouTube also-great speech-funny,emotional, and inspirational.</p>

<p>Savannah College of Art and Design - Whoopie Goldberg</p>