Commencement Speakers 2014

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<p>Who is the Commencement Speaker at your institution? Here is what I know so far:</p>

<p>Columbia University — Dan Futterman, Actor and Screenwriter
Cornell University — Ed Helms, Actor
Dartmouth University - Shonda Rhimes, Writer/Producer (“Grey’s Anatomy”, “Scandal”, Private Practice")
Duke University — General Martin E. Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
George Washington University — José Andrés, Chef
Hamsphire College - Laverne Cox, Actress (“Orange is the New Black”), Writer, Producer, and Transgender Advocate
Harvard University — Michael Bloomberg, Former New York City Mayor
Johns Hopkins University — Susan Wojcicki, YouTube Chief Executive Officer
Lafayette College — Portia Simpson Miller, Prime Minister of Jamaica
Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Ellen Kullman, DuPont Chief Executive Officer
Mount Holyoke - Deborah Bial, President and Founder of the Posse Foundation
New York University — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen
New York University Abu Dhabi — Bill Clinton, Former President
Northeastern University — Janet Napolitano, University of California President
Oberlin College — Thomas E. Perez, United State Secretary of Labor
Ohio State University — Chris Matthews, MSNBC Anchor
University of Pennsylvania — John Legend, Musician
Princeton University — Former Vice President Al Gore
Rutgers University - Condoleeza Rice, Former Secretary of State
Smith College — Christine Lagarde, International Monetary Fund Managing Director
Stanford University — Bill and Melinda Gates, Philanthropists
University of California, Irvine — President Barack Obama
University of Maryland — Martin O’Malley, Maryland Governor
University of Massachusetts Amherst — Deval Patrick, Massachusetts Governor
University of Massachusetts Lowell — “Science Guy” Bill Nye
University of Michigan — Mary Barra, General Motors Chief Executive Officer
University of New Hampshire — Jennifer Lee, “Frozen” Screenwriter/Director
University of Southern California - Marc Benioff, Salesforce.com CEO
University of Texas — United States Navy Admiral William H. McRaven
University of Washington - Steve Ballmer, Former Microsoft CEO
University of Wisconsin — Jon Huntsman, Former Utah Governor
Wake Forest University — Jill Abramson, New York Times Executive Editor
Wesleyan University — Theodore M. Shaw, Civil Rights Activist
Williams College — Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg
Yale University — John Kerry, Secretary of State </p>

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<p>Tulane University - Wynton Marsalis, Musician</p>

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<p>University of Delaware - Joe Biden</p>

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<p>Northwestern University-Riccardo Muti-director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra</p>

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<p>Joe Biden will also be speaking at the Air Force Academy.</p>

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<p>“New York University Abu Dhabi — Bill Clinton, Former President”</p>

<p>Are they opening a new golf course there?</p>

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<p>University of Notre Dame: Christopher Patten, chancellor of the University of Oxford and chair of the BBC Trust</p>

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<p>Air Force Academy - Vice-President Joe Biden
City Colleges of Chicago - Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook Executive and Author (“Lean In”)
Columbia University — Dan Futterman, Actor and Screenwriter
Cornell University — Ed Helms, Actor
Dartmouth University - Shonda Rhimes, Writer/Producer (“Grey’s Anatomy”, “Scandal”, Private Practice")
Dickinson College - Madeleine Albright, First Female Secretary of State
Duke University — General Martin E. Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Emerson College - Jay Leno, Comedian, Former Host of NBC’s “Late Night Show”
Evergreen State College - Winona LaDuke, American Indian Activist, Environmentalist, Economist, and Writer
George Washington University — José Andrés, Chef
Hamsphire College - Laverne Cox, Actress (“Orange is the New Black”), Writer, Producer, Transgender Advocate
Harvard University — Michael Bloomberg, Former New York City Mayor
Johns Hopkins University — Susan Wojcicki, YouTube Chief Executive Officer
Lafayette College — Portia Simpson Miller, Prime Minister of Jamaica
Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Ellen Kullman, DuPont Chief Executive Officer
Mount Holyoke - Deborah Bial, President and Founder of the Posse Foundation
New York University — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen
New York University Abu Dhabi — Bill Clinton, Former President
Northeastern University — Janet Napolitano, University of California President
Northwestern University - Riccardo Muti, Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Oberlin College — Thomas E. Perez, United State Secretary of Labor
Ohio State University — Chris Matthews, MSNBC Anchor
Princeton University — Former Vice President Al Gore
Rutgers University - Condoleeza Rice, Former Secretary of State
Smith College — Christine Lagarde, International Monetary Fund Managing Director
Tulane University - Wynton Marsalis, Musician
Stanford University — Bill and Melinda Gates, Philanthropists
University of California, Irvine — President Barack Obama
University of Delaware - Vice-President Joe Biden
University of Maryland — Martin O’Malley, Maryland Governor
University of Massachusetts Amherst — Deval Patrick, Massachusetts Governor
University of Massachusetts Lowell - Bill Nye, “The Science Guy”
University of Massachusetts Lowell — “Science Guy” Bill Nye
University of Michigan — Mary Barra, General Motors Chief Executive Officer
University of New Hampshire — Jennifer Lee, “Frozen” Screenwriter/Director
University of Pennsylvania — John Legend, Musician
University of Puget Sound - Rachel Martin, Journalist, National Public Radio Host
University of Southern California - Marc Benioff, Salesforce.com CEO
University of Texas — United States Navy Admiral William H. McRaven
University of Vermont - Samantha Power, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.
University of Washington - Steve Ballmer, Former Microsoft CEO
University of Wisconsin — Jon Huntsman, Former Utah Governor
Wake Forest University — Jill Abramson, New York Times Executive Editor
Wesleyan University — Theodore M. Shaw, Civil Rights Activist
Williams College — Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg
Yale University — John Kerry, Secretary of State</p>

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<p>We got Steve Ballmer?!!! Really?!!! </p>

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<p>Air Force Academy - Vice-President Joe Biden
City Colleges of Chicago - Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook Executive and Author (“Lean In”)
Columbia University — Dan Futterman, Actor and Screenwriter
Cornell University — Ed Helms, Actor
Dartmouth University - Shonda Rhimes, Writer/Producer (“Grey’s Anatomy”, “Scandal”, Private Practice")
Dickinson College - Madeleine Albright, First Female Secretary of State
Duke University — General Martin E. Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Emerson College - Jay Leno, Comedian, Former Host of NBC’s “Late Night Show”
Evergreen State College - Winona LaDuke, American Indian Activist, Environmentalist, Economist, and Writer
George Washington University — José Andrés, Chef
Hamsphire College - Laverne Cox, Actress (“Orange is the New Black”), Writer, Producer, Transgender Advocate
Harvard University — Michael Bloomberg, Former New York City Mayor
Johns Hopkins University — Susan Wojcicki, YouTube Chief Executive Officer
Lafayette College — Portia Simpson Miller, Prime Minister of Jamaica
Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Ellen Kullman, DuPont Chief Executive Officer
Mount Holyoke - Deborah Bial, President and Founder of the Posse Foundation
New York University — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen
New York University Abu Dhabi — Bill Clinton, Former President
Northeastern University — Janet Napolitano, University of California President
Northwestern University - Riccardo Muti, Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Oberlin College — Thomas E. Perez, United State Secretary of Labor
Ohio State University — Chris Matthews, MSNBC Anchor
Princeton University — Former Vice President Al Gore
Rutgers University - Condoleeza Rice, Former Secretary of State
Smith College — Christine Lagarde, International Monetary Fund Managing Director
Tulane University - Wynton Marsalis, Musician
Stanford University — Bill and Melinda Gates, Philanthropists
University of California, Irvine — President Barack Obama
University of Delaware - Vice-President Joe Biden
University of Maryland — Martin O’Malley, Maryland Governor
University of Massachusetts Amherst — Deval Patrick, Massachusetts Governor
University of Massachusetts Lowell - Bill Nye, “The Science Guy”
University of Massachusetts Lowell — “Science Guy” Bill Nye
University of Michigan — Mary Barra, General Motors Chief Executive Officer
University of New Hampshire — Jennifer Lee, “Frozen” Screenwriter/Director
University of Pennsylvania — John Legend, Musician
University of Puget Sound - Rachel Martin, Journalist, National Public Radio Host
University of Southern California - Marc Benioff, Salesforce.com CEO
University of Texas — United States Navy Admiral William H. McRaven
University of Vermont - Samantha Power, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.
University of Virginia – Peyton Manning, Broncos quarterback; Ray Mabus, US Secretary of the Navy
University of Washington - Steve Ballmer, Former Microsoft CEO
University of Wisconsin — Jon Huntsman, Former Utah Governor
Wake Forest University — Jill Abramson, New York Times Executive Editor
Wesleyan University — Theodore M. Shaw, Civil Rights Activist
Williams College — Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg
Yale University — John Kerry, Secretary of State</p>

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<p>Lehigh University - Martin D. Baron, Executive Editor of The Washington Post</p>

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<p>Rice University - Dr. Helene D. Gayle, President and CEO of CARE USA</p>

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<p>Miami University (Ohio) - Oscar winning actor Forest Whitaker (“The Last King of Scotland”) who recently starred in “Lee Daniels’ The Butler”. </p>

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<p>Bucknell University–Sheryl WuDunn, best-selling author (Half the Sky), Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, business executive, </p>

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<p>Franklin and Marshall College–George Stephanopoulos, “Good Morning America” anchor and former senior advisor to President Clinton</p>

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<p>Dont forget his House of Cards appearances.
;)</p>

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<p>Shonda Rhimes is a Dartmouth alum. I was hoping we would get her when S graduated, since the previous class hit the jackpot with Conan O’Brien. But no, we got stuck with the founder of Teach for America. Nice, but utterly predictable. B-o-r-i-n-g.</p>

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<p>Michael Bloomberg at both Harvard and Williams? I wonder who gets sloppy seconds?</p>

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<p>Maybe he is using one as a warmup for the other, so the “seconds” may be not so sloppy. ;)</p>

<p>Lord… Still can’t get over the Ballmer thing. </p>

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<p>Ballmer. B-) </p>