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On occasion, Commencement speakers provide text copies
of their speeches. The following texts were provided
in recent years.
2008: May CLAS Undergraduate Ceremony: Rebecca Lobo | Graduate Ceremony: Garry Wills
2007: May Undergraduate Ceremony: Fay Weldon
2006: May Undergraduate Ceremony: Rep. Rosa DeLaura (D-3rd Conn)
2005: December Undergraduate Ceremony: Dr. Robert Ballard
2005: May Undergraduate Ceremony: Eduardo
Aguirre;
Graduate Ceremony:
Jonathan Fanton
2003:Undergraduate Ceremony: Les Payne
2000:Undergraduate Ceremony: Christopher Dodd; Graduate Ceremony: Rita R. Colwell
1999: Undergraduate Ceremony: David McCullough; Graduate Ceremony: Noam Chomsky
1998:Undergraduate Ceremony: George H. W. Bush; Graduate Ceremony:
Varro E. Tyler
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