AJCU Announces 2010 Commencement Speakers for Jesuit Colleges and Universities

It's that time of year again! The following is a list of speakers for the 2010 commencement ceremonies of all 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States:
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AJCU Announces 2010 Commencement Speakers for Jesuit Colleges and Universities
Friday, May 07, 2010


It's that time of year again! The following is a list of speakers for the 2010 commencement ceremonies of all 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States:

Boston College
Law: 5/28/2010, Undergraduate: 5/24/2010
Undergraduate: Jeffrey Immelt (CEO and chairman of General Electric), Law:Senator Scott Brown '85 (R-MA)

Canisius College
Undergraduate: 5/22/2010, Grad: 5/19/2010
Undergraduate: Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J. (President of Canisius College; retiring at end of school year), Graduate: Kay Koplovitz (founder of cable television franchise USA Network)

College of the Holy Cross
5/28/2010
Mark Shriver ’86 (vice president and managing director of Save the Children)

Creighton University
5/15/2010
Colleges of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, Emergency Medical Services program, School of Law and the Graduate School: Charles Filipi, M.D. (professor of surgery at Creighton School of Medicine), Schools of Nursing, Pharmacy and Health Professions, Dentistry and Medicine Speaker: Brian Loggie, M.D. (Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology at Creighton)

Fairfield University
5/23/2010
Undergraduate: Dr. Katherine Lapp '78 (executive vice president of Harvard University, Graduate: Dr. James Abbruzzese '74 (Chairman of the Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center)

Fordham University
5/22/2010
Mary McAleese (President of Ireland)

Georgetown University
5/21/2010: McDonough School of Business, MBA Program, Graduate School, Arts and Sciences, 5/22/2010: Georgetown College, School of Nursing & Health Studies, Walsh School of Foreign Service, McDonough School of Business, School of Continuing Studies, 5/23/2010: School of Medicine, Georgetown Law Center

McDonough School of Business, MBA Program: Mary Schapiro (chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission), Graduate School of Arts and Sciences:Edward P. Jones (Pulitzer Prize-winning author), Georgetown College: Dikembe Mutombo ’91 (humanitarian, former NBA basketball player), School of Nursing & Health Studies: Dr. David Molyneux (humanitarian, expert in parasitology), Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (24th president of the Republic of Liberia), Robert Emmett McDonough School of Business: Shelia C. Johnson (CEO of Salamander Hospitality), School of Continuing Studies: Bob Schieffer (CBS News chief, moderator of CBS Face the Nation), School of Medicine: Dr. Reed Tuckson '78) (executive vice president and chief of medical affairs at UnitedHealth Group), Georgetown University Law Center:Right Honourable Baroness Brenda Hale of Richmond, London (first woman to serve in the House of Lords as a “Lord of Appeal in Ordinary”)

Gonzaga University
Graduate: 5/8/2010, Undergraduate: 5/9/2010, Law: 5/15/2010
Undergraduate, Graduate: Rev. Charles L. Currie, S.J. (President, Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities), Law: Hon. Richard Jones (member of U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington)

John Carroll University
5/23/2010
Tom Brokaw (Award-winning NBC news anchor and best-selling author)

Le Moyne College
5/16/2010
Tim DeKay '85 (Actor)

Loyola Marymount University
Undergraduate: 5/8/2010, Graduate: 5/9/2010
Undergraduate: Deval Patrick (governor of Massachusetts), Graduate: Marlene Canter (former member of the L.A. Unified School District (LAUSD) board)

Loyola University Chicago
May 13: The Graduate School & Institute of Pastoral Studies, School of Education, May 14: Arts & Sciences, School of Communication, May 15: School of Business, School of Continuing & Professional Studies, School of Social Work, School of Nursing, May 22: School of Law, June 6: Stritch School of Medicine

School of Business Administration: Mr. B. Muthuraman (Vice Chairman, Tata Steel Group), College of Arts and Science, Arts: Kevin Bales, PhD (President & Co-Founder, Free the Slaves), College of Arts and Science, Sciences: Philip Zimbardo, PhD (Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Stanford University), School of Communication: Clarence Page (Journalist, Syndicated Columnist), School of Education: Judy Erwin (Executive Director, Illinois Board of Higher Education), The Graduate School and Institute of Pastoral Studies: Eboo Patel, PhD (Executive Director, Interfaith Youth Core), School of Law: Susan Sher (Chief of Staff for Michelle Obama, School of Law Alumnus), Stritch School of Medicine: H. Jack Geiger, MD (Founding Member & Past President, Physicians for Human Rights, Physicians for Social Responsibility), Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing:Barbara Brodie, PhD, RN, FAAN (Founder, University of Virginia Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry, School of Nursing Alumnus), School of Continuing and Professional Studies: Anita Alvarez (Cook County State's Attorney, Loyola Alumnus), School of Social Work: Thomas J. Golebiewski, PhD, LCSW (Chair, Dept. of Social Work, New Trier High School), Professor Sibin Wang(Department of Sociology, Peking University)

Loyola University Maryland
5/15/2010
Harry K. Thomas, Jr. (United States Ambassador to the Philippines)

Loyola University New Orleans
5/8/2010
Drew Brees (New Orleans Saints football player, 2010 Super Bowl MVP)

Marquette University
5/23/2010
Wendy Kopp (founder and chief executive of Teach For America)

Regis University
5/8/2010 (Graduate and Doctoral students; Professional Studies Undergraduate), 5/9/2010 (Regis College and College for Health Professions Undergraduate)
Rev. Michael Sheeran, S.J. (president of Regis University)

Rockhurst University
5/15/2010
Rev. Charles L. Currie, S.J. (President, Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities)

Saint Joseph's University
5/15/2010
Undergraduate: John E. Pepper, Jr. (chairman of the board of the Walt Disney Company), Graduate: Arnold L. Mitchem, PhD (president of the nonprofit Council for Opportunity in Education)

Saint Louis University
5/15/2010
Archbishop Pietro Sambi (apostolic nuncio (Vatican ambassador) to the United States)

Saint Peter's College
5/23/2010
Alfa Demmellash (CNN Hero and chief executive officer and co-founder of Rising Tide Capital, Inc.)

Santa Clara University
6/12/2010
Undergraduate: Ken Hackett (president of Catholic Relief Services), Graduate:Sakena Yacoobi (founder, Afghan Institute for Learning)

Seattle University
6/13/2010
Undergraduate: Bob Craves (CEO and co-founder of College Success Foundation), Graduate: Cheryl Crazy Bull (president of Northwest Indian College)

Spring Hill College
5/8/2010
John S. Eads IV (founder of Light of the Village Ministry)

University of Detroit Mercy
Undergraduate, Graduate: 5/15/2010, School of Dentisry: 5/16/2010, School of Law: 5/7/2010
Undergraduate, Graduate: Maureen A. Fay, O.P., Ph.D. (former UDM president, Executive Director of AJCU Leadership Seminar), School of Dentistry:Robert C. Bobb (emergency financial manager, Detroit Public Schools), School of Law: Eugene A. Gargaro, Jr. (former senior executive, Masco Corporation)

University of San Francisco
5/21/2010: Undergraduate, College of Arts and Sciences; Graduate, College of Arts and Sciences, School of Education, School of Nursing, 5/22/2010: Undergraduate/Graduate, School of Business and Professional Studies, School of Law
Undergraduate, College of Arts and Sciences, Humanities and Sciences: Jane Wales (President & CEO of the World Affairs Council), Undergraduate, College of Arts and Sciences, Arts+Architecture, Performing Arts, and Social Sciences: Dr. James L. Wiser (Provost, University of San Francisco), Graduate, College of Arts and Sciences: Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. (President, University of Notre Dame), School of Education & School of Nursing: Lloyd Dean (President & CEO of Catholic Healthcare West), Undergraduate, School of Business and Professional Studies: Rev. Joseph Philippe, CSSp (Founder, Fonkoze - the Shoulder-to-Shoulder Foundation), School of Law: Dale Minami (Partner, Minami, Lew and Tamaki LLP), Graduate, School of Business and Professional Studies: Zhan G. Li(Associate Dean, Academic Planning and Programs)

University of Scranton
5/30/2010
Carolyn Forché (Poet, teacher, human rights activist)

Wheeling Jesuit University
5/15/2010
Rev. James Martin, S.J. (Author & Culture Editor of America Magazine)

Xavier University
5/15/2010
Undergraduate: Barbara Howard (principal of the law firm of Barbara J. Howard Co., L.P.A., Xavier alumna), Graduate: Susan Tew (teacher and active Cincinnati volunteer engaged in the process of personal transformation)

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