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A commencement speech is typically given by a notable figure in the community or a graduating student. The person giving such a speech is known as a commencement speaker. Very commonly, colleges or universities will invite politicians, important citizens, or other noted speakers to come and address the graduating class.
Kindergarten teacher Jeff Berry gave a touching speech at the Lawrence High School graduation on June 18, recognizing that many of the grads had been part of his kindergarten class when he began ...
Speaker(s) Notes Ref. 1941: Bishop J. Francis McIntyre [1] 1942: Rev. Robert Gannon [1] 1943: Rev. Robert Gannon [1] 1944: Rev. Robert Gannon [1] 1945: Major General Sir Walter Maxwell Scott [1] 1946: Gov. Thomas Dewey: President Truman also received an honorary degree and gave an address but this was not at June Commencement, it was in May [1 ...
2012: Haley Scott DeMaria, alumna and motivational speaker injured in a tragic 1992 bus accident involving the Notre Dame swimming team; 2013: Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; 2014: Ray Hammond II, Founder of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
“Education is no equalizer — Rather, it is the sleep that precedes the American Dream. So wake up — wake up! Lift your voices."
The title comes from the salutatorian's traditional role as the first speaker at a graduation ceremony, delivering the salutation (where the valedictorian, on the other hand, speaks last, delivering the valediction). In a high school setting, a salutatorian may also be asked to speak about the current graduating class or to deliver an ...
High school class valedictorian Alem Hadzic was unusually somber before delivering his commencement speech on May 16. “People were coming over to wish me luck and I was kind of blowing them off ...
Some of the more famous keynote speeches in the United States are those made at the party conventions during Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns. Keynote speakers at these events have often gained nationwide fame (or notoriety); for example, Barack Obama at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, and have occasionally influenced the course of the election.