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Notable graduates: Spring 2008 commencement

May 15, 2008

Approximately 5,000 students will receive degrees from UW–Madison during spring commencement ceremonies May 16-18. Following are stories of some individual students who have done remarkable work while on campus.

Alumnae to speak at spring commencement ceremonies

May 6, 2008

Two high-powered University of Wisconsin–Madison alumnae will speak at the university's spring commencement ceremonies on Saturday and Sunday, May 17-18, at the Kohl Center.

Two alumni to receive honorary degrees

May 6, 2008

Two University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni have been selected to receive honorary degrees from their alma mater.

‘Countdown to Commencement’ set for April 8-9

March 31, 2008

May graduates can prepare to "move on" by attending the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Countdown to Commencement.

ESPN’s Van Pelt to address midyear graduates

December 6, 2007

ESPN SportsCenter anchor Scott Van Pelt, who has declared Madison to be America's best college sports town, will deliver the charge to the graduates at the UW–Madison's winter commencement ceremonies at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.on Sunday, Dec. 16, at the Kohl Center.

Commencement ceremonies to be streamed live

May 15, 2007

Friends and relatives who are not able to attend the 2007 spring commencement ceremonies at the Kohl Center will be able to watch them online.

Interesting graduates at Spring 2007 Commencement

May 15, 2007

The Class of 2007 will produce a number of noteworthy graduates who did great things with their experience at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In advance of Commencement May 18-20, we have profiled a few of those success stories:

Broadway veteran to speak at commencement ceremonies

May 3, 2007

André De Shields will address new graduates at his alma mater, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, during commencement weekend, Friday-Sunday, May 18-20.

UW-Madison bestows honorary degrees on two scientists

May 3, 2007

One of the first African Americans to earn a Ph.D. in behavioral neuroscience and a Nobel laureate who introduced the world to electricity-conducting plastics will receive honorary degrees during spring commencement ceremonies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

U.N.’s Florence Chenoweth to be UW–Madison Distinguished International Visitor

January 30, 2007

Florence Chenoweth, United Nations Food and Agriculture (FAO) representative to the UN and executive director of the FAO Liaison Office in New York, will be a University of Wisconsin–Madison Distinguished International Visitor this semester.

‘Daily Show’ producer to speak at winter commencement

December 6, 2006

Ben Karlin, executive producer of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Showâ€, and a 1993 UW–Madison graduate, will speak at the commencement on Sunday, December 17.

Spring commencement: Transcript of address by Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin

May 16, 2006

Spring Commencement Address Delivered by Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin May 14-15, 2005 Kohl Center Chancellor, graduates, families, friends, faculty,…

Two UW–Madison honorary degree recipients to speak at commencement

April 14, 2006

Commencement ceremonies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will include speeches from honorary degree recipients and some schedule changes.

Winter Commencement Address (Graduate degree candidates)

December 20, 2005

Delivered by John Morgridge 10 a.m., Dec. 18, 2005 (This address was directed primarily at graduate students, who made…

Winter 2005 Commencement Address (Undergraduates)

December 20, 2005

Delivered by John Morgridge 2 p.m. Ceremony, Dec. 18, 2005 Fellow graduates of the University of Wisconsin: I’m delighted…

Transcripts of 2005 winter commencement addresses

December 19, 2005

John Morgridge, chairman of the board of Cisco Systems and UW–Madison alumnus (’55), delivered a pair of commencement addresses on Sunday, Dec. 18, one…

Community service advocate will speak at commencement

December 8, 2005

John Morgridge will speak at commencement ceremonies on Sunday, Dec. 18, in the Kohl Center. Morgridge and his wife, Tashia, both UW alumni, are the driving force behind the university’s Morgridge Center for Public Service, a central clearinghouse for those wishing to volunteer their time an expertise in the community, and to a broad array of organizations seeking volunteers.