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Chef to speak at commencement

December 17, 2001

Master chef, restaurateur, author and alumnus Charles L. Trotter will address mid-year graduates at UW–Madison's winter commencement Sunday, Dec. 23.

Former trade rep among commencement speakers

April 30, 2001

Charlene Barshefsky, U.S. trade representative during the Clinton administration, will offer advice and encouragement to new graduates from the College of Letters and Science during commencement exercises this spring.

UW honorary degrees celebrate alumni achievement

April 30, 2001

An educator and sociologist from India and a world-renowned environmental activist will receive honorary degrees from the university this spring.

Five to receive honorary degrees this spring

April 21, 2000

An Arab intellectual, a pivotal figure in American drama, the founder of the American art glass movement, a food distribution visionary and a surgeon with multiple areas of expertise will receive honorary degrees at commencement this spring.