2008 Commencement Speeches at Knox College

Commencement Address
To experience Secretary Albright's full commencement address, please choose from the following options:

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Read: Transcript of Secretary Albright's remarks

Senior Class Speaker
To experience the full address by senior class speaker Matthew Cessna, please choose from the following options:

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Conferring of Honorary Degrees
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Read: Transcript of Presentation of Doctor of Humane Letters to Barry Bearak

Presented by John Podesta, Knox Trustee and President, Center for American Progress

Read: Transcript of Presentation of Doctor of Science to Alan I. Leshner
Presented by Andrew Mehl, Associate Professor of Chemistry

Read: Transcript of Presentation of Doctor of Laws to Madeleine Albright
Presented by L. Sue Hulett, Professor of Political Science and International Relations