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01:00 AM EDT on Sunday, May 18, 2008
Rhode Island College President John Nazarian rejoices when the sun finally makes an appearance yesterday. Nazarian, who is retiring after 58 years at the Providence campus, 18 of them as president, presided over his last commencement ceremony.
The Providence Journal / John Freidah
Number of graduates: 953 undergraduates
Interesting fact: University President Roy J. Nirschel drew cheers for singing the theme from The MTV hit The Hill
Keynote speaker: Olympic track star Jackie Joyner-Kersee gave a pithy speech lasting about eight minutes, in which she exhorted the graduates to make time to serve their communities. “Give back,” she said. “Service is too important, serving is so important.”
Honorary degree recipients: Joyner-Kersee (Doctor of Humane Letters); educator and economist Henry Rosovsky (Doctor of Education); Nortek Chairman and CEO Richard L. Bready (Doctor of Business Management); Providence Journal Publisher Howard G. Sutton (Doctor of Humane Letters).Link to online list of graduates: www.rwu.edu/about/administration/registrar/graduation/
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