2012 Graduation

[RideMyBuycks]

Not basketball related, but MU announced today that Hank Aaron will be the commencement speaker at graduation this May. Pretty neat.

Any cool noteables from your graduation experiences?

[mu89]

That is pretty awesome.

[SoCalwarrior]

Hopefully someone will add the speech here after he gives it.

http://wiki.muscoop.com/doku.php/commencement/start

[Pakuni]

1992, Barbara Bush spoke about good times at "The Launch."

[RideMyBuycks]

Mr. Rodgers in 2001? Sweater under the gown?

[chapman]

Wow, what a treat for them.   We had Dick Enberg in '09.  He was fantastic, everyone loved his speech.  Definitely feels good when you hear about the underwhelming draws others have had for their classes/schools.

[jesmu84]

07 Grad. Steve Rushin was FANTASTIC! If you haven't read it please please do:

http://wiki.muscoop.com/doku.php/commencement/2007

he's also worth following on twitter

[RJax55]

I had the legendary Wayne Sanders!

'04 was a year that MU struck out on getting a well-known Commencement speaker and instead decided to throw a bone to a big-time donor/prospect. Only to have that blow-up in their face, when Wayne decided to touch the third-rail of MU politics, the great nickname debate. Good times!

Shockingly, MU hasn't gone down that Commencement route since.

[Bocephys]

You guys are lucky.  I graduated in '08 and we had Andrew Natsios.  All I remember is him name dropping everyone he'd worked with (Colin Powell is a good friend of mine!!) for what seemed like 4 hours.  Hank Aaron would be pretty cool to hear.

[tower912]

Supreme Court Justice Rehnquist.   Ridiculously dull. 

[Hards Alumni]

I had the legendary Wayne Sanders!

'04 was a year that MU struck out on getting a well-known Commencement speaker and instead decided to throw a bone to a big-time donor/prospect. Only to have that blow-up in their face, when Wayne decided to touch the third-rail of MU politics, the great nickname debate. Good times!

Shockingly, MU hasn't gone down that Commencement route since.

Worst speech ever.  He claimed he would donate a million dollars if we brought back the Warriors.  Of course everyone cheered... I just shook my head and knew it would never happen.

[mu_hilltopper]

Saint Sanders may have failed, but he got us closer to the promised land than anyone in a decade.

[swoopem]

We had the lady who started teach for America in 2010, that was possibly the worst speech I've ever heard. I'm still pissed I had to listen to that lady talk for what seemed like hours, got nothing out of it.

[RJax55]

Saint Sanders may have failed, but he got us closer to the promised land than anyone in a decade.

The only thing that Sanders got MU close to was Marquette Gold. That whole debacle was sent in motion that graduation day.

[MUBurrow]

Just because its one of my favorite articles maybe ever, and I square peg/round hole it into whatever I can - here's an article about college graduation from when Drew was still relatively new at Deadspin:

http://deadspin.com/5798633/a-special-graduation-message-to-the-class-of-2011

[Chicago_inferiority_complexes]

You guys are lucky.  I graduated in '08 and we had Andrew Natsios.  All I remember is him name dropping everyone he'd worked with (Colin Powell is a good friend of mine!!) for what seemed like 4 hours.  Hank Aaron would be pretty cool to hear.

Don't forget his constant references to where he went to college (Georgetown) or the time he spent on his private island.

Thank God we had Rushin the year before.

[T-Bone]

I think '94 was Cardinal Bernardin.  Don't remember much from it, other than sweating lots of beer throughout the event.   

[warriorchick]

University of Chicago President Hannah Gray.  zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...................

[MUFC9295]

Packers President Bob Harlan seim-fresh off a Super Bowl victory.  Great for us Packer fans.

[Blue Horseshoe]

Don't forget his constant references to where he went to college (Georgetown) or the time he spent on his private island.

+1

-Peter King

[real chili 83]

Captain Kangaroo.  Bob something or other.

[🏀]

You guys are lucky.  I graduated in '08 and we had Andrew Natsios.  All I remember is him name dropping everyone he'd worked with (Colin Powell is a good friend of mine!!) for what seemed like 4 hours.  Hank Aaron would be pretty cool to hear.

Oh god. I just threw up a bit in my mouth again and got the beer sweats.

[MU B2002]

2002: Stephen Covey (who I think is the 7 habits of highly effective people guy)
Maybe if I had paid attention I would be more effective today.  Oh well.

[PBRme]

I think Penn Gillette would give a great commencement speech...Never happen at MU though

[TallTitan34]

Wow, what a treat for them.   We had Dick Enberg in '09.  He was fantastic, everyone loved his speech.  Definitely feels good when you hear about the underwhelming draws others have had for their classes/schools.

I also had Enberg.  It was the closest thing to having Al McGuire give your commencement speech.

Also I won the bet with my friends on how many times Dick would say any Al, McGuire, or Al McGuire.  I want to say it was 19 times but I forget now.