Boren to speak at his final OU commencement
Five individuals will be awarded honorary degrees during the University of Oklahoma's commencement ceremony at 7 p.m. May 11 in The Gaylord Family — Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. In the event of inclement weather, it will be delayed until 7:30 p.m. and moved to the Lloyd Noble Center.
OU President David Boren — the only person to have served as governor of Oklahoma, U.S. senator and OU president — will deliver this year’s commencement address. Because he is retiring June 30, this will be his last time to preside over the ceremony.
A 1963 graduate of Yale University, Boren majored in American history, graduating Phi Beta Kappa.
He was selected as a Rhodes Scholar and earned a master’s degree in politics, philosophy and economics from Oxford University, England, in 1965.
In 1968, he received a law degree from the OU College of Law.
Those who will receive honorary degrees are:
• Catherine Bishop, of Norman, OU's spokeswoman during her more than 35 years of service to the university. She was vice president for OU Public Affairs, overseeing public relations functions on all three campuses.
• Honorable Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange, a native of Oklahoma City, who has served in all three branches of government, earning respect for her diplomatic skills and expertise in and efforts to improve legal systems around the world.
• Philip Geier, of Middlebury, Vermont, an educator whose vision for the 21st century led to the creation in 2000 of what is now the world’s largest privately funded international scholarship program for undergraduates.
• Jon and Dee Dee Stuart, of Tulsa, who have been among the university’s most devoted supporters and benefactors, especially in the area of fine arts.
Commencement is the universitywide graduation ceremony celebrating spring, summer and fall graduates.
Doctoral degree candidates are recognized individually during the ceremony, while undergraduate and master’s candidates are recognized as a group.
Those graduates are recognized individually during their college convocations.
Go to www.ou.edu/ commencement for more information.