Party to Crash: Carnegie Mellon's Graduation

Posted by SpiceBizzle 05/13/2008 1:19 PM

Tags: Al Gore, Jeff Bezos, Carnegie Mellon Graduation, Elizabeth Catlett

Party to Crash: Carnegie Mellon's Graduation

Howard University powerhouse Elizabeth Catlett, famed for her art and sculpture, will receive an honorary doctorate of fine arts

Norman R. Augustine, former president and CEO of Martin-Marietta and Lockheed Martin and chair of the National Academies Committee

Suh Nam Pyo, president of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and an alumnus of Carnegie Mellon

Patrick Colonel Suppes, the Lucie Stern Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, at Stanford University

Former Harvard student (1969), U.S. VP and 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore

Don’t you wish you went to Carnegie Mellon?
No? Ok, me neither. But I have to admit, their commencement speaker and list of honorary degree recipients at this year’s graduation ceremony is pretty damn impressive.

First, former Harvard student (1969), U.S. VP and 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore will provide the school’s 111th commencement speech. After spewing helpful advice on how to save the planet Gore will be honored with a doctorate of humane letters.

FYI: Did you know Gore’s senior thesis at Harvard explored the impact of television on the conduct of the presidency? He argued that TV had an inherent bias towards individuals over institutions which would bring more attention to the president than the other branches of governments. Fox News, anyone?

Next, Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, will receive an honorary doctorate in science and technology. The Princeton alum is also the speaker for the business school on Saturday and the School of Computer Science on Sunday.

Then, Howard University powerhouse Elizabeth Catlett, famed for her art and sculpture, will receive an honorary doctorate of fine arts. Degrees and acclaim are nothing new to Catlett. She’s already been honored at Pace in NYC, Berkeley and Cleveland, Ohio.

Other wildly brilliant crusaders receiving degrees with Carnegie’s 2000 undergrads?

Norman R. Augustine, former president and CEO of Martin-Marietta and Lockheed Martin and chair of the National Academies Committee that produced the influential report "Rising Above the Gathering Storm," will receive an honorary doctorate in public policy.

Suh Nam Pyo, president of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and an alumnus of Carnegie Mellon, will receive an honorary doctorate in science and technology. He is the holder of multiple patents and is the inventor of an industrial process for production of plastic parts that is used in factories worldwide.

Patrick Colonel Suppes, the Lucie Stern Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, at Stanford University, will receive an honorary doctorate in science and technology. Suppes is known for his contributions to many scientific fields.

Details on how to crash:
Sunday, May 18 (rain or shine)
11 a.m.
Gesling Stadium, Carnegie Mellon campus.

Comments

Anonymous says,

Bad choice for speaker! I think we should do much more to deal with climate change, but Al Gore has become an unworthy spokesperson for the cause. The only thing he has in common with Dick Cheney is that they both did little as Vice President to address the most important issue of our time. He has no credibility on the issue! Posted 05/13/2008 2:48 PMReply

Anonymous says,

He is the perfect speaker. He inspires millions of people around the world. Posted 05/14/2008 07:11 AMReply

Anonymous says,

yea, as gore flys around the world on jet aircraft. i'll take leading by example over inspiration! Ralph Nadar would have been a much better choice. Posted 05/14/2008 2:51 PMReply

Anonymous says,

I was there, sitting in the crowd, as our daughter waited to be acknowledged along with her class. It was, at first, cloudy, windy, and quite cold. All I could think was....."where the hell is global warming when you need it?" Sure enough, about an hour into the ceremony, the sun did indeed appear, and was the one most worthy of a degree in my opinion. Posted 05/19/2008 04:15 AMReply