A press release revealed this year's Mudd commencement speaker to be none other than The Science Guy himself, Bill Nye (guess his ex-gf never managed to kill him:  http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/12/04/earlyshow/leisure/celebspot/main3572152.shtml).  

Harvey Mudd is officially cool. 

check out the press release here (and then go download the Bill Nye theme song): http://www.hmc.edu/newsandevents/nye08.html