Nominate Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients

We are now accepting nominations for 2023 speakers and honorees.

Commencement is an institutional opportunity to acknowledge achievement, and all participants—including students and guests—should feel celebrated and included. Selection of speakers and honorees embodies this celebratory and important occasion.

» Submit a Speaker/Honorary Degree Recipient Nomination

Find lists of previous commencement speakers, presidential award honorees, and honorary degree recipients.