Mike Tirico named commencement speaker

[cto]

My class of 1963 had two speakers. The SU administration had invited CP Snow, a British novelist and physicist. Then, the senior class and some Maxwell School professors invited Adlai Stevenson, two-time losing Presidential canndidate and (at the time) JFK's ambassador to the UN. It was a little weird and uncomfortable having the two of them, especially at the luncheon that followed commencement.

 

[Forza Azzurri]

Mine was Malcolm Forbes. My daughter‘s was David Muir.

My son’s will be Tirico, whose speaker was…Malcolm Forbes.

After 8 consecutive years of SU expenses, I am now flat broke.

Since Enrique has moved on, I could really use some Fine Mess NIL…

 

[CuseGrad94]

Class of ‘94 we had Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. cannot remember much about the speech, just I was running late and I got in real late the night before

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Class of ‘94 we had Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. cannot remember much about the speech, just I was running late and I got in real late the night before

 

[kirbivore]

my brother is a stumpy class of 2003. The commencement speaker that day was Bill Clinton.

 

[Newhouser]

Article in the Sunday paper on this. Headline spelled his name TURICO.

 

[VA Citrus]

I'll never forget Phylicia Rashad taking about "a mother's heart" and "a mother's love" for about 5 minutes in 2025 and then it being over.

 

[cto]

I'll never forget Phylicia Rashad taking about "a mother's heart" and "a mother's love" for about 5 minutes in 2025 and then it being over.

I've attended about 25 SU commencements, and she was by far the worst speaker.

 

[Moontan]

In 1984 we had Dan Rather.

"I don’t know if this is the best of times or the worst of times. But I can assure you of this: It’s the only time you’ve got."

For the complete list, check:

Commencement Speakers

Commencement Speakers

library.syracuse.edu

 

[Roger N]

Cool. I had William Safire who was entertaining but spoke for what felt like 5 minutes

I has a farmer speak at mine - James Farmer

 

[Bayside44]

Arthur Ash was supposed to be 1993 but he passed away.

Instead we had Oren Lyons who was really cranky.

 

[llandz]

Mine, in 1976 was Senator Pell from Rhode Island. We were all..who is he and why is he our speaker. 50 years of Pell Grants later, I know why. We all were Freshman when Pell grants became available and really did not know about them as they started for the class of 1977.