The following colleges and universities have announced their commencement speakers for spring 2012:
- Angelo State University: [1] Kevin Carroll, a former Nike executive.
- Austin College: [2] Stan Fornea, chaplain for the White House Military Office.
- Bryn Mawr College: [3] Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland.
- Campbellsville University: Gary Cox, president of the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities in Kentucky.
- Colgate University: [4] Mark H. Murphy, president and CEO of the Green Bay Packers.
- Greensboro College: [5] Joey Cheek, an Olympic athlete and humanitarian activist.
- John Carroll University: [6] Charles M. Geschke, chairman of the board and co-founder of Adobe Systems, Inc.
- Prince George's Community College: [7] Danette Howard, interim secretary of higher education of Maryland.
- Quinnipiac University: [8] Nancy Brinker, founder and CEO of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, and Stephen Schwarzman, chairman, CEO and co-founder of the financial services firm Blackstone.
- School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: [9] Lalla Essaydi, the artist.
- Tufts University: [10] Eric Greitens, the humanitarian and author.
- University of Indianapolis: [11] John Lechleiter, CEO of Eli Lilly & Co., and Joe Kernan, former governor of Indiana.
- University of Kansas: [12] Alan Mulally, president and chief executive officer of Ford Motor Company.
- Wentworth Institute of Technology: [13] Carole Cornelison, commissioner of the Division of Capital Asset Management for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.