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The following colleges and universities have announced their commencement speakers for spring 2012:

  • Central Community College of Nebraska: James R. Young, Chairman, president and CEO of Union Pacific Corporation.
  • Salem College: Jo Luck, former president and CEO of Heifer International, which works to combat poverty.
  • St. Norbert College: Cardinal Francis George, archbishop of Chicago.
  • University of Virginia: Katie Couric, the broadcaster.

 

 

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