Commencement Speakers Announced: Chandler-Gilbert CC, Davis & Elkins, Georgia State, Manhattan, Montgomery County CC, Mount St. Mary's, New York Interior Design, Otterbein, Saint Anthony Nursing, Shaw, Thomas, U California Berkeley

The following colleges and universities have announced their commencement speakers for spring 2015:

• Chandler-Gilbert Community College: Felicia Ganther, associate vice chancellor for student affairs at Maricopa Community Colleges.
• Davis & Elkins College: Richard Ekman, president of the Council of Independent Colleges.
• Georgia State University: Jonathan Safran Foer, the author.
• Manhattan College: David J. O’Brien, professor emeritus of history and Catholic studies at the College of the Holy Cross.
• Montgomery County Community College, in Pennsylvania: Lynn Utter, a business leader who served most recently as president and chief operating officer of Knoll, Inc.
• Mount St. Mary's University, in Maryland: R. James Nicholson, former U.S. secretary of veterans affairs.
• New York School of Interior Design: Trisha Wilson, chair and CEO of Wilson-RED.
• Otterbein University:  Stephen D. Steinour, president and chief executive officer of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated.
• Saint Anthony College of Nursing: Michael Bleich, president and Maxine Clark and Bob Fox Dean at the Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College in St. Louis.
• Shaw University: U.S. Representative G. K. Butterfield.
• Thomas College, in Maine: William Alfond, a businessman and philanthropist.
• University of California at Berkeley: Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO of Salesforce.