Nominations for Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients
Commencement is a momentous occasion for our graduates. It is a time to recognize both their enormous dedication and their remarkable achievements. Each year we look forward to giving our graduates a fitting tribute as we officially welcome them into the Northeastern alumni family.
The time-honored tradition of presenting inspiring speakers and
honorary degree recipients at Commencement ceremony is one way to pay
tribute to our graduates. Over the course of Northeastern's history,
the University has welcomed into the Northeastern family a number of
esteemed individuals whose ideals reflect our deepest core values:
public servants, such as former President Bill Clinton and federal
appeals court judge Sonia Sotamayor (now an associate justice on the
Supreme Court); renowned scientists, including Dr. Judah Folkman and
Dr. Susan Love; and respected artists, such as writer Maya Angelou and
conductor Keith Lockhart, to name a few.
Northeastern is asking your help in identifying individuals of
such caliber to participate in our Commencement exercises. We seek
exemplary individuals who--through public service, scholarship,
scientific discovery, technological advancement, the arts, business, or
philanthropy--have made profound contributions to our society, in the
United States and around the world. We are particularly interested in
candidates whose work exemplifies Northeastern's distinctive innovative
and entrepreneurial spirit and reinforces the University's reputation
as a global institution engaged in solving the complex challenges of
our time.
Please submit your nominations, using the online form below. In
order for your nomination to be given full consideration, we ask that
you provide biographical information and a summary of the person's
career. Individuals who are currently seeking political office are not
eligible.
Submit the form online and email supplemental materials to Donna Fitzpatrick at do.fitzpatrick@neu.edu.
OR
- download the form and mail materials to:
Donna Fitzpatrick
Office of the President
Columbus Place, Suite 620
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115-5000
Nominee:
Present title:
Organization:
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I am nominating this person for:
Commenencement Speaker
Honorary Degree
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Email:
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In what capacity, if any, do you know the nominee?
Do you have a connection to the nominee to assist us in approaching this
individual should he or she be selected?
What has this person done that makes you want to nominate him or her?