Title: Georgetown Announces Speakers for Commencement 2013

A head of state – the President of the Republic of Lithuania – is among those scheduled to speak at the university’s 2013 Commencement May 16-19.

Georgetown holds individual graduation ceremonies for each undergraduate and professional school as well as award celebrations on campus, beginning with Senior Convocation on May 16.

A number of the speakers are also scheduled to receive honorary degrees.

“Our commencement speakers this year are extraordinary individuals, representing the highest levels of excellence in a diverse array of fields – from public service to public health, education, economics and humanitarian endeavors,” says Georgetown President John J. DeGioia. “By sharing their experience and wisdom, they offer inspiration to our students, who are themselves, at this moment in their lives, envisioning the impact they can make in our world.”

Students, family, faculty and friends can follow commencement activities online, including live webcasts, and find information about how to share memories, pictures and words of wisdom with the class of 2013 at georgetown.edu/hoyas2013.

Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients

Brit Marling (C’05)
Actress, Writer, Director and Producer
Senior Convocation
Thursday, May 16, McDonough Arena, 2 p.m.

Lt. Gen. David H. Huntoon Jr. (G’78)
Superintendent, United States Military Academy
Army ROTC Commissioning Ceremony
Friday, May 17, Gaston Hall, 7:30 a.m.

Eric Maskin
Adams University Professor of Economics at Harvard University
Winner of 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics with Leonid Hurwicz and Roger Myerson
Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Friday, May 17, Healy Lawn, 9 a.m.

Arne Duncan
U.S. Secretary of Education
Georgetown Public Policy Institute Awards Ceremony
Friday, May 17, Leavey Center Ballroom, 11 a.m.

Mauro L. I. Vieira
Ambassador of Brazil to the U.S.
Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa
MBA, McDonough School of Business
Friday, May 17, Healy Lawn, 12:30 p.m.

Gerald M. “Jerry” DeFrancisco
President, Humanitarian Services for the American Red Cross
School of Continuing Studies
Friday, May 17, Healy Lawn, 3:30 p.m.

Erin Lyall (G’02)
Producer,CBS Evening News
Marc Grossman
U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan
Master of Science in Foreign Service Awards Ceremony
Friday, May 17, Gaston Hall, 7:45 p.m.

Lisa J. Shannon
Founder of Run for Congo Women and a Thousand Sisters Campaign
Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa
College of Arts and Sciences
Saturday, May 18, Healy Lawn, 9 a.m.

Dr. Lisa Simpson
President and CEO, AcademyHealth, a national organization serving the health services and policy research fields.
Doctor of Science, honoris causa
School of Nursing & Health Studies
Saturday, May 18, Healy Lawn, 12 p.m.

H.E. President Dalia Grybauskaitė
President of the Republic of Lithuania
Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa
School of Foreign Service
Saturday, May 18, Healy Lawn, 3 p.m.

William M. Cowan
U.S. Senator representing Massachusetts
McDonough School of Business
Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa
Saturday, May 18, Healy Lawn, 6 p.m.

Sir Michael Rawlins
Chair, National Institute of Health & Clinical Excellence (NICE) in London
Honorary professor, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London
Doctor of Science, honoris causa
Dr. William Thomas
Retired executive vice president for medical affairs, chief medical officer, MedStar Health *
Doctor of Science, honoris causa
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Sunday, May 19, Warner Theatre, 11 a.m.

Walter Pincus (L’01)
Reporter, The Washington Post *
Doctor of Laws, honoris causa
Greta Van Susteren (L’79, L’83)
Commentator, Fox News
Doctor of Laws, honoris causa
Georgetown University Law Center
Sunday, May 19, Healy Lawn, 2 p.m.

* This honorary degree recipient will not have a speaking role during ceremony.