Title: Georgetown Announces Speakers for 2016 Commencement

Jeh Johnson, United States Secretary of Homeland Security; explorer, storyteller and water conservation advocate Alexandra Cousteau; and USAID Administrator Gayle Smith are among those scheduled to speak at the university’s 2016 Commencement May 19-22.

Georgetown holds individual graduation ceremonies for each undergraduate and professional school as well as award celebrations on campus, beginning with Senior Convocation and the McCourt School of Public Policy commencement ceremony on May 19 and ending with Georgetown Law’s ceremony on May 22.

“We look forward to welcoming a number of distinguished individuals to share their perspectives with our graduates this May,” says Georgetown President John J. DeGioia. “These women and men represent the very best of their respective fields, animating our commitment to leadership through service. We look forward to the ways in which their insights and experiences will offer inspiration to our graduates as they embark on their own paths, seeking to make an impact on our world.”

Students, family, faculty, alumni and friends can follow commencement activities online, including live webcasts. Visit Commencement 2016 for information about how to share memories, pictures and words of wisdom with the Class of 2016.

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS, HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS

Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
Chairperson of Qatar Museums, Doha Film Institute, and Reach out to Asia
School of Foreign Service in Qatar
Thursday, May 5, 2016, 4 p.m.
Watch the SFS-Q webcast

Gayle Smith
Administrator, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Honorary Degree: Doctor of Humane Letters
McCourt School of Public Policy
Thursday, May 19, Healy Lawn, 5:30 p.m.

Elena Poniatowska Amor
Journalist, Novelist, Poet
Honorary Degree: Doctor of Humane Letters
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Friday, May 20, Healy Lawn, 9 a.m.

Penny Pritzker
The 38th U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Honorary Degree: Doctor of Humane Letters
McDonough School of Business, Graduate
Friday, May 20, Healy Lawn, 12:30 p.m.

Daniel Pink
Best-selling Author
Honorary Degree: Doctor of Humane Letters
School of Continuing Studies
Friday, May 20, Healy Lawn, 3:30 p.m.

Alexandra Cousteau (C’98)
Explorer, Storyteller, Water Advocate
Honorary Degree: Doctor of Humane Letters
Georgetown College
Saturday, May 21, Healy Lawn, 9 a.m.

Beverly Malone
CEO, National League for Nursing
Honorary Degree: Doctor of Science
School of Nursing & Health Studies
Saturday, May 21, Healy Lawn, 12 p.m.

Bruce Broussard
President and CEO, Humana, Inc.
Honorary Degree: Doctor of Humane Letters
McDonough School of Business, Undergraduate
Saturday, May 21, Healy Lawn, 3 p.m.

Jeh Johnson
Secretary of Homeland Security
Honorary Degree: Doctor of Humane Letters
School of Foreign Service
Saturday, May 21, Healy Lawn, 6 p.m.

Kelley Michael Skeff
George Deforest Barnett Professor of Medicine, Stanford University
Honorary Degree: Doctor of Science
School of Medicine
Sunday, May 22, DAR Constitution Hall, 11 a.m.

Eric David Rosenthal(L’92)
Founder and Executive Director, Disability Rights International
Honorary Degree: Doctor of Laws
Zhang Yuejiao(L’83)
Appellate Body Member, World Trade Organization
Honorary Degree: Doctor of Laws
Georgetown Law
Sunday, May 22, Healy Lawn, 2 p.m.