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December graduation speakers announced

November 27, 2006

December graduates will hear commencement speeches from Kay Koplovitz, Deborah L. Wince-Smith and Andrea Van de Kamp.

Koplovitz will speak at the 10 a.m. ceremony Dec. 9 at Breslin Center.

The ceremony is for graduates of the College of Arts and Letters, the College of Education, the College of Social Science, the James Madison College and The Eli Broad College of Business.

Koplovitz, the founder of the USA Network, is the first female network president and creator of the Sci-Fi Channel and USA Networks International.

Wince-Smith will be speaking at the advanced degree ceremony. The commencement will be held at 7 p.m. Dec. 8 at Breslin Center.

As president of the Council on Competitiveness, Wince-Smith is an international expert on strategies to enhance businesses globally.

She also serves on the board of directors of the NASDAQ Stock Market.

Van de Kamp, who is an MSU alumna, will speak at the 2 p.m. ceremony Dec. 9 at Breslin Center.

This ceremony is for graduates in the colleges of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Communication Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Natural Science and Nursing.

Van de Kamp is an independent consultant in corporate community affairs and nonprofit board fundraising for Sotheby's, the world's largest art auction house.

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