Tim Russert to Address Graduates at Santa Clara University Undergraduate Commencement.SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The 154th Santa Clara University commencement ceremonies for undergraduate programs on June 11 will feature NBC newsman Tim Russert. Approximately 1,200 undergraduate degrees will be conferred from the College of Arts and Sciences and the schools of engineering and business on the Saturday morning, (8.30) undergraduate commencement in Buck Shaw Stadium Stadium history Buck Shaw opened its gates for the first time on September 22 1962 when it hosted a football game between UC Davis and Santa Clara. The stadium was named for Lawrence T. "Buck" Shaw, a legendary former football coach of the SCU Broncos. . Honorary degrees will be awarded to Bishop Samuel Ruiz Garcia, Bishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico (Doctor of Faith and Justice) and Sister Eleanor Stang, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, is the name of a Roman Catholic order of religious sisters, dedicated to providing education to the poor. The Sisters now have foundations in five continents and in 20 countries. Foundation Founded in 1804 at Amiens, France, by St. (Doctor of Faith and Justice -- posthumous). Russert is the managing editor and moderator of "Meet the Press" and political analyst for the NBC Nightly News NBC Nightly News is the flagship evening news program for NBC News and broadcasts from the GE Building, Rockefeller Center in New York City. It has been known by this name since August 1, 1970. and the "Today Show." He anchors "The Tim Russert Show," a weekly interview program on CNBC CNBC Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (artificial intelligence) CNBC Consumer News and Business Channel CNBC Congress of National Black Churches, Inc. and is a contributing anchor for MSNBC MSNBC Microsoft/National Broadcasting Company . Russert also serves as senior vice president and Washington bureau chief of NBC News. Russert was born in Buffalo, New York on May 7, 1950. He is a graduate of Canisius High School Canisius High School is a Roman Catholic Jesuit private high school for young men located at 1180 Delaware Avenue in Buffalo, New York. The school, founded in 1870, has historical ties to Canisius College. , John Carroll University The university is organized into three schools including two undergraduate colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences and the Boler School of Business, and one graduate school, each defining its own academic programs under the auspices of the Academic Vice President. and with honors from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law The Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University is located in Cleveland, Ohio and traces its origins to the founding of Cleveland Law School in 1897 as the first evening law school in the state of Ohio and one of the first in the U.S. . Russert took over the helm of "Meet the Press" in Dec. 1991. Since then, "Meet the Press" has become the most watched Sunday morning interview program in America and is the most quoted news program in the world. Russert has interviewed every major figure on the American political scene. In 2001, Washingtonian Magazine named Russert the best and most influential journalist in Washington, D.C. describing "Meet the Press" as "the most interesting and important hour on television." He has won numerous awards for his interviews, including the Radio and Television Correspondents' highest honor, the Joan S. Barone Award and the Annenberg Center's Walter Cronkite Award for the election 2000 interviews with George W. Bush and Al Gore. For more information about the commencement ceremonies, visit www.scu.edu/commencement/. About Santa Clara University Santa Clara University, a comprehensive Jesuit, Catholic university located in California's Silicon Valley, offers its 8,213 students rigorous undergraduate curricula in arts and sciences, business, and engineering, plus master's and law degrees. Distinguished nationally by the fourth-highest graduation rate among all U.S. master's universities, California's oldest higher-education institution demonstrates faith-inspired values of ethics and social justice. More information is on line at www.scu.edu. |
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