Bo Jackson delivering commencement address
Vincent "Bo" Jackson, Auburn University's second Heisman Trophy winner and 1995 Auburn graduate, will deliver the commencement address to this year's Auburn graduates at spring ceremonies May 9. Auburn will award an estimated 2,823 degrees during two ceremonies in Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum. The total includes 2,164 bachelor's degrees, 357 master's degrees, 222 professional degrees, five specialist degrees and 75 doctorates. A live video stream of the events will be available on the university's Web site at http://www.auburn.edu/. The 10 a.m. ceremony will include the colleges and schools of Engineering; Forestry and Wildlife Sciences; Liberal Arts; and Sciences and Mathematics. The 2 p.m. ceremony will be held for the colleges and schools of Agriculture; Architecture, Design and Construction; Business; Education; Human Sciences; and Nursing. Auburn's professional schools, the School of Pharmacy and the College of Veterinary Medicine, will hold separate ceremonies for their graduates. Jackson, who will speak at both ceremonies, is the university's second commencement speaker since Auburn established the practice of having an invited speaker last year, following a request from the Student Government Association in 2007. To read more, visit the Auburn Report newsletter at http://www.ocm.auburn.edu/au_report/050109aur.pdf.
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