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The University of Maine has announced that the two commencement speakers for spring 2007 will be president emeritus of Bowdoin College and member of the UMaine Visitors Board, Robert H. Edwards and mystery-thriller author Tess Gerritsen.
Edwards served as president at Bowdoin from 1990 to 2001 and is no stranger to the University of Maine. During his career, he has served on the UMaine Board of Visitors, a group commissioned in 1997 to advocate for the university and advise the administration.
Edwards was also the keynote speaker when current UMaine President Robert Kennedy was officially sworn in as UMaine’s 18th president, in September of 2005.
New York Times bestselling author and Maine resident Tess Gerritsen is the author of nearly 20 novels, ranging from medical thrillers to romance novels. She is a graduate of Stanford University and received an M.D. from the University of California in 1979.
“Both are highly accomplished, experienced, effective speakers,” said Joe Carr, spokesman for the university. “They should have important and interesting messages to bring to the graduates and their families.”
The University of Maine’s 205th Commencement Ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 12 in the Alfond Arena. Live streaming video of the event can be seen online at: http://www.umaine.edu/commencement/services/streamingvideo.htm.
Editor in Chief Matthew Conyers contributed to this report.
