USC Commencement: Speakers at Satellite Ceremonies

Ted Koppel is one of many speakers who will address the graduation ceremonies at the University of Southern California this year. A schedule of these ceremonies and their keynote speakers is provided below.

Wednesday, May 9

USC Keck School of Medicine
M.S., MPH, Ph.D. ceremony: Stanley P. Azen, noted USC biostatistics expert
4 p.m., Harry & Celesta Pappas Quad, Health Sciences Campus

Friday, May 11

Air Force ROTC
2 p.m., steps of Heritage Hall

Army ROTC
1 p.m., North Associates Park

Naval ROTC
2 p.m., Physical Education steps

USC Leventhal School of Accounting
Peter H. Griffith, vice chair, Ernst & Young LLP
2:30 p.m., Alumni Park

USC School of Architecture
Qingyun Ma, dean of USC School of Architecture
10:30 a.m., south end of Trousdale

USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy
R. Scott Ward, president of the American Physical Therapy Association
11 a.m., Bovard Auditorium

USC Marshall School of Business
Undergraduate ceremony: Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO of Salesforce.com
11 a.m., Galen Center

USC Marshall School of Business
Graduate ceremony: James B. Ellis, dean of USC Marshall School
6 p.m., Galen Center

USC School of Cinematic Arts
Will Wright, interactive media pioneer and creator of The Sims, SimCity and Spore
2:30 p.m., Galen Center

USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Group 1: Hilary Schor, dean of undergraduate programs
10:30 a.m., Lot K2 (behind GFS)

USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Group 2: Michael Quick, dean of research
10:30 a.m., Lot MCB (near KAP)

USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Group 3: Jennifer Wolch, dean of graduate programs
10:30 a.m., Intramural Field

USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Group 4: Peter Starr, dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
10:30 a.m., Howard Jones Field

USC Annenberg School for Communication
Communication ceremony
Carole Black, former president and CEO of Lifetime Entertainment Services
10:30 a.m., McCarthy Quad

USC Annenberg School for Communication
Journalism and Public Relations ceremony
Steve Lopez, award-winning Los Angeles Times columnist
10:30 a.m., Argue Plaza

USC School of Dentistry
Charles F. Shuler, dean of the British Columbia School of Dentistry
11 a.m., Alumni Park

USC Rossier School of Education
Undergraduate, masters, M.A.T. ceremony
David L. Brewer, superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District
10:30 a.m., Founders Park

USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Undergraduate ceremony: Yannis C. Yortsos, dean of USC Viterbi School
10:30 a.m., Archimedes Plaza

USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Graduate ceremony: Yannis C. Yortsos, dean of USC Viterbi School
2:30 p.m., Archimedes Plaza

USC Roski School of Fine Arts
Kinshasha Holman Conwill, deputy director, Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture
11 a.m., lawn south of Harris Hall

USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
Gerald C. Davison, dean, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
11 a.m., Gerontology Courtyard

USC Keck School of Medicine
Health Promotion, Public Health ceremony
Elahe Nezami, USC director of undergraduate training in health promotion and disease prevention studies, and Thomas Valente, director of the USC MPH program, respectively
11 a.m., Town and Gown

USC Keck School of Medicine
Physician Assistant Program: Larry Rosen, Physician Assistant of the Decade 1996-2006
10:30 a.m., lawn southwest of Hancock (AHF)

USC Thornton School of Music
Randy Newman, award-winning songwriter, composer of film scores for “A Bug’s Life,” “Seabiscuit,” “Toy Story” and more
10:30 a.m., south lawn of Ramo Hall

USC Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Colette Nagami, noted occupational therapist
10:30 a.m., lawn west of Leavey Library

USC School of Pharmacy
Lynn Rolston, chief executive officer, California Pharmacists Association
3 p.m., Norris Library Quad, Health Sciences Campus

USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development
Undergraduate ceremony: Jack Knott, dean of the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development
10:30 a.m., Pardee Way

USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development
Graduate ceremony: Harold “Max” Messmer, Jr., CEO of Robert Half International
2 p.m., Pardee Way

USC School of Social Work
John Hope Bryant, businessman and social entrepreneur, founder of Operation HOPE
11 a.m., Lyon Center

USC School of Theatre
Michael Ritchie, artistic director of the Center Theatre Group, which oversees the Mark Taper Forum, the Ahmanson Theatre and the Kirk Douglas Theatre
10:30 a.m., Bing Theatre

Sunday, May 13

USC Gould School of Law
Charles T. Munger, Warren Buffett’s right-hand man
11 a.m., steps of Von Kleinsmid Center

USC Keck School of Medicine
M.D./Ph.D., M.D. ceremony
Drew Pinsky, physician and addiction medicine specialist, nationally syndicated radio talk-show host of “Loveline”
3 p.m., Shrine Auditorium

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