Past Commencements


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Dec 2012 Barry Gossett
Retired Chairman and CEO of Williams Scotsman, Inc.
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May 2012 Michael Ward
Chairman and CEO of CSX
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Dec 2011 Milton T. Matthews ‘68
Retired Vice President of Sales and CCO of The Hershey Company
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May 2011 James S. Turley
Chairman and CEO, Ernst & Young
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Dec 2010 Bob Johnson ’80
Chief Service Officer, Sprint Nextel
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May 2010 William Gossman, MBA ’91
CEO of hi
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Dec 2009 Bob Johnson, ’80
Chief Service Officer, Sprint

(Rescheduled due to inclement weather)
May 2009 William Mayer
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Dec 2008 Richard Perlmutter
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May 2008 Robert H. Smith, ’50
Former Chairman, Vornado/Charles E. Smith
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Topic: Don't be afraid to fail.
Dec 2007 Allan Edelson, ’81
Director, Deutsche Bank Berkshire Mortgage, Inc.
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May 2007 Teresa (Terri) Iannaconi, MBA ’78
Partner, KPMG, LLP
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Topic: Her experience as a woman in business and lessons learned.
Dec 2006 Richard Schaeffer, ’74
Chairman, NYMEX Holdings, and New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc.
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Topic: Giving back, making connections and staying involved.
May 2006 Carly Fiorina, MBA ’80
Former Chairman & CEO, Hewlett-Packard
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Topic: How to be successful in business.
Dec 2005 Robert Isaman, ’85
Vice President, Integration, UTC Fire & Safety
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May 2005 Kevin Plank, ’96
Founder & CEO, Under Armour
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Topic: You Must Protect This House: Giving back and staying involved with UMD.