2011 Commencement Speeches at Knox College
Videos and Transcripts of the Majora Carter and Other Speaker Addresses
June 04, 2011
Knox College conducted its 166th Commencement exercises on the South Lawn of Old Main. Nationally known eco-entrepreneur Majora Carter and Knox senior Jordan Lanfair addressed the Class of 2011 before President Roger L. Taylor '63 welcomed the graduates to the alumni community. Kate Maehr, chief executive officer of the Greater Chicago Food Depository, and Majora Carter were each awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters.
Commencement Address by Majora Carter
Senior Class Speaker Address by Jordan Lanfair
Remarks to the Graduates by Roger Taylor '63
Conferring of Honorary Degrees
- Read: Transcript of Presentation of Doctor of Humane Letters Laws to Kate Maehr
Presented by Charles F. Smith '84 - Attorney and Partner - Skadden Arps - Read: Transcript of Presentation of Doctor of Humane Letters to Majora Juliette Carter
Presented by John D. Podesta '71 - President and Chief Executive Officer - Center for American Progress