David Plouffe Will Be the Class of 2009’s Convocation Speaker
Breaking: Guy with funny last name (above) will drone on for a number of minutes in front of a bunch of hungover college kids on Sat, May 23. He apparently doesn’t appreciate the grammatical intricacies of the dash — and neither do we! — so we’ll save the commentary for more qualified commentators and just repost the notification email:
Dear Seniors,
On behalf of the 2009 Convocation Committee, I am pleased to announce that Mr. David Plouffe, Chief Campaign Manager of Obama for America, President Barack Obama’s historic presidential campaign, will headline the Class of 2009’s Convocation Ceremony on Saturday, May 23, 2009.
Our committee sought an individual who has had a profound impact on the society that our class has been prepared to enter. Mr. Plouffe was the mastermind behind one of the most significant and groundbreaking elections in our nation’s history. His insights and leadership helped transform a little known state senator from Illinois to the leader of the free world.
President Obama, in his acceptance speech on election night praised Plouffe as “the unsung hero of this campaign, who built the best political campaign in the history of the United States of America.”The 2009 Senior Class Convocation will take place at 12:00pm on Saturday, May 23, 2009, at Schoellkopf Stadium on the Ithaca campus of Cornell University. The event is scheduled to last one hour. No tickets are required at the event and seating is based on a first come, first serve basis.
I wish you the best for our final three months as Cornell undergraduates and hope you and your family will join us on May 23.
Very Truly Yours,
C.J. Slicklen
2009 Convocation Chair
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