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Sorted by: Graduation Date |Alphabetical

2011

▫ Terry Teachout, Author, Drama Critic for the Wall Street Journal

▫ Steve Blank, Sillicon Valley Entrepreneur

▫ Biz Stone, Twitter Co-founder

▫ Chris Waddell, Most decorated male skier in Paralympic history

▫ Conan O'Brien, TV Show host

▫ Mehmet Oz, Surgeon and TV Show Host

▫ David Brooks, NYT columnist and author

▫ Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO

▫ Joe Plumeri, CEO of the Willis Group

▫ Denzel Washington, Actor

▫ Arianna Huffington, Author and syndicated columnist

▫ Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Chrysler Group

▫ Amy Poehler, Actress

▫ David Cote, Businessman, CEO of Honeywell

▫ Stephen Colbert, Comedian and TV host

▫ Nora Ephron, Author

▫ Sheryl Sandberg, Businesswoman

▫ Jim Steen, College Swim Coach

2010

Angela Ahrendts , businesswoman CEO of Burberry


2009

Paul Hawken , entrepreneur

Marissa Mayers , VP at Google

Ellen DeGeneres , actress and comedian


2008


Larry Lucchino , businessman

J.K. Rowling , writer

John Mackey , businessman

Jessica Lange , actress

Randy Pausch , computer science professor


2007

Katie Couric , TV journalist

Brian Kenny, sportscaster

Ray Sidney, businessman

Oprah Winfrey, talk show host

Larry Bock, businessman

David Brooks, journalist


2006

▫ Bradley Whitford, actor

Chris Matthews, journalist

Michael Uslan, movie producer

Margaret Spellings, politician


2005

David Foster Wallace, novelist

Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computers

David L. Calhoun, businessman

Doug Marlette, Pulitzer Prize winner editorial cartoonist


2004

Paul Glaser, actor and director

Ruth Westheimers, professor and media psychologist

Earl Bakken, businessman

John Stewart, comedian

Jonathan Youshaei, high school graduate speaker


2003

Jean Andrews, marine scientist and artist

Jerry Zucker, movie director and producer

Yvonne Thorton, Pulitzer Prize nominated author

Anne Lamott, author

Michael Dell, businessman


2001

Suzan-Lori Parks, playwright

David Woddle, businessman


2000

Guy Kawasaki, businesman

Marc S. Lewis, professor of clinical psychology

Billie Jean King, tennis player

John Walsh, author and art historian

Anna Quindlen, Pulitzer Prize winner author


1990s

Muriel Siebert, businesswoman - 1998

Carl Sagan, astronomer - 1996

Bill Watterson, cartoonist - 1990


1980s

Woody Hayes, college football coach - 1986

Meryl Streep,actress - 1983

Alan Alda, actor - 1980


1970s

Joe Paterno, college football coach - 1973

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