Commencement speakers

More than a dozen distinguished individuals will speak at Commencement-related events for graduates and their friends and families.

Richard A. Gephardt, former U.S. House majority and minority leader, will deliver the address at the main Commencement ceremony in Brookings Quadrangle.

Other speakers are:

• Sandra Van Trease, group president of BJC HealthCare and 1992 Executive M.B.A. Olin School of Business alumna, for the Olin School’s Graduate Diploma and Awards Ceremony; 3 p.m. today in the Field House of the Athletic Complex.

• Paul Nagle, founding partner of BioMedical Insights and 1993 Olin School alumnus, for the Olin School’s Undergraduate Diploma and Awards Ceremony; immediately following the main Commencement ceremony in the Field House of the Athletic Complex.

• Ronald Feldman, co-founder of Ronald Feldman Fine Arts in New York, for the School of Art Recognition Ceremony; 8 p.m. May 19 in Graham Chapel.

• Joel Seligman, J.D., dean of the School of Law and the Ethan A.H. Shepley University Professor, for the law school; 12:30 p.m. today in Brookings Quadrangle.

• Christopher I. Byrnes, Ph.D., dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Science and the Edward H. and Florence G. Skinner Professor of Systems Science and Mathematics, for the School of Engineering & Applied Science Recognition Ceremony; 1:30 p.m. May 19; and for the Henry Edwin Sever Graduate School of Engineering & Applied Science; 2 p.m. today in Edison Theatre.

• Jane H. Aiken, J.D., the William M. Van Cleve Professor of Law, for the George Warren Brown School of Social Work; immediately following the main Commencement ceremony in Graham Chapel.

• Cynthia Weese, dean of the School of Architecture, for the Eliot Honors Convocation; 10:30 a.m. May 19 in the Field House of the Athletic Complex.

• Henry L. “Roddy” Roediger III, Ph.D., the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor and dean of Academic Planning in Arts & Sciences, for the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences; immediately following the main Commencement ceremony in Edison Theatre.

• Zeuler Lima, Ph.D., assistant professor of architecture, for the School of Architecture Diploma Ceremony, immediately following the main Commencement ceremony in the Brookings Drive Mall.

• Eric J. Richards, Ph.D., associate professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, for the College of Arts & Sciences; 4:30 p.m. May 19 in the Field House of the Athletic Complex.

• Michael E. DeBakey, M.D., chancellor emeritus of Baylor College of Medicine, for the School of Medicine; 3 p.m. today in America’s Center, downtown St. Louis.

• Susan M. Fitzpatrick, Ph.D., vice president of the James S. McDonnell Foundation, for the Program in Occupational Therapy; 1 p.m. today in Graham Chapel.

• Connie Hauser, D.P.T., owner of Kentucky Physical Therapy, for the Program in Physical Therapy; 2 p.m. today in the Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington Ave.

• The Rev. Jerry W. Paul, president and chief executive officer of the Deaconess Foundation, for the Health Administration Program, noon today at the Sheraton Clayton Plaza Hotel, 7730 Bonhomme Ave.