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Graduation Ceremonies for Area Colleges and Universities

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Graduates: About 450.

Maryland

Anne Arundel Community College

May 26, 7 p.m., Siegert Field on campus, 101 College Pkwy., Arnold.

Speaker: Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.).

Graduates: 1,325.

Bowie State University

May 21, 9 a.m., Bulldog Stadium, 14000 Jericho Park Rd., Bowie.

Speaker: Bobby Wilkerson, chief executive of Wilkerson Sports Apparel and Manufacturing.

Graduates: 795.

Capitol College

Saturday, 10 a.m., tent on campus, 11301 Springfield Rd., Laurel.

Speaker: Michael T. Wood, president of Capitol College.

Graduates: 260.

College of Southern Maryland

May 26, 6 p.m., La Plata campus lawn, 8730 Mitchell Rd., La Plata.

Speaker: David F. Hale, president, Board of Calvert County Commissioners.

Graduates: 300.

Frederick Community College

May 19, 7 p.m., field house on campus, 7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick.

Speaker: Information unavailable.

Graduates: Information unavailable.

Johns Hopkins University

May 26, 9:15 a.m., Homewood Field, Homewood campus, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore.

Speaker: William R. Brody, president of Johns Hopkins University.

Graduates: 5,640.

Hood College

May 21, 10 a.m., residential quadrangle on campus, 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick.

Speaker: Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.).

Graduates: 370.

Howard Community College

May 20, 4 p.m., Merriweather Post Pavilion, 10475 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia.

Speaker: Sally L. Stroup, U.S. Department of Education assistant secretary for postsecondary education.

Graduates: 550.

Montgomery College

May 20, 10 a.m., tent on football field, 51 Mannakee St., Rockville.

Speakers: Al Hunt, managing editor of Bloomberg News, Washington, and Judy Woodruff, CNN anchor and correspondent.

Graduates: 1,950.

Mount St. Mary's University

May 22, 11 a.m., Knott Arena, 16300 Old Emmitsburg Rd., Emmitsburg.

Speaker: The Most Reverend Gordon D. Bennett, bishop of Mandeville, Jamaica.

Graduates: 485.

Prince George's Community College

May 26, 7 p.m., Novak Field House, 301 Largo Rd., Largo.

Speaker: Bob Wise, president of Alliance for Excellent Education.

Graduates: 500.

St. Mary's College of Maryland

Saturday, 10 a.m., tent on Townhouse Greens, 18952 E. Fisher Rd., St. Mary's City.

Speaker: James Hadley Billington, librarian of Congress.

Graduates: 480.

St. John's College

Sunday, 10:30 a.m., tent on campus lawn, 60 College Ave., Annapolis.

Speaker: Joseph Macfarland, St. John's College tutor.

Graduates: 94.

U.S. Naval Academy

May 27, 10 a.m., Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, 121 Blake Rd., Annapolis.

Speaker: President Bush.

Graduates: 1,000.

University of Maryland at College Park

May 21, 7 p.m., Comcast Center, Campus Drive, College Park.

Speaker: Andrea Mitchell, NBC News correspondent.

Graduates: 6,140.

University of Maryland University College

Saturday, 9 a.m., Comcast Center, Campus Drive, College Park.

Speaker: Stephen A. Burch, president of Comcast Cable, Atlantic Division.

Graduates: 4,600.

Virginia

College of William and Mary

Sunday, noon, William and Mary Hall, College of William and Mary, Campus Drive, Williamsburg.

Speaker: Timothy J. Sullivan, president of the College of William and Mary, stepping down this year.

Graduates: About 1,700.

George Mason University

May 21, 10 a.m., Patriot Center, George Mason University, 4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax.

Speaker: Sen. John W. Warner (R-Va.).

Graduates: About 6,000.

Longwood University

Saturday, 9:30 a.m., Wheeler Mall, Longwood University, 201 High St., Farmville.

Speaker: Sen. George Allen (R-Va.).

Graduates: About 860.

Patrick Henry College

Saturday, 1 p.m., Patrick Henry College, One Patrick Henry Circle, Purcellville.

Speaker: David Robinson, retired NBA all-star.

Graduates: 51.

University of Virginia

May 22, 10 a.m., on the lawn near the Rotunda on campus, University Avenue, Charlottesville.

Speaker: Vivian Pinn, director of the Office of Research on Women's Health, at the National Institutes of Health.

Graduates: 4,800.

University of Virginia's College at Wise

May 21, 11 a.m., on the lawn by the lake on campus, One College Ave., Wise.

Speaker: Susquehanna University President L. Jay Lemons, former chancellor of U-Va.-Wise.

Graduates: About 290.

Virginia Commonwealth University

May 21, 10 a.m., Richmond Coliseum, 601 E. Leigh St., Richmond.

Speaker: Richard T. Robertson, VCU alumnus and executive at Warner Bros.

Graduates: About 2,875.

Virginia Military Institute

Monday, 11 a.m., Cameron Hall on campus, Main Street, Lexington.

Speaker: Gov. Mark R. Warner (D).

Graduates: 257.

Virginia State University

Sunday, 9 a.m., Siegel Center, 1200 W. Broad St., Richmond.

Speaker: J. Kenneth Blackwell, Ohio secretary of state.

Graduates: About 600.

Virginia Tech

Tomorrow, 1:30 p.m., graduate ceremony, Cassell Coliseum on campus, Washington Street, Blacksburg.

Speaker: Judith S. Bailey, president of Western Michigan University.

Graduates: 807.

Tomorrow, 6 p.m., undergraduate ceremony, Lane Stadium on campus, Washington Street, Blacksburg.

Speaker: David L. Calhoun, president and chief executive of GE Transportation.

Graduates: 3,962.

Sunday, 3 p.m., National Capital Region ceremony, Center for the Arts, George Mason University, 4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax.

Speaker: Claire Fraser, president and director of the Institute for Genomic Research.

Graduates: 261.


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