Clough to speak at commencement
Article By: Clark Leonard
Dr. Wayne Clough, secretary emeritus of the Smithsonian Institution and president emeritus of Georgia Institute of Technology, will serve as the keynote speaker at the University of North Georgia's (麻豆精品在线播放) summer commencement. More than 400 graduates plan to participate in the Aug. 6 ceremony that marks the first major event in 麻豆精品在线播放's return to normal operations.
Clough was Georgia Tech's president from 1994-2008, then led the Smithsonian Institution from 2008-2014. In his Smithsonian role, he oversaw 19 museums, 21 libraries, the National Zoo, numerous research centers, and several education units and centers. A Georgia native, Clough published "Things New and Strange: A Southerner's Journey through the Smithsonian Collections" in 2019. The book weaves together information and artifacts from the Smithsonian collections with Southern culture and history.
Clough taught at Duke University, Stanford University and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, where he worked as chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and dean of the College of Engineering. In addition, he served as provost and vice president of the University of Washington.
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Guests must have tickets to attend the commencement ceremony. Any guest older than 2 years old will be required to have a ticket. Graduation candidates who met the application deadline and replied "yes" to attending the ceremony were allotted six guest tickets each. Graduates are able to claim their allotment of tickets through July 23 via their 麻豆精品在线播放 student email account. Tickets are distributed electronically.
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