WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF TO BE GW'S COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER ON THE NATIONAL MALL

GW President Steven Knapp announced today the honorary degree recipients and speakers for the Commencement on the National Mall, May 17, 2009. Rahm Emanuel, chief of staff to President Barack Obama, will deliver the keynote address and receive an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree. Jeanne Narum, director of Project Kaleidoscope and the Independent Colleges Office, will receive a Doctor of Science, honoris causa. John Safer, B.A. '47, whose sculptures can be seen at public installations around the globe, will receive a Doctor of Fine Arts,honoris causa.