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Who's Speaking at Commencement?

Find out who'll give the addresses at local college graduations for the Class of 2013.

Here are the Class of 2013 undergraduate commencement speakers for some Philadelphia-area colleges, in chronological order. Information is obtained by the schools' websites unless otherwise noted.

Valley Forge Christian College, Friday, May 3: Pastor Mark Batterson 

Penn State Brandywine, Saturday, May 4: David H. Lipson Jr., a 1978 Penn State graduate and the president of the company that publishes Philadelphia Magazine

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St. Joseph's University, Saturday, May 11: Elisabeth A. Hagen, a 1991 graduate and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Undersecretary for Food Safety

Chestnut Hill College, Saturday, May 11: Mary Louise Quinlan, author of “The God Box: Sharing My Mother’s Gift of Faith, Love, and Letting Go” 

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Rosemont College, Saturday, May 11: Diane Dalto Woosnam, member of the Cultural Advisory Council in Philadelphia

Harcum College, Saturday, May 11: Donna Allie, president and founder of Team Clean Inc.

Philadelphia University, Saturday, May 11: Carson Kressley, star of "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy"

University of Pennsylvania, Monday, May 13: Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States

Temple University, Thursday, May 16: Dan Baker, a 1972 graduate of Temple's College of Education and the public address announcer for the Philadelphia Phillies and Philadelphia Eagles

Valley Forge Military College, Friday, May 17: Bob Mensch, a 1965 graduate and a Pennsylvania state senator

Palmer Theological Seminary, Saturday, May 18: Mimi Haddad, president of Christians for Biblical Equality

Bryn Mawr College, Saturday, May 18: Meenakshi Gopinath, president of Lady Shri Ram College in India

West Chester University, Saturday, May 18: Trent Crable, a 1978 graduate and the chief operating officer of the Brooklyn Hospital Center, and Kathy Romano, a 2000 graduate and a radio personality on WMMR

Cheyney University, Saturday, May 18: Charisse R. Lillie, Vice President of Community Investment of Comcast Corporation and President of the Comcast Foundation

La Salle University, Sunday, May 19: Marcelina Hollender, a 2013 graduate incoming employee of the Disney Company

Immaculata University, Sunday, May 19: Jamie Moyer, pitcher for the 2008 World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies

Haverford College, Sunday, May 19: Max Essex, Stanley Nelson, Hunter Rawlings (a 1966 graduate) and Sheila Wellington

Villanova University, Sunday, May 19: Pat Toomey, junior U.S. senator of Pennsylvania

Cabrini College, Sunday, May 19: James J. Maguire Sr., founder of Philadelphia Insurance Companies

Delaware County Community College, Thursday, May 23: Frank J. McKee, a 1970 graduate and the president of The McKee Group

Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades, Friday, May 31, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett

 

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