Kogod School of Business Commencement

• Ceremony: Sunday, May 12, 2013 - 9:00 to 11:00 am
  

• Reception, immediately following the ceremony: Massachusetts Avenue Lawn, adjacent to the Kogod School of Business (rain site: University Club, Mary Graydon Center, first floor)

• Bender Arena floor plan
  

Speaker

Business mogul Gary Veloric (Kogod/BSBA ’82) founder of Red Stripe Plane Group, a family of companies focused on entertainment and music, will speak at the Kogod School of Business ceremony at 9 a.m., Sunday, May 12. After a career in healthcare, and investment banking as chairman of J.G. Wentworth, Veloric followed his passion for music, which dates back to his concert planning days at AU. Considering today’s ever-changing business landscape, Veloric’s story will inspire future entrepreneurs. He will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws.

Past Commencement Speakers

• Seth Goldman, president and "TeaEO", Honest Tea
• Gary Cohn, BSBA '82, president and COO, Goldman Sachs
• The Honorable Gene Sperling, director, National Economic Council
  

Inspirational Graduates

• The Honorable Loretta Sanchez, MBA '84, U.S. representative
  
• George J. Collins, MBA '70, former CEO, T. Rowe Price
  
• The Honorable Stuart Bernstein, BS '60, former U.S. ambassador to Denmark