School of Communication Commencement
- Ceremony: Saturday, May 11, 2013 - 1:00 to 3:00 pm
- Reception, immediately following ceremony: University Club, Mary Graydon Center, first floor
- Bender Arena floor plan
Speaker
DreamWorks Television co-president Darryl Frank (SOC/BA ’91) will speak to the graduates of the School of Communication at 1 p.m., Saturday, May 11. He oversees all television development, production, and programming for the studio, and is executive producing five shows on five different networks, including NBC’s Smash, Showtime’s The Borgias, TNT’s Falling Skies, FX's The Americans, and CBS's Under The Dome. The 1991 alumnus of AU’s School of Communication will address graduates as they embark on careers in broadcast, public relations, and journalism. Frank will receive an honorary doctor of humane letters.
Past School of Communication Commencement Speakers
- Barbara Kopple, Academy Award-winning film maker
- Susan Zirinsky (BA/SOC), executive producer, CBS's 48 Hours
- Kenneth Paulson, editor, USA Today
- Donald Graham, CEO and chairman of the board, the Washington Post Company
- Judith McHale, president/CEO, Discovery Communications
- Charlayne Hunter-Gault, award-winning journalist
- Judy Woodruff, award-winning journalist
- Bob Schieffer, chief Washington correspondent, CBS News
Inspirational Graduates
- Barry Josephson, '78, executive producer, Bones; producer, Enchanted
- Susan Zirinsky, '74, executive producer, CBS News
- Bill Reihl, '94, executive vice president, Ogilvy PR
- Betsy Fischer, '96 - executive producer, Meet the Press
- Barry Levinson, '67 - director, Oscar winner for Best Director for Rain Man
- Jim Brady, executive editor, washingtonpost.com
