Indiana Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard

Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard will serve as the commencement speaker for the May 9th University of Evansville graduation.  Chief Justice Shepard, an Evansville native, will speak at 1:30 p.m. CDT in Roberts Stadium. 

Chief Justice Shepard is honored the University of Evansville asked him to address the 2009 graduates.  He explained, “I am looking forward to meeting with students, parents, and faculty during this exciting weekend.  It is a time to congratulate their achievements and encourage the students to move forward with success.  My speech is entitled, ‘Graduating into the Great Recession!’  My plan is to describe why I think they can view both their economic prospects and the value of their investment in higher education with justifiable optimism.”

The University of Evansville published a news release with details about the commencement.  The release can be found online at http://www.evansville.edu/news/newsarticle.cfm?articleId=1172.

Read the full text of the Speech, "Graduating Into the Great Recession"