Judge Renquist spoke at my graduation ceremony. Glad I didn't attend Villanova!!

Villanova Students: We Don't Want 'Big Bird' As Commencement Speaker Actor Who Portrays Character Getting Degree
POSTED: 12:04 PM EDT April 26, 2004

Villanova University seniors, who spent up to $112,000 on tuition in their four years, are under whelmed by news that the actor who plays Big Bird will be this year's commencement speaker.
Caroll Spinney, who has portrayed the tall yellow-feathered bird for more than 30 years on "Sesame Street," will address the class on May 16. Senior Joe Mordini, a columnist for the Villanovan, the student newspaper, said there are "other people who also embody truth and loyalty and love and other values of the university without also being iconic to the pre-school class."
School officials said Spinney, who published a book last year called "The Wisdom of Big Bird," has a positive message for students -- and won't show up in costume.
Spinney will receive an honorary degree. Spokeswoman Barbara Clement said he was chosen by a committee that includes the student government president. The Reverend Edmund Dobbin, university president, called Spinney a "world-class educator."
Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press.

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