DURHAM – Duke University held its annual university-wide commencement ceremony Sunday at Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium to celebrate its graduating classes of the academic year as 227 student-athletes received degrees.
Duke welcomed Adam Silver (’84), Commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA), as the commencement speaker while Duke President Vincent Price also addressed the graduates.
As commissioner of the NBA since 2014, Silver has been named to TIME’s 100 Most Influential People, Fortune’s World’s 50 Greatest Leaders and Bloomberg Businessweek’s list of 50 people who defined global business. Additionally, Silver has earned Sports Executive of the Year honors at the Sports Business Awards, Sports Business Journal’s Executive of the Decade and was named Sports Illustrated’s Executive of the Year.
A 1984 political science graduate, Silver was appointed to Duke University Board of Trustees in 2015 and currently serves as vice chair.
Duke also awarded four honorary degrees Sunday to individuals who have made distinguished contributions to the arts, environmental sciences and social justice – Branford Marsalis, Deborah Rutter, Susan Solomon and Darren Walker.
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Duke Graduates:
Baseball (10)
Aaron Beasley – Masters of Management Studies (Fuqua)
Charlie Beilenson – Masters of Management Studies (Fuqua)
Alex Gow – Masters of Management Studies (Fuqua)
Cole Hebble – Masters of Management Studies (Fuqua)
Chad Knight – Economics; Markets & Management Certificate
Damon Lux – Masters of Management Studies (Fuqua)
Caleb McRoy – Masters of Management Studies (Fuqua)
MJ Metz – Masters of Management Studies (Fuqua)
Josh Solomon – Masters of Management Studies (Fuqua)
Jason White – Masters of Management Studies (Fuqua)
Men’s Basketball (3)
Kale Catchings – Masters of Management Studies (Fuqua)
Max Johns – Masters of Management Studies (Fuqua)
Ryan Young – Masters of Management Studies (Fuqua)
Women’s Basketball (7)
Elizabeth Balogun – Sociology
Jiselle Havas – Masters of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
Mia Heide – Masters of Management Studies (Fuqua)
Imani Lewis – Psychology
Jordyn Oliver – Sociology
Emma Schmidt – Statistical Science
Celeste Taylor – Psychology
Men’s Cross Country (10)
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