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Graduation Events: May 14-16
POSTED: 1:28 p.m. CDT April 23, 2004
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin native and "West Wing" star Bradley Whitford will speak at the University of Wisconsin-Madison commencement.
Whitford's wife, "Malcolm in the Middle" star Jane Kaczmarek, is receiving a Wisconsin Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award on May 7, as part of the Wisconsin Alumni Association's Alumni Weekend festivities.
Whitford is also known for roles in "Scent of a Woman," "A Perfect World," "Philadelphia," "The X-Files" and "ER."
On "The West Wing," Whitford's character, Josh Lyman, serves as the White House deputy chief of staff. For that role, he won the 2003 Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Dramatic Series.
Whitford will speak at both the 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. commencement ceremonies on Saturday and Sunday.
More Events:
May 15, 10 a.m.: Bachelor's and master's degrees in the College of Letters and Science (majors A-H, African languages and literature through history of science).
May 15, 2 p.m.: Bachelor's and master's degrees in the College of Letters and Science (majors I-Z, industrial relations through zoology). Multiple majors should attend the ceremony of the major starting with the earliest letter of the alphabet.
May 16, 10 a.m.: Bachelor's and master's degrees from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences; the schools of Education, Human Ecology, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy; and the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies.
May 16, 2 p.m.: Bachelor's and master's degrees from the School of Business and College of Engineering.
All ceremonies are held at the Kohl Center on Dayton Street, and are free and open to the public. No tickets are required. Parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis in most adjoining university lots and on city streets. Alcohol, food and beverages are strictly prohibited. In addition, guests are asked not to bring strollers, coolers, thermos bottles, balloons, backpacks, large bags or luggage into the Kohl Center.
For more information, go to http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/secfac/commence/Commence.html or call (608) 262-9076.
Whitford's wife, "Malcolm in the Middle" star Jane Kaczmarek, is receiving a Wisconsin Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award on May 7, as part of the Wisconsin Alumni Association's Alumni Weekend festivities.
Whitford is also known for roles in "Scent of a Woman," "A Perfect World," "Philadelphia," "The X-Files" and "ER."
On "The West Wing," Whitford's character, Josh Lyman, serves as the White House deputy chief of staff. For that role, he won the 2003 Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Dramatic Series.
Whitford will speak at both the 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. commencement ceremonies on Saturday and Sunday.
More Events:
May 15, 10 a.m.: Bachelor's and master's degrees in the College of Letters and Science (majors A-H, African languages and literature through history of science).
May 15, 2 p.m.: Bachelor's and master's degrees in the College of Letters and Science (majors I-Z, industrial relations through zoology). Multiple majors should attend the ceremony of the major starting with the earliest letter of the alphabet.
May 16, 10 a.m.: Bachelor's and master's degrees from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences; the schools of Education, Human Ecology, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy; and the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies.
May 16, 2 p.m.: Bachelor's and master's degrees from the School of Business and College of Engineering.
All ceremonies are held at the Kohl Center on Dayton Street, and are free and open to the public. No tickets are required. Parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis in most adjoining university lots and on city streets. Alcohol, food and beverages are strictly prohibited. In addition, guests are asked not to bring strollers, coolers, thermos bottles, balloons, backpacks, large bags or luggage into the Kohl Center.
For more information, go to http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/secfac/commence/Commence.html or call (608) 262-9076.
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