More Past Speeches

President Saliman. Chancellor DiStefano. To the Senior Class Council, Board of Regents, professors, staff, alumni and parents: Thank you for your warm introduction and for inviting me to return home to CU for the tremendous privilege and honor of speaking to you today! Wow! HELLO CU, HELLO CLASS OF ‘22!...

This is the moment…. This is the moment in history and in your lives that you will never forget. Yes. It is graduation day, but it is also a look-back day. A day when you can look back and recall everything you went through just to get here. You went...

Hi everyone. While I, like all of you, I imagine, feel somewhat cheated out of a chance to congregate together on Folsom Field under a beautiful Colorado sky in the one of a kind city of Boulder. It seems somewhat apropos that a guy who delivers talks via the internet...

Savannah Seller's 2019 Commencement Speech was abbreviated due to inclement weather, below are her remarks as prepared. Chancellor DiStefano, President Benson, and the Regents of the University I am honored to be here, thank you. Thank you, Chancellor for all the nice things you just said about me. You’d make...

Good morning, I am so honored to be with you here this morning. And so honored to be back in Boulder. Thank you Chancellor DiStefano for that wonderful introduction. It’s been a long time since I’ve been on campus. And an even longer time since I lived in Ferrand Hall...

Thank you, graduating class of 2017, for inviting me here to speak today. And thank you to the University of Colorado, to Chancellor DiStefano, and to the Board of Regents for supporting their decision. Congratulations distinguished faculty, and friends and family, and, of course, especially, congratulations to the graduates. This...

Choices Good morning University of Colorado Class of 2016! I can’t tell you what a pleasure it is to be here. Thank you to the Senior Class Council and Chancellor DiStefano for this incredible opportunity. Some of you may know - I am a proud CU Buff and I sat...

May 9, 2015 President Benson, Chancellor Di Stefano, members of the Board of Trustees, distinguished faculty, parents, families, friends… and… members of the Class of 2015… Thank you for the honor of being your commencement speaker. To you graduates: Congratulations! And to your parents… CONGRATULATIONS! This is the day you...

A LUMP IN THE THROAT Winter Commencement, University of Colorado Boulder, 19 December 2015 Fred Anderson PRESIDENT BENSON, HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS, CHANCELLOR DISTEFANO, HONORED GUESTS, AND—ABOVE ALL—GRADUATES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER: IF I WERE ANYONE but a professor at the University from which you...

Before I get started I want to thank Chancellor DiStefano for that introduction and for the 40 years of service to the University of Colorado. I want to shout out to all the proud parents as well, Big weekend coming up for Moms! Without you, well, we wouldn’t be here...