Commencement Speaker Timothy P. Shriver Praises Villanova's Commitment to Special Olympics
"You are the leaders of the dignity revolution," Commencement Speaker Timothy P. Shriver, PhD, told Villanova's Class of 2012, thanking them for their involvement in "the most inspired collegiate Special Olympics program in the world." Shriver, the chairman and CEO of Special Olympics (founded by his mother, Eunice Shriver) received an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree Sun., May 20, in recognition of his work in growing the organization to serve nearly four million athletes in 180 countries. Pictured above: Villanova senior Samantha Brennan (Festival Director of the 2012 Special Olympics Fall Festival at Villanova); Commencement Speaker Timothy P. Shriver, PhD; and the Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD, Villanova University President.
