Robert Gates to speak at IU graduation
Updated: Monday, 02 Nov 2009, 10:57 AM EST
Published : Monday, 02 Nov 2009, 10:57 AM EST
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates will visit Indiana University in
December to speak at the school's winter commencement.
The university announced Monday that Gates would also receive
an honorary degree during the Dec. 19 ceremony at Assembly Hall on
the Bloomington campus.
Gates was the president of Texas A&M University when
President George W. Bush named him defense secretary in 2006.
President Barack Obama kept Gates in that position when he took
office.
Indiana President Michael McRobbie said Gates is an immensely respected public servant and one of IU's most distinguished graduates.
Gates received a master's degree in history from IU in 1966.
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