Intel Corp. chair to address graduates

The man credited with perfecting Intel’s powerful microprocessors will speak at UM’s 112th Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 16, at the Adams Center.

Craig Barrett, chairman of the board for technology giant Intel Corp., will speak at the 9:30 a.m. ceremony for the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Technology. He will speak again during the 2 p.m. ceremony for the professional schools of business administration, fine arts, journalism and education, the College of Forestry and Conservation, and the College Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences.

UM also will present two honorary doctorate degrees during the Commencement ceremonies. Caleb Shields, a resident of the Fort Peck Reservation, will receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree during the morning ceremony, and Phyllis Washington of Missoula will receive an Honorary Doctor of Education degree during the afternoon ceremony.

According to UM President George Dennison, the two honorary degree recipients have the standing and stature to provide excellent role models for the graduates, and both have intimate connections to Montana. “Not only can we present to the graduates examples of our high expectations of them, we also have the opportunity to recognize outstanding service to the people of Montana as we honor these two excellent candidates with the highest award an academic institution can bestow.”