uGA Graduation speaker...

[bke1984]

Ryan Seacrest? Really?...a guy that attended the school for a year in the mid-90's and then dropped out?

I guess he's been successful, but that's just funny to me. I feel like I'd be a tad bit embarrassed...

 

[grandpa jacket]

Ryan Seacrest? Really?...a guy that attended the school for a year in the mid-90's and then dropped out?

I guess he's been successful, but that's just funny to me. I feel like I'd be a tad bit embarrassed...

I think the Athens Clarke County police chief had a prior engagement.

 

[ClydeBrick]

Yeah, the implication is that a U(sic)GA degree is not something that you need to be a sucess.

Of course, GT people already know that.

 

[flounder]

He's probably their most distinguished scholar.

 

[jeffgt14]

They couldn't get The B-52's?

 

[AE 87]

They couldn't get The B-52's?

What'd you saaaayyyy?

 

[JacketFromUGA]

Going to be honest having a commencement speaker that has some sort of connection to the school and is a good public speaker is way better to listen to than some random CEO you've never heard of like I had to listen at to at the spouses Tech graduation.

 

[IronJacket7]

What about REM? At least they're from Athens right?

 

[GTMom]

Went to a college graduation this Saturday where the speaker was apparently a popular country gospel singer. She broke out singing The Star Spangled Banner right in the middle of her speech. Everybody started randomly standing, putting the hands on their hearts and all male grads and professors had to remove their caps. It was bazar![emoji38]

 

[jeffgt14]

What about REM? At least they're from Athens right?

Yea I don't think they lasted a semester there. Plus there's something about Michael Stipe that UGA would never allow to be the grad speaker.

 

[AE 87]

First time I saw REM was in the GT student center ballroom as a 1982 homecoming concert.

Stipe spoke/sang the first verse of ramblin wreck before going right into chronic town iirc.

 

[Blumpkin Souffle]

Going to be honest having a commencement speaker that has some sort of connection to the school and is a good public speaker is way better to listen to than some random CEO you've never heard of like I had to listen at to at the spouses Tech graduation.

The guy from Walmart was probably the worst public speaker I've ever had to endure, but he knocked up his wife while in school and ended up alright