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    LSU chancellor to serve as commencement speaker at spring graduation

    Louisiana Tech’s spring commencement ceremonies will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 21 in the Thomas Assembly Center.
    Michael Martin, chancellor of Louisiana State University, will serve as keynote speaker for the occasion. During his address, he will honor Tech’s graduates and highlight collaboration and unique partnership opportunities between Tech and LSU.
    Prior to his appointment as chancellor, Martin served as president of New Mexico State University. Before that, he was vice president for agriculture and natural resources at the University of Florida.
    In 2007, he received the Justin Smith Morrill Memorial Award, named after the author of the bill creating land-grant universities, which honors outstanding service on behalf of the land-grant mission. Only six individuals have received this award since it was first given in 1980. He was also awarded the 2008 Distinguished Leadership Award by Leadership New Mexico. Other recent awards include being named Outstanding Alumnus of Minnesota State University Mankato in 2006 and the NMSU Social Justice Award in 2005.
    A native of Crosby, Minn., Martin earned a bachelor’s degree in business and economics and a master’s degree in economics at Minnesota State University. He received his Ph.D. in applied economics from the University of Minnesota in 1977. Martin and his wife, Jan, have two children.
    Commencement will officially end the spring quarter, and classes for summer quarter will begin June 3.

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    Re: LSU chancellor to serve as commencement speaker at spring graduation

    ...about as exciting as a bowel movement!
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    Re: LSU chancellor to serve as commencement speaker at spring graduation

    Why? Wasn't Les Mile available?

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    Re: LSU chancellor to serve as commencement speaker at spring graduation

    I have to listen to that? Bleh.

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    Re: LSU chancellor to serve as commencement speaker at spring graduation

    Wonder if he I'll end his speech with his usual. Go Tigers!

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    Re: LSU chancellor to serve as commencement speaker at spring graduation

    Ingrates! Where's your sense of thankfulness? Oh, and thank you DR. This certainly couldn't have happened w/o you.

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    I think I read somewhere that DR and he became good friends while he was at NMSU. As long as he doesn't push the lsusless points, I'm OK with this. We need all the allies we can get in these times of cutbacks.
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    Re: LSU chancellor to serve as commencement speaker at spring graduation

    Like I posted elsewhere . . . . is this a one and done or did DR get a return date before the elessewe tassels?
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    Re: LSU chancellor to serve as commencement speaker at spring graduation

    Screw CUSA, DR is working on getting us into the SEC!!! Honestly, I have no problem with the selection of this commencement speaker. He'll prob talk about the future of Louisiana and the graduates roll in helping out with the state's economy, etc.

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    Re: LSU chancellor to serve as commencement speaker at spring graduation

    He certainly won't be offensive, but considering how we are treated relative to LSU it certainly is offensive.

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    Re: LSU chancellor to serve as commencement speaker at spring graduation

    Quote Originally Posted by LookingForResults View Post
    He certainly won't be offensive, but considering how we are treated relative to LSU it certainly is offensive.
    I agree....... Plus, the article says that he will mention opportunities for working together. We all know that lsu doesn't work WITH anyone - they take control. I hate this choice. Unless, he talks about us taking the Shreveport Medical School, I don't see any use in it.

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    Re: LSU chancellor to serve as commencement speaker at spring graduation

    Quote Originally Posted by qng001 View Post
    Screw CUSA, DR is working on getting us into the SEC!!! Honestly, I have no problem with the selection of this commencement speaker. He'll prob talk about the future of Louisiana and the graduates roll in helping out with the state's economy, etc.
    I'm with you, I don't have much love for lsu but I think Tech needs to do its best to maintain a relationship with them professionally. LSU can help us out in a lot of ways.

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    Re: LSU chancellor to serve as commencement speaker at spring graduation

    Quote Originally Posted by detltu View Post
    I'm with you, I don't have much love for lsu but I think Tech needs to do its best to maintain a relationship with them professionally. LSU can help us out in a lot of ways.
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    Re: LSU chancellor to serve as commencement speaker at spring graduation

    I hate this. Almost makes me not want to walk on Saturday. Now I get to try to explain to all my friends and family that attend my graduation why there is a LSU guy speaking with NO connection to Tech whatsoever. I say put T.Spoon up there

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    Re: LSU chancellor to serve as commencement speaker at spring graduation

    Maybe we can get Kim Jong Il to inagurate the next US president.

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