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03/28 17:26 CDT Tennis great Roger Federer to deliver Dartmouth's commencement
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Tennis great Roger Federer to deliver Dartmouth's commencement address
By HOLLY RAMER
Associated Press
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) --- Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer will deliver the
commencement address at Dartmouth College in June, the Ivy League school said
Thursday.
Federer will address graduates and receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
degree at the June 9 ceremony in Hanover.
Dartmouth President Sian Leah Beilock, a Federer fan, said she was thrilled to
welcome him to campus.
"Roger Federer is undeniably one the greatest athletes of all time, but it's
the evident joy that he always found on the court that stays with me, and that
I think will resonate most with the Class of 2024," she said in a statement.
Federer retired in 2022 at age 41 after a superlative career that spanned
nearly a quarter-century and included 20 Grand Slam titles and a statesman's
role. In 2003, he created a foundation that has since invested more than $96
million in early education programs serving millions of children living in
poverty in Switzerland and six African countries.
An announcement video Beilock and Federer recorded earlier this month plays up
the tennis star's preference for playing on grass. After Beilock frets about
snow and mud covering the Dartmouth Green, Federer says, "I am so excited and
honored to be your Commencement speaker this year, and, of course, I hope I see
you on the Big Green in June."
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