《小屁孩日记 Author and 为mer Chief Security Officer for the NBA to Deliver 毕业典礼 Addresses
March 21, 2023 — Best-selling author of the popular 《小屁孩日记 series and cartoonist Jeff Kinney will address traditional undergraduates of the Class of 2023 at bet亚洲365欢迎投注’s 毕业典礼 ceremony on Saturday, 5月20日在校园绿地. 成人本科, 硕士生和博士生 will be honored the night before, with esteemed Class of 1998 Marist alumnus, 杰罗姆·皮科特, 担任毕业典礼演讲嘉宾.
Photo of author Jeff Kinney by Filip Wolak
Kinney的 《小屁孩日记 series is a realistic fiction comedy geared for children and teenagers and his first book was released in 2007, just as today’s undergraduates were entering elementary school. The book series has remained on the New York Times children’s series best-seller list for 750 weeks and sold over 275 million copies globally. The series has won awards from around the globe, including two Children’s Choice Book Awards and six Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards for Favorite Book. The hit series also was developed into feature films. 最近的一部电影， 《小屁孩日记 罗德里克规则该电影于去年上映.
毕业典礼上, Kinney will also receive an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Marist.
Kinney was named one of Time magazine’s most influential people in the world in 2009. 他也是Poptropica的创造者, a website where millions of children have explored and played games to learn history and develop problem-solving techniques. 他和他的妻子朱莉, 圣母学院的校友, co-own an independent bookstore near their home in Massachusetts.
“I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to address the bet亚洲365欢迎投注 Class of 2023,” said Kinney. “我的妻子, 朱莉, 是1990届的一员, and her experiences at Marist helped shape her into the wonderful person she’s become. It will be an honor to share my own perspective and experience with a motivated group of students who will become future leaders and innovators in this country.”
Graduate speaker to receive Distinguished 校友 Medal
杰罗姆·皮克特，98届/ 22届mba
Pickett ’98/’22MBA will serve as commencement speaker at the ceremony for adult undergraduate, 硕士生和博士生, and receive the Distinguished 校友 Medal, the highest award given to a Marist graduate.
Pickett served for 17 years as a special agent within the United States Secret Service, which included participating in search and rescue operations at Ground Zero and serving on the protective details for Presidents George W. 布什和奥巴马. Pickett later served as executive vice president & chief security officer for the National Basketball Association where he led all aspects of the league’s global security operations.
Pickett is the founder of Synth Advisory Services and serves as board director for Magnet 为ensics and is also a member of the bet亚洲365欢迎投注 Board of Trustees.
“bet亚洲365欢迎投注 has been an important part of my life for nearly three decades, first arriving on campus as an undergraduate, then having the honor of serving on the Board of Trustees and now receiving my master’s degree,皮克特说。. “I am very honored to address the Class of 2023 and to receive this prestigious award.”
“We are thrilled and honored to have Jeff and Jerome as part of our commencement services to celebrate the Class of 2023,” said bet亚洲365欢迎投注 President Kevin Weinman. “Each has a lengthy record of impressive accomplishments. Their life stories will resonate with our students, who I know will take away many important learnings from their addresses. We look forward to hosting them on our Poughkeepsie campus in May.”
bet亚洲365欢迎投注圣母学院’s 2023 毕业典礼 Ceremonies
毕业典礼 events will stream live on the Marist website, www.bet亚洲365欢迎投注.edu/commencement. If severe weather is forecast, Marist may make alternate arrangements based on weather conditions.
