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Tim Russert Inspires and Challenges Graduates at 61st
Annual Commencement Ceremony
Cardinal Egan Proud to be an Honorary Member of Iona’s Class of 2005 New Rochelle, NY – “Congratulations. You finally made it,” said Tim Russert, managing editor and moderator of NBC’s Meet the Press, as he addressed the crowd of 5,000 in the Theater of Madison Square Garden and asked the graduates to stand and thank their parents, mentors and friends. Russert, who also received an honorary doctorate, urged the graduates to “remember the people struggling” and cited a favorite phrase ‘No exercise is better for the human heart than reaching down and lifting someone else up.’ “That is your charge. That is your challenge. That is your opportunity. Know that your family, your values and your Iona education have prepared you for this,” he said. Cardinal Edward Egan, archbishop of New York, also received an honorary doctorate at the ceremony and offered celebratory remarks to the graduates. “The Christian Brothers institutions are one of the Archdiocese of New York’s greatest treasures and I am delighted to now be a member of the Iona family and a fellow classmate of Tim Russert’s,” said Cardinal Egan. He also highlighted the recent achievements at Iona under the leadership of President Brother James A. Liguori, including the numerous campus building projects made possible by the College’s recently completed $82 million capital campaign and concluded that “Iona is extraordinary and graduates leave the College with a superb education.”
Founded in 1940 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers, Iona College
is a private, coeducational institution of learning in the tradition of
American Catholic higher education. Iona, currently listed in the US
News and World Report's 18th annual "America's Best Colleges 2005" and
The Princeton Review's Best Northeastern Colleges and Best
143 Business Schools 2005 editions, offers undergraduate degrees in liberal arts, science,
and business administration, as well as master of arts, master of science
and master of business administration degrees and numerous post-graduate
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photos from the 2005 commencement ceremony