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April 10, 2012

NASA astronaut, Wayne State alum, to offer commencement address

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During the morning drive-time reports, WWJ anchor Roberta Jasina talked about Wayne State University’s May 7 commencement ceremony featuring WSU School of Medicine grad Capt. Jerry Linenger. More than 3,500 students will participate in Wayne State’s spring commencement ceremony which will conclude the university’s 144th academic year. It will be the first ever held at Ford Field in downtown Detroit. Linenger, retired United States Navy flight surgeon and NASA astronaut will give the keynote address. A naval academy graduate, Linenger holds doctorates in both medicine and research methodology, as well as dual master’s degrees in policy and systems management. He has also been awarded three honorary doctorate degrees in science.

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