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Welcome to the 25th Annual Freshman Convocation! The University of Washington community welcomes the entering class of 2008. Our honored speaker is William H. Gates, III, chairman of Microsoft and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the largest philanthropic foundation in the world. UW Regent William H. Gates, Sr., who is also a co-chair of the Foundation and earned his bachelor's and law degrees at the UW (the School of Law's William H. Gates Hall is named in his honor) is also recognized and speaks. Speaker(s):
William Gates III (Bill Gates), co-chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa, University of Washington
Mark Emmert, president, University of Washington
Phyllis M. Wise, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs, University of Washington
William H. Gates, co-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa, Board of Regents, University of Washington
Ed Taylor, dean, Undergraduate Academic Affairs, University of Washington
Ronald M. Moore, university marshal, University of Washington
Anttimo Bennett, president, ASUW, University of Washington
Kristianne Blake, Board of Regents, University of Washington
Craig Cole, chair, Board of Regents, University of Washington
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