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PLYMOUTH, N.H. (AP) Deborah Birx, former White House coronavirus response coordinator, is scheduled to give the keynote address at Plymouth State University’s undergraduate commencement ceremony on May 8.
Birx, the sister of university President Donald Birx, also will receive an honorary doctorate in public service for her service to the country during the coronavirus pandemic and the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Pamela Diamantis, former University System of New Hampshire trustee, is scheduled to deliver the graduate commencement ceremony on May 7. Both ceremonies will recognize graduates from the classes of 2020 and 2021. Nearly 2,100 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees will be awarded between both commencement exercises, which will take place outdoors.
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Dr. Birx, part of Trump’s Covid Task Force, will be speaker at Plymouth State graduation
White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx speaks during a news conference with the coronavirus task force at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Susan Walsh
White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx holds her face mask as she speaks during a White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing at the Department of Education building Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) Manuel Balce Ceneta
Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, speaks with reporters about the coronavirus in the James Brady Briefing Room of the White House, Friday, May 22, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Alex Brandon
PLYMOUTH â Deborah L. Birx, MD, former White House coronavirus response coordinator, will deliver the keynote address and be recognized by Plymouth State University at its undergraduate commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 8, at 10 a.m.
Pamela Diamantis, principal and partner at Curbstone Financial Management Corporation and former trustee of the University System of New Hampshire, will be the featured speaker at PSUâs graduate commencement on Friday, May 7, at 6 p.m.
Both ceremonies will recognize graduates from the Class of 2020 and Class of 2021.
âWe are thrilled to welcome Dr. Deborah Birx back to campus as we honor PSU graduates from last year and this year and celebrate their accomplishments,â said President Donald L. Birx, Ph.D. âStudents from both classes have experienced a slew of challenges over the past 14 months, yet they have persevered with determination and grace. As someone who was at the forefront of the nationâs response to the pan