Washington Commanders Head Coach Dan Quinn To Be Salisbury University Commencement Speaker

Salisbury University is set to celebrate its 100th commencement ceremony on May 21 and 22. It will be the first time since the 1970s that commencement will be held on SU's campus, and one of the school's most famous alumni will be giving the commencement speech for the undergraduates at Sea Gull Stadium.

Dan Quinn, an SU alum and current head coach of the Washington Commanders, will serve as SU's first Undergraduate Commencement speaker since 2001. And for the first time, the ceremony will take place at Sea Gull Stadium next Thursday.

According to an SU spokesperson, Quinn will be joined by undergraduate student speaker Stephora Alberi of Salisbury. During the ceremony, Quinn and his wife Stacey Quinn, who is also a Salisbury University alum, will receive honorary Doctor of Public Service degrees from SU, recognizing their philanthropic leadership and enduring support for SU Athletics and the broader University community.

Quinn was a two-sport student-athlete at SU, competing in both football and track and field, and Stacey was an athletic trainer. The two have remained SU supporters through the years, creating three endowments benefiting Sea Gull Athletics.

Admission to Commencement is by ticket only.

The day before, on May 21, Salisbury University alumnus Aaron Deal will serve as the university’s first-ever non-student Graduate Commencement speaker as over 200 students receive their master’s and doctoral degrees at Maggs Physical Activities Center. Deal, supervisor of educational technology and the New Teacher Induction Program at Wicomico County Public Schools, was named Maryland Teacher of the Year in 2003.

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