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NewsMay 6, 2010

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- A retiring U.S. senator and a University of Missouri alum with a long career as a TV journalist will be among the speakers at graduation ceremonies. Sen. Kit Bond will speak at the May 15 ceremony in the Hearnes Center for the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources. Bill Geist of CBS News speaks to the journalism school that evening in Mizzou Arena...

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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- A retiring U.S. senator and a University of Missouri alum with a long career as a TV journalist will be among the speakers at graduation ceremonies.

Sen. Kit Bond will speak at the May 15 ceremony in the Hearnes Center for the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources. Bill Geist of CBS News speaks to the journalism school that evening in Mizzou Arena.

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Other commencement speakers for various schools and colleges include state Department of Natural Resources director Mark Templeton; assistant Homeland Security secretary Alexander Garza; University of Missouri system president Gary Forsee; and National Bar Association president Marilyn Thompson.

Missouri plans to award more than 5,500 diplomas this spring.

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