RECENTLY RETIRED CEO OF KIMBERLY-CLARK AND MARQUETTE ALUMNUS TO DELIVER COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

Released:3/30/04

MILWAUKEE – Wayne Sanders was the leader of one of the premiere global manufacturers of tissue, personal and healthcare products, including such recognizable brands as Kleenex and Huggies. The former Chairman and CEO of Kimberly-Clark and Marquette alumnus, will bring his business experience and humor to Marquette 's Commencement ceremony as the university honors its newest graduates.

Marquette will celebrate its 123 rd annual Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 16, at the Bradley Center , 1001 N. 4 th St . More than 1,200 undergraduate students and 700 graduate students will receive their diplomas. The Baccalaureate Mass and Commencement ceremony will cap a week of events dedicated to graduation on campus. Media are welcome at all events.

Baccalaureate Mass - Saturday, May 15
4:30 p.m. U.S. Cellular Arena ( 500 W. Kilbourn Ave. )

Commencement - Sunday, May 16
9:30 a.m. Bradley Center ( 1001 N. 4th St .)

For more information, visit www.marquette.edu/graduation.

Wayne R. Sanders, Vice Chair of the Marquette University Board of Trustees, will be the featured speaker at Commencement. He was elected to the board in 1992, and served as chairman from 2001 – 2003. Sanders received his MBA from Marquette in 1972. He served as chief executive officer of Kimberly-Clark Corp. from 1991 until 2002. Kimberly-Clark is a global corporation with manufacturing facilities in 43 countries and product sales in more than 150. Employing nearly 64,000 people worldwide, Kimberly-Clark posted sales of $14.3 billion in 2003. Sanders serves on the boards of the Boys & Girls Club of America, Texas Instruments, Adolph Coors Co., and Belo Corporation. In 2001, Marquette honored him as the Alumnus of the Year. In 1994, Marquette 's College of Business Administration recognized him with its Distinguished Alumnus Award.

Five individuals will be honored with an honorary degree from the university at the commencement ceremony:

Dr. John E. Breen, an acclaimed civil engineer and educator, who has influenced the principal design and construction standards for concrete bridges and buildings nationally and internationally. He is the Nasser I. Al-Rashid Chair in Civil Engineering at the University of Texas – Austin , and has been a faculty member since 1959 and civil engineering professor since 1969. Dr. Breen has received numerous awards, including the Freyssinet Medal from the International Association for Structural Concrete in 2002 and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the nation's highest honor for engineering professionals.

The Honorable Felix Perez Camacho, as Governor of Guam since 2002, continues to build a distinguished career in the field of public service. He has held positions with Pacific Financial Corporation and IBM Corporation. In 1988, Governor Camacho was appointed as deputy director of the Public Utility Agency of Guam, and his accomplishments quickly flourished as he later served as executive director of the Civil Service Commission, senator of four different Guam legislatures, the legislature's majority whip, and chairman of the Committee on Tourism, Transportation, and Economic Development. He was honored as one of the Outstanding Young Men of America and received the Pacific Jaycees Three Young Outstanding People Award.

Sister Maureen A. Fay, O.P., who announced in April that she would retire after 14 years as president of University of Detroit Mercy . For over 20 years, Sister Fay has made substantial contributions to the metro Detroit area, as an advocate for Catholic and urban education reform, educator for elementary and secondary schools, and a college administrator. As president, she played a critical role in the consolidation of Mercy College with the University of Detroit in 1990, creating a way to strengthen Catholic higher education and providing increased educational opportunity for students in the area. N amed as the first presi dent of the University of Detroit Mercy , she became the first and only woman president of a Jesuit university.

Dr. Arnold L. Mitchem, president of the National Council of Educational Opportunity Associations and founder of Marquette 's Educational Opportunity Program. He is a national leader in the field of higher education having served as an educator and administrator at Marquette, and dedicating his services to enhancing educational opportunities for young individuals who may have had no or limited options when considering a college career. Dr. Mitchem was recognized for his outstanding service to higher education by the Region V Office of Education and awarded the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship.

Rev. John O'Malley, S.J., an expert in the field of Renaissance Church history, has authored various publications regarding the areas of Renaissance humanism, the history of preaching, and Jesuit history. Father O'Malley has been a faculty member at the Weston Jesuit School of Theology since 1979. He was awarded the Guggenheim and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellowship.