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UI chancellor: Offering commencement speech to Olympian serves deeper purpose
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 4—URBANA — The decision to offer the keynote address at the University of Illinois commencement to six-time Olympic track and field medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee was not made on a whim.
Jeff D'Alessio: Olympic legend's against-all-odds story on display today
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 13—A 'truly heroic' effort Who would Olympic great Jackie Joyner-Kersee's weekend host like to award with a gold medal? "That's an easy one," UI Chancellor Robert Jones said on commencement ...