2002 - Labor Secretary Elaine Chao is Commencement Speaker at DePauw University

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"Your DePauw education has given you an avenue to success in life. It will open many doors. But, it has also given you a responsibility," U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao told DePauw graduates at the University's 163rd annual commencement on May 19, 2002, in a speech entitled "Patriots in the Twenty-first Century." The graduates carry, in her words, "A responsibility not just to be a good citizen and pay your taxes and obey the law, but rather, a responsibility to lead."

Four hundred sixty-three seniors participated in the ceremony, which was moved indoors to Lilly Center because of wet weather.

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