The Rev. Dr. Kent Millard

Speaker: The Rev. Dr. Kent Millard

Read the text of the Rev. Millard's commencement address, "Passion Plus Vision Equals Transformation".

Lead pastor, St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, Indiana’s largest UMC congregation

Member, UIndy Board of Trustees, 2001-2008

Honorary degree recipients

The following honorary degrees will be presented:

Kent Millard—Doctor of Divinity

Mari Evans, internationally acclaimed writer—Doctor of Letters

Mike Watkins, founder and owner, Mike Watkins Real Estate Group; UIndy alumnus, former administrator and current Board of Trustees member—Doctor of Humane Letters

Bart Peterson

Speaker: Bart Peterson

Former two-term Indianapolis Mayor
Senior Vice President for Corporate Affairs & Communications at Eli Lilly & Co.
UIndy trustee since 2009

Honorary degree recipient

Peterson will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.