Pepperdine holds its graduation ceremonies outdoors at beautiful Alumni Park overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It is a glorious location.
This week, uncharacteristic for Malibu, it also promises to be a hot location!!! Lots of water and sunscreen will be on hand today for the graduation ceremony for the School of Law. But it promises to be a glorious day.
Laure Sudreau-Rippe (JD ’97), a philanthropist and an attorney specializing in entertainment, corporation, and business law, will address the graduates as the commencement speaker and announce the new occupant of the Laure Sudreau-Rippe Chair. The Honorable Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court, will address the graduates and receive an Honorary Degree. You can read both biographies HERE.
I look forward to this event each year. Law school is not for the faint of heart, and it is fitting to celebrate such a magnificent accomplishment with such a beautiful occasion.
Yours,
Al Sturgeon
Dean of Students
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