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In the Community article:
"Hasta La Vista" to Class of 2010
April 26, 2010
Source: Community Partnership Update/May 2010
 California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will deliver the keynote address at Emory's 165th Commencement ceremony on Monday, May 10. He will receive an honorary doctor of laws degree.
"Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's achievements in athletics, film and politics have made him a household name throughout America and the world. His career in public service and his commitments to inner-city youth and sustainable energy resonate with the strategic vision of Emory University. The governor's rise from modest circumstances through hard work and study offers an exemplary ethic for graduating seniors," says Emory's President James W. Wagner, who will preside over the ceremony for about 3,600 graduates.
Schwarzenegger is serving his second term as governor of California after being first elected in the state's historic 2003 recall election. He has been an advocate for physical education and after-school programs, and as governor, he has worked to increase funding for such programs. In 1990, former President George Bush appointed Schwarzenegger chair of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. He also served as chair of the California Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports under Gov. Pete Wilson.
Schwarzenegger and his wife, Maria Shriver, have remained closely involved in Special Olympics, an organization founded by Shriver's mother, Eunice Kennedy Shriver. Emory has a long-time engagement with the Georgia Special Olympics, which the University has hosted annually on its campus for more than 20 years.
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