Lauren Worley
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202-358-1288
lauren.b.worley@nasa.gov

Bill Robinson
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
410-621-2355
wrobinson3@umes.edu

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-086

NASA ADMINISTRATOR TO DELIVER COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS AT UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE

WASHINGTON -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will provide the
commencement address to the 2012 graduating class of the University
of Maryland Eastern Shore in Princess Anne, Md., on Friday, May 18,
at 10 a.m. EDT. The address will take place in the William P. Hytche
Center.

Bolden also will be awarded the university's Presidential Medal for
his service as a U.S. Marine and as an astronaut.

Media representatives who want to attend the event should contact Bill
Robinson, director of the UMES Office of Public Relations at
410-621-2355 or wrobinson3@umes.edu.

UMES is a land-grant, historically black college founded in 1886. For
more information about University of Maryland Eastern Shore, visit:

http://www.umes.edu

For more information about Administrator Bolden, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/bolden_bio.html

David Cottle

UBB Owner & Administrator