Special Olympics chief to speak at UI commencement
The University of Illinois has announced that Timothy P. Shriver will be the speaker at commencement on May 16.
Shriver is the cousin of UI board Chairman Christopher Kennedy.
From the official biography of Shriver on the Special Olympics Web site:
As part of his passion for promoting the gifts of the forgotten, Shriver has harnessed the power of Hollywood to share the stories of inspiration and change, co-producing DreamWorks Studios’ 1997 release, “Amistad,” and Disney Studios’ 2000 release, “The Loretta Claiborne Story.” He is Executive Producer of “The Ringer,” a Farrelly Brothers’ film, and also has produced or co-produced shows for ABC, TNT and NBC networks, and made broadcast appearances on “The Today Show,” CNN, MTV and Nickelodeon’s “World of Difference.”
Here's the most recent available IRS Form 990 for Special Olympics.
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