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Legendary Connecticut Television Broadcaster to Deliver Commencement Address at the University of New Haven

Address by Ann Nyberg of WTNH-TV is a highlight of the three-day Commencement celebration from May 9 to 11 on the University鈥檚 West Haven campus.

May 8, 2024

Table of diplomas

Ann Nyberg, the longest-serving female news anchor/reporter in Connecticut television history, will address the University of New Haven鈥檚 graduates receiving undergraduate degrees during its Commencement on Saturday, May 11, at 10 a.m. in Kathy Zolad Stadium on the University鈥檚 main campus in West Haven.

As part of the ceremony, Nyberg, the Emmy-nominated anchor and reporter for who founded the at Yale New Haven Hospital and is the owner of a popular boutique in Madison, will be presented an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.

Ann Nyberg and Indra K. Nooyi
Ann Nyberg (left) and Indra K. Nooyi

An honorary Doctor of Business Administration will also be awarded to Indra K. Nooyi, a successful business executive who鈥檚 been ranked among the world鈥檚 鈥100 Most Powerful Women鈥 by Forbes magazine. She served as chair and CEO of PepsiCo from 2006 until 2019. A native of India, she became the first woman of color and first immigrant to head a Fortune 50 company.

The Saturday morning ceremony recognizing graduates receiving associate and bachelor鈥檚 degrees is the culmination of a three-day on-campus Commencement celebration in which nearly 1,300 undergraduate and nearly 2,200 master鈥檚 and doctoral degrees will be conferred during four ceremonies.

Graduate and doctoral degrees will awarded on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. (Pompea College of Business); Friday at 10 a.m. (College of Arts and Sciences; Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences; and School of Health Sciences) and Friday at 4:30 p.m. (Tagliatela College of Engineering).

Student speakers, who were selected through a competitive audition process, will also address their classmates at each ceremony.

Additional information and live streams of each ceremony can be found at newhaven.edu/commencement.