Google's Larry Page to deliver U-M commencement address

Google is making another splash in Ann Arbor, this time at the University of Michigan's commencement.

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Google co-founder and University of Michigan alumnus Larry Page will deliver the spring 2009 commencement address at U-M, the university announced today.

Page also will receive an honorary doctorate in engineering at the May 2 ceremony, pending U-M Board of Regents approval Thursday. About 4,000 students are expected to receive degrees.

"Celebrating the accomplishments of the class of 2009 will be all the more special with Larry Page as our speaker. In a relatively short period since his own graduation from Michigan, he has made a meaningful and lasting contribution to society," U-M President Mary Sue Coleman said in a statement.

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