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Classes of 2020 and 2021 Commencement Speakers
May 24 - 9 a.m. Linda DeYampert
May 24 - 1:30 p.m. Dominque Braud
May 24 - 6 p.m. Dr. Victor Rodriguez
May 25 - 10 a.m. Dr. Gracie Ann Dinkins
May 25 - 3 p.m. Steven Bradford
May 26 - 10 a.m. Sallyanne Payton
May 26 - 3 p.m. Nicole Enearu
Commencement Programs
View the Class of 2020 Program [PDF]Past Keynote Speakers
CSU Dominguez Hills has been proud to welcome many distinguished individuals as speakers at past Commencement Ceremonies. Below is a partial list of some of the notable speakers who have contributed to CSUDH Commencement.
| Year | Name | Title | Ceremony |
| 2019 | Rosemary Diaz | Optics Engineer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Natural and Behavioral Sciences |
| 2019 | Chiraz Kelly | President, Staff Factory | Business Administration & Public Policy |
| 2019 | Carmelita Jeter | Gold Medal Olympian | Health, Human Services & Nursing |
| 2019 | Joseph Herrera | VP of Human Resources, AEG | Arts & Humanities; Natural and Behavioral Sciences; Health, Human Services & Nursing |
| 2019 | Jan Vogel | Executive Director, South Bay Workforce Investment Board | Business Administration & Public Policy; Natural and Behavioral Sciences; Education |
| 2019 | Ted Ross | CIO, City of Los Angeles | Graduate Ceremony |
| 2018 | Eric Garcetti | Mayor, City of Los Angeles | Arts & Humanities; Education; Natural and Behavioral Sciences |
| 2018 | Dave Carothers | Partner, Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger | Business Administration & Public Policy; Health, Human Services & Nursing |
| 2017 | Deborah Flint | CEO, Los Angeles World Airports | Arts & Humanities; Education; Natural and Behavioral Sciences |
| 2017 | Danny Bakewell, Sr. | Chairman, Bakewell Media and The Bakewell Company | Business Administration & Public Policy; Health, Human Services & Nursing |
| 2016 | Isadore Hall, III | California State Senator | Natural and Behavioral Sciences |
| 2016 | Luis Patino | Senior VP and General Manager, Univision Local Media, Los Angeles | Business Administration & Public Policy |
| 2016 | Gary Radine | President & CEO, Delta Dental | Health, Human Services & Nursing |
| 2016 | Lela Rochon | Actress | Arts & Humanities |
| 2016 | Dr. Arturo Delgado | Superintendent of Schools, Los Angeles County | Education; Extended Education & International Education |
| 2015 | Gene Seroka | Executive Director, Port of Los Angeles | Natural and Behavioral Sciences; Extended Education & International Education |
| 2015 | Maria Contreras-Sweet | Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration | Business Administration & Public Policy |
| 2015 | Bill Shumard | President & CEO, Special Olympics Southern California | Health, Human Services & Nursing |
| 2015 | Tim Allen | Executive Director, Carlston Family Foundation | Education |
| 2015 | Joe Buscaino | Councilman, City of Los Angeles | Arts & Humanities |
| 2015 | Forest Whitaker | Actor; Founder, Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative | Arts & Humanities |
| 2014 | Yvonne Brathwaite Burke | Los Angeles County Supervisor (ret.) | Arts & Humanities; Extended Education & International Education |
| 2014 | Jamienne Studley | Acting Undersecretary, U.S. Department of Education | Education |
| 2014 | Dr. Geraldine Knatz | Professor of Practice, University of Southern California; Executive Director, Port of Los Angeles (ret.) | Natural and Behavioral Sciences |
| 2014 | Dan Beckerman | President & CEO, AEG | Business Administration & Public Policy |
| 2014 | Robert Blair | Chief Administrative Officer, Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center | Health, Human Services & Nursing |
| 2013 | Nancy Carlson | CEO, Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center, San Pedro | Health, Human Services & Nursing |
| 2013 | John Chiang | California State Controller | Business Administration & Public Policy |
| 2013 | Dr. Timothy White | CSU Chancellor | Natural and Behavioral Sciences |
| 2013 | Sam Enriquez | Senior Editor, Page One, The Wall Street Journal | Arts & Humanities; Extended Education & International Education |
| 2013 | Dr. John Deasy | Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District | Education |
| 2012 | Dr. Lois Lee | Founder & President, Children of the Night | Health, Human Services & Nursing |
| 2012 | Mary Vixie Sandy | Executive Director, California Commission on Teacher Credentialing | Education |
| 2012 | James Newton Howard | Composer, Conductor, Music Producer | Arts & Humanities |
| 2012 | Antonia Hernandez | President & CEO, California Community Foundation | Business Administration & Public Policy |
| 2012 | Dr. Robert K. Ross, M.D. | President & CEO, The California Endowment | Natural and Behavioral Sciences; Extended and International Education |
| 2011 | Dr. John J. Tracy | Chief Technology Officer & Senior VP of Engineering, Operations & Technology, The Boeing Company | Professional Studies |
| 2011 | Dr. Wanda Austin | President & CEO, The Aerospace Corporation | Natural and Behavioral Sciences; Extended and International Education |
| 2011 | Scott M. Gordon | Judge, Los Angeles County Superior Court | Arts & Humanities |
| 2011 | Janet Murguia | President & CEO, National Council of La Raza | Business Administration & Public Policy |
| 2010 | Dr. David Meyer | President & CEO, LA BioMed | Natural and Behavioral Sciences; Extended and International Education |
| 2010 | Warren Furutani | California Assembly Member, 55th District | Professional Studies |
| 2010 | Louise Isako Miyake Morita | Nisei Honorary Degree Recipient | Professional Studies |
| 2010 | Terushi Naritoku | Nisei Honorary Degree Recipient | Professional Studies |
| 2010 | Henry Cisneros | Executive Chairman, City View | Business Administration & Public Policy |
| 2010 | Richard Townsend | President & CEO, Museum of Latin American Art | Arts & Humanities |
| 2009 | Jamie McCourt | CEO, Los Angeles Dodgers | Graduate Ceremony |
| 2009 | Hilda Solis | U.S. Secretary of Labor | Undergraduate Ceremony |
| 2008 | Warren Furutani | California Assembly Member, 55th District | Graduate Ceremony |
| 2008 | Tavis Smiley | Talk Show Host, Philanthropist | Undergraduate Ceremony |
| 2007 | Dr. Debra S. Fara | Member, CSUDH Board of Trustees | Graduate Ceremony |
| 2007 | Dr. James E. Lyons, Sr. | Secretary of Higher Education, Maryland Higher Education Commission; Former President, CSUDH | Undergraduate Ceremony |
| 2007 | Abel Coronado Amaya | Lecturer, Chicano Studies | Undergraduate Ceremony |
| 2007 | Gil Smith | Founder/Former Mayor, City of Carson | Undergraduate Ceremony |
| 2006 | Dr. Ira Toibin | Superintendent, Palos Verdes Unified School District | Graduate Ceremony |
| 2006 | Janice Bryant Howroyd | CEO, ACT 1 Personnel Services | Undergraduate Ceremony |
| 2005 | Ngugi wa Thiong'o | Director, International Center for Writing and Translation, UC Irvine | All Graduates & Undergraduates |
| 2005 | Dr. Antonia Coello Novello | Commissioner, New York State Health Insurance | All Graduates & Undergraduates |
| 2004 | Dr. James E. Lyons, Sr. | President, CSUDH | All Graduates & Undergraduates |
| 2003 | Timothy Leiweke | President & CEO, AEG | All Graduates & Undergraduates |
| 2002 | Antonio Villaraigosa | Former Speaker, California State Assembly | All Graduates & Undergraduates |