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  • 2023 Commencement Speaker : Jackie Joyner-Kersee

    Mar 7, 2023 9:30 am by Katie WatsonCampus Life
    Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Photo by: Suzy Gorman

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    • Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Photo by: Suzy Gorman

    Six-time Olympic medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee will serve as U of I's commencement speaker Saturday, May 13. ESPN named her one of the 50 Great Athletes of All Time. Sports Illustrated named her Female Athlete of the 20th Century.