Chambers will also receive an honorary doctor of laws degree during the outdoor ceremony, which will begin at 9 a.m. on the campus' University Plaza.
Cisco is a top-maker of equipment for creating and accessing information networks.
Cisco has helped shape the Internet economy and conducts much of its own business online. Time Digital magazine listed Chambers among the top 10 most influential leaders shaping technology. In 1998, Forbes listed Cisco as the fourth most admired company in America. Chambers joined Cisco in 1991 as senior vice president of worldwide sales and operations. Chambers has an MBA degree in finance and management from Indiana University.