Mich. - Senior Adam L. Wright is the student convocation speaker for Michigan State University's graduating class of 2001. Wright was chosen by the Senior Class Council in late March after presenting his speech. The undergraduate convocation will be held at the Breslin Center at 1 p.m. Friday, May 4.
Graduations are always interesting because they are a culmination and also a beginning.
The son of Barry Wright of Grand Ledge and Lorraine LeFerriere of Eaton Rapids, Wright graduated from Grand Ledge High School in 1996. He will earn his degree from MSU in political theory from James Madison College. While at MSU, Wright has been a member of the Honors College and was a research assistant for Professor Ken Waltzer. He served as co-director for the Community Service Network for three years, won the Truman Scholarship in 1999 and was a state finalist for a Rhodes Scholarship in 2000. In his career field, Wright worked as communication director for the Diane Byrum election campaign and did government advocacy work for Wiener Associates law practice.