Campus.News reports that General Wesley K. Clark, former candidate for the U.S. presidency and former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, will deliver the keynote address at Rensselaer's 200th Commencement. The ceremonies will begin on Saturday, May 20, 2006 at 9:30am, and will take place at Harkness Field in Troy.

General Clark will receive an honorary doctorate. Others to be granted honorary degrees at the 2006 Commencement include architect Peter Bohlin ’58, architect, artist, and engineer Santiago Calatrava, and FedEx Corporation chairman, president, and CEO Frederick W. Smith.