Immelt makes sense

As we gear up for a capital campaign, it make sense to highlight a wealthy generous alum.

I know of Atwood; I think my mom might read her stuff. I’ve heard of Chan.

There have been superstar honorary degree recipients in the past, but whose contributions may not be appropriate for a college commencement (e.g. J.K. Rowling, Hank Aaron).

Somebody suggested to me last week that Immelt might be the choice. I said “Nah, he was just here.” He had just been the keynote speaker at the Greener Ventures entrepreneurship conference. I hope that was a good warm-up