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Tulane University Commencement 2009 - Ellen DeGeneres

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Top-rated television show host and New Orleans native Ellen DeGeneres was the keynote speaker at Tulane University's 2009 Commencement. This was the graduation of the "Katrina Class" that entered in Fall 2005. Ellen was introduced by Tulane president Scott Cowen.

Every year, Tulane University gives The President's Medal to an individual who has done which of the following things?

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