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<b>Brady Lum '85 Delivers St. John's Commencement Address</b>
St. John’s was honored to welcome back Brady Lum ’85, President and Chief Operating Officer of Special Olympics International, who delivered the 2012 Commencement Address.
For the past four years, Brady has traveled the globe connecting millions of intellectually disabled athletes to the challenge, joy, and sense of accomplishment that comes from playing sports. Before joining Special Olympics International, Brady served for 15 years in various leadership positions with Coca-Cola. He has lived in D.C., New York, Atlanta, and Malaysia.
St. John’s was honored to welcome back Brady Lum ’85, President and Chief Operating Officer of Special Olympics International, who delivered the 2012 Commencement Address.
For the past four years, Brady has traveled the globe connecting millions of intellectually disabled athletes to the challenge, joy, and sense of accomplishment that comes from playing sports. Before joining Special Olympics International, Brady served for 15 years in various leadership positions with Coca-Cola. He has lived in D.C., New York, Atlanta, and Malaysia.
Drawing from his own experiences, Mr. Lum encouraged our most recent graduates to say “yes” more often. He persuaded them to leave themselves open to new and unexpected choices, experiences and friendships and to occasionally “unlearn” what we think we know in order to allow ourselves the freedom to explore new opportunities.
The St. John’s community and the 2012 graduates express their gratitude to Mr. Lum for his wisdom and thoughtful advice.
To read the full transcript of Mr. Lum’s speech, please click this link. You can also view the speech in the SJS Media Gallery.
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