Gov. Mark Warner to give Finals address

It has long been tradition that Virginia’s governor address the University of Virginia graduating class at least once during his tenure. That tradition will continue May 19, when Mark R. Warner will give the keynote address at the University’s 173rd Final Exercises. “Many of his achievements — in business, philanthropy and public service — mirror our graduates’ aspirations,” said U.Va. President John T. Casteen III.

Warner, 47, received his his law degree from Harvard in 1980 and his undergraduate degree from George Washington University in 1977. His wife, Lisa Collis, graduated from U.Va. that same year with a degree in biology.