Our pride in Jim Henson knows no bounds, and it is an honor to welcome Kermit the Frog to our campus, 65 years after Mr. Henson graduated from the University of Maryland." A bronze statue of ...

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Kermit the Frog, created by University of Maryland alumnus Jim Henson, will deliver the spring commencement speech in College Park. “Nothing could make these feet happier,” Kermit said.

Jim Henson, by asking Kermit the Frog to be the 2025 UMD commencement speaker. Henson, who created Kermit and The Muppets, graduated from the University of Maryland in 1960. He majored in home ...

Pines, said in a statement. “Our pride in Jim Henson knows no bounds, and it is an honor to welcome Kermit the Frog to our campus, 65 years after Mr. Henson graduated from the University of Maryland.

University of Maryland graduates will soon be center stage at commencement on May 21 — and they will have, as commencement speaker, a superstar who got his start right there: ...

“Our pride in Jim Henson knows no bounds, and it is an honor to welcome Kermit the Frog to our campus.” He then added, “65 years after Mr. Henson graduated from the University of Maryland.

The iconic green frog, who was awarded an honorary doctorate of amphibious letters degree in 1996, will address University of Maryland graduates.