The Most Rev. Thomas Gumbleton, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit, will preach the Baccalaureate sermon Friday, May 21 at Elon University.
Gumbleton is founding president of Pax Christi, a widely respected Roman Catholic peace movement. He served as president of Bread for the World from 1976-1984, is co-founder of the Michigan Coalition for Human Rights and is a member of the Michigan Interfaith Alliance. He has traveled to various countries, including Vietnam, Haiti and Peru to investigate the treatment of political prisoners, participate in humanitarian missions and serve as a delegate to international peace conferences. In 1979, Gumbleton was part of a delegation sent to Iran to visit with American hostages at the U.S. embassy in Teheran. Gumbleton received the Lifetime Achievement in Peacemaking award from the University of Missouri in 2002.
Elon’s 114th commencement exercises are scheduled for 9:30 a.m., Saturday, May 22 under the oaks in front of West Residence Hall on the Elon campus.
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