PLYMOUTH — Deborah L. Birx, MD, former White House coronavirus response coordinator, will deliver the keynote address and be recognized by Plymouth State University at its undergraduate commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 8, at 10 a.m.
Pamela Diamantis, principal and partner at Curbstone Financial Management Corporation and former trustee of the University System of New Hampshire, will be the featured speaker at PSU’s graduate commencement on Friday, May 7, at 6 p.m.
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