A United Nations official and a local cooking legend will be the speakers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison commencement ceremonies this weekend.
Florence Chenoweth, director of the Food and Agriculture Organization liaison office to the United Nations, will speak at the Saturday ceremonies. Odessa Piper, former proprietor and chef of Madison’s L’Etoile restaurant, will speak at the two Sunday ceremonies. Both women are UW-Madison graduates and will receive honorary degrees at Friday’s ceremony.