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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 27, 2006

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HOLY TOLEDO! MILO HAMILTON TO SPEAK
AT FALL COMMENCEMENT

HOUSTON, Nov. 27, 2006 – Fall graduates of the University of Houston-Victoria can look forward to a unique reward for completing their degrees this year. Houston Astros play-by-play announcer Milo Hamilton, who has broadcast major league baseball for well over 40 years, will give the commencement address at the upcoming graduation ceremony.

In an illustrious sports broadcasting career spanning nearly six decades, Hamilton has been the announcer for the Cardinals, White Sox, Braves, Pirates and Cubs. He is most famous for his coverage of Hank Aaron’s 715th home run which broke the longstanding record set by Babe Ruth. Hamilton received the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick Award in 1992, was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2000 and then into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame in 2005. Hamilton is a well known community activist in the greater Houston area.

Upon Hamilton’s acceptance of the invitation, UHV President Tim Hudson said, “As someone who grew up listening to Milo Hamilton on the radio, I am thrilled that he has agreed to bring a message to our graduates on this special occasion. To quote Milo, it’ll be a ‘Blue Star Day.’”

In 1996, the UHV administration adopted a fall commencement to better serve the increasing number of graduates. This will be the university’s first commencement to be held outside of Victoria, a recognition of UHV’s growing role in meeting the educational needs of the greater Houston area.

Commencement exercises will be held December 9 at 2 p.m. at the Merrell Center in Katy, with a light reception to follow. For more information, contact Nancy Love at (361) 570-4351.

About the University of Houston System at Cinco Ranch and University of Houston System at Sugar Land
The UH System at Cinco Ranch and UH System at Sugar Land are collaborative efforts of the four UH System
universities: University of Houston, UH-Clear Lake, UH-Downtown and UH-Victoria. Students apply to the university that offers the degree they are seeking and then take courses at either UH System at Cinco Ranch or UH System at Sugar Land. For more information, visit www.cincoranch.uh.edu and www.sugarland.uh.edu.

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM
The University of Houston System is the state’s only metropolitan higher education system, encompassing four universities and two multi-institution teaching centers. The universities are the University of Houston, a nationally recognized doctoral degree-granting, comprehensive research university; the University of Houston-Downtown, a four-year undergraduate university beginning limited expansion into graduate programs; and the University of Houston-Clear Lake and the University of Houston-Victoria, both upper division and master’s-level institutions. The centers are the UH System at Sugar Land in Fort Bend and the UH System at Cinco Ranch. In addition, the UH System includes KUHF-FM, Houston’s National Public Radio and classical radio station, and KUHT-TV, the nation’s first educational television station.

For more information about UH visit the university’s ‘Newsroom’ at www.uh.edu/admin/media/newsroom.