Curt Menefee Delivers Commencement Speech

Below Is The Text To The Speech That
NFL Fox Sunday Analyst and 1987 Coe Graduate Curt Menefee
Gave At The 2010 Coe College Commencement ~

Thank you Dr. Dave, President Phifer, faculty, staff, students, friends, family, you name it...I thank you!!!
You know, this morning, I'm reminded of a song from my parents' generation that everybody knows...it goes, "I've got sunshine on a cloudy day....when it's cold outside, I've got the month of may"...
Well, only in Iowa can you get all of that, sunshine, clouds, cold, and may all at the same time!! But that's alright, because it we're all feeling "great" today, aren't we???...and we should be!!
Especially those of you sitting in those chairs wearing caps and gowns, and why shouldn't feel fantastic?? "you" are about to become Coe College graduates!! This is the greatest day of your life!! I know you feel it!!
It'll probably get even greater the faster I can finish this speech, give you a couple of minutes to blow off your family, so that you can then "really" celebrate with your friends!!!
Hey-let's be honest, that's what we do on special occasions, and trust me....as an alumnus of the Coe College class of '87, this "is" the greatest day of your life-so far.

Brad Axdahl - 2006 Graduate

Brad Axdahl is a sharp shooting 2006 graduate from Nora Springs, IA. You can find Brad’s name all over the Kohawk Record Book. He is 2nd with a career free throw percentage of 86.8, 5th with 160 career three point makes, 3rd with six three point makes in a single game and lands 34th on the all-time career scoring list with 699 points.

Brad was very involved on campus being a member of Psi Chi, Mortar Board, Flunk Day Committee, and the Business Honor Society. He also completed two internships, one of which was working with the Cedar Rapids Kernels (Los Angeles Angels Minor League Baseball Affiliate).

Immediately following graduation, Brad was hired at TrueNorth, an Insurance and Strategies Agency in Cedar Rapids.

Brad and his wife Bri were married on August 31, 2008 and live in Cedar Rapids.