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\"WillDunwoody College of Technology is pleased to announce that Will Steger\u2013 environmentalist, author, educator, and explorer\u2013will be the keynote speaker at the College\u2019s Commencement<\/a> on Saturday, May 20, at the Minneapolis Convention Center.<\/p>\n

Steger is known for his numerous polar expeditions, deep understanding of the environment, and his efforts to raise international awareness to environmental threats. Steger has been an eyewitness\u00a0to climate change. He has traveled tens of thousands of miles over 50 years leading teams on some of the most significant polar expeditions in history.<\/p>\n

Steger received his B.S. in Geology and M.A. in Education at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN. Steger joined Amelia Earhart, Robert Peary and Roald Amundsen in receiving the National Geographic Society’s prestigious John Oliver La Gorce Medal in 1995. In 1996, he became the National Geographic Society’s first Explorer-in-Residence. He has received the Explorers Club Finn Ronne Memorial and Lowell Thomas Awards and the Lindbergh Award. Steger is the author of four books: Over the Top of the World, Crossing Antarctica, North to the Pole, and Saving the Earth and has received several Honorary Doctorate degrees.<\/p>\n

Steger is the founder of two nonprofits, the Will Steger Wilderness Center<\/a> in Ely, MN, dedicated to innovation and leadership in a wilderness setting; and Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy<\/a>, headquartered in Minneapolis, with a focus on engaging educators, youth, and communities in solutions to climate change.<\/p>\n

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