John D. McAfee, the founder of McAfee, Inc. which developed the world’s first computer virus scanner, will be the keynote speaker at Roanoke College’s commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 3rd.
SALEM, Va.—John D. McAfee, the founder of McAfee, Inc. which developed the world’s first computer virus scanner, will be the keynote speaker at Roanoke College’s commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 3. The commencement ceremony takes place at 10 a.m. on the John R. Turbyfill ’53 Quadrangle (front lawn). In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be moved indoors to the C. Homer Bast Center.
Approximately 429 graduates are expected to receive degrees. McAfee will be awarded an honorary doctor of science at the ceremony.
McAfee graduated from Roanoke in 1967 and majored in mathematics. He worked with a number of technology companies, including General Electric, Univac, Lockheed Martin, Xerox, Siemens and IBM in computer technology and management capacities. In between companies he traveled the world and lived for extended periods in Brazil, Germany, England, Mexico, India and Hong Kong.
A leader in the field of technology, he founded Tribal Voice Inc. in 1996 and developed the world’s first instant messaging program. He started Interpath Inc. in 1981 which developed the world’s first commercial voice recognition system. In 1988, he started McAfee Inc. which developed the world’s first virus scanner. McAfee currently lives in New Mexico and Belize and is developing technology programs for third world countries.
Roanoke College’s baccalaureate service will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, May 2 in the Bast Center. Rev. Paul Henrickson, Timothy L. Pickle Dean of the Chapel at Roanoke, will be the featured speaker.
Roanoke College, the country’s second oldest Lutheran-related college, is an independent, co-educational, four-year liberal arts college. Roanoke is one of just 276 colleges nationwide with a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honor society. The Princeton Review names Roanoke as one of the “best in the Southeast.” Roanoke’s 2,000 students represent 40 states across the U.S. and 26 foreign countries
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