Ringling College Announces 2026 Commencement Speaker

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Emmy Award-winning commercial film director, Ringling College of Art and Design alum, and member of the College's Board of Trustees, Ray Dillman, will serve as the keynote speaker for the Spring 2026 Commencement Ceremony. Dillman will address the College’s 382 graduating students from 13 majors. Dillman's career traces an arc that began at Ringling College, where he studied before embarking on a decades-long journey through global advertising and film industries. After rising through Tampa Bay agencies as Art Director and Associate Creative Director, he was recruited to The Leo Burnett Company in Chicago, where he worked on major accounts including Oldsmobile, Tropicana, and Philip Morris. For more information, visit www.ringling.edu and follow the College on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube.

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