Thomas Jefferson University apologizes for speaker mispronouncing names during nursing student graduation ceremony, causing confusion and laughter among graduates. Speaker's errors went viral on social media platforms.
Key Points
Speaker mispronounced several graduates' names during Thomas Jefferson University nursing student graduation ceremony
Video of the speaker's errors went viral on social media platforms
University apologized for the mispronunciations and explained they were due to phonetic spellings on speaker's cards
Pros
University promptly issued an apology for the mispronunciations
Acknowledged the importance of correctly honoring graduates' names
Cons
Embarrassment caused to graduates due to mispronunciations