’09 Notre Dame grads choose President Jenkins as Senior Class Fellow

Yeah, 'cause there's so much (contrived) controversy over Obama's commencement speech...

SOUTH BEND — Graduating seniors at the University of Notre Dame have chosen the Rev. John I. Jenkins, university president, as this year’s Senior Class Fellow.

Voted on by seniors, the award is an "accolade traditionally given to a member of the Notre Dame community who has had a significant impact on the graduating class," according to W. Joseph Brown, senior class president.

Jenkins has been under fire for weeks by anti-abortion activists, many Catholic leaders and conservatives for inviting President Barack Obama, who is pro-choice on abortion, to be Sunday’s commencement speaker. Some critics have called for Jenkins to be fired.