In his commencement speech, Kermit focused on finding your people, taking the leap and making connections. Also a look at other notable commencement speakers from this year, including Usher, Simone Biles,

Muppets creator Jim Henson graduated from Maryland in 1960. A home economics major, he fashioned the original frog puppet from one of his mother’s coats and a ping-pong ball cut in half, according to a statement from the university. Henson died in 1990.