Henson, a home economics major, invented Kermit by building the original frog puppet out of one of his mother's coats and a ping-pong ball cut in half, UMD said. Henson, who went on to create the ...

The legendary Muppet Kermit the Frog will give the commencement address ... his mother’s coats and a pingpong ball cut in half. The puppet gained fame through appearances on “Sesame Street ...

Students graduating from the University of Maryland in May will be sent off into the world with a croaky message from a green, lanky puppet. Kermit the Frog is this year’s commencement speaker ...