Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Allison Elshoff of Valencia, California, has been named salutatorian of the 2026 University of Notre Dame graduating class and will offer the invocation at the 181st Commencement Ceremony on May 17.

Elshoff is a student in the Mendoza College of Business, with a major in business analytics and minors in the Hesburgh Program in Public Service, the Business Honors Program and impact consulting. She holds a 3.950 grade point average.