 His tone was quiet and informal but "commanded attention".In many speeches, including the ones he made accepting a Lifetime Achievement Emmy in 1997, for his induction into the Television Hall of Fame in 1999, and his final commencement speech at Dartmouth College in 2002, he instructed his audiences to remain silent and think for a moment about someone who had a good influence on them.Rogers met Sara Joanne Byrd (called "Joanne") from Jacksonville, Florida, while attending Rollins College.