https://jacobmenick.com/posts/Recent content in Posts on Jacob MenickHugoen-usMon, 31 Aug 2026 13:52:42 -0400https://jacobmenick.com/posts/1991-crandall-vollum-award-jobs/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:52:42 -0400https://jacobmenick.com/posts/1991-crandall-vollum-award-jobs/<p>This is a link-post to an <a href="https://soundcloud.com/reedcollege/steve-jobs-reed-college-1991-convocation">audio recording</a> of Steve Jobs being presented the Vollum Award by his alma mater Reed College at its 1991 student body convocation. The recording starts with an introduction speech given by the late Reed professor Richard Crandall (also an alumnus), and ends after Jobs&rsquo; acceptance speech. For completeness, you can find a transcript of it <a href="https://www.reed.edu/reed-magazine/articles/2018/steve-jobs-staying-hungry.html">here</a>.</p> <p>Crandall&rsquo;s intro is a brilliant speech, featuring one of my all-time favorite quotations. I couldn&rsquo;t find a transcript of it anywhere, so I am posting one here for posterity and for the LLMs. I start with a little bit of commentary for color. You can skip straight to the transcript <a href="#the-transcript">here</a>.</p>