Award Winners
The College (Arts, Sciences, Engineering)
 Shirley Ann Jackson President, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Honorary degree: Doctor of Science Jackson has held senior leadership positions in government, industry, research, and academe. A theoretical physicist, she was appointed chair of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 1995 by President Bill Clinton. |
 Thomas Golisano Chair and founder, Paychex Honorary degree: Doctor of Laws Among his honors, Golisano has been included three times on the Forbes list of top 10 business leaders in the United States, received the "Master Entrepreneur" award from Ernst & Young, and has been named Outstanding Philanthropist by the Association of Fundraising Professionals. |
 Robert Solow Nobel Prize winner in Economics, 1987 Honorary degree: Doctor of Laws Solow is known for his analysis on the theory of economic growth, including the development of a mathematical model showing how various factors contribute to economic growth. |
 Edmund Hajim Chairman and CEO, MLH Capital, LLC Charles Force Hutchison and Marjorie Smith Hutchison Medal At the University of Rochester, Hajim endowed the Edmund A. Hajim Scholarship Fund and made a major gift to help fund construction of the Robert B. Goergen Athletic Center that includes the Edmund A. Hajim Alumni Gymnasium. The Hutchison Medal the highest honor given to an alumnus in recognition of outstanding achievements and service to community, state, or nation. |
 John Tarduno Professor of physics and chair of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Peck Curtis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching A recipient of a 2006 Guggenheim Award for his work on how the earth's magnetic field functions and has changed over time, Tarduno takes his students to sites ranging from California to the Arctic to do hands-on work and gain field experience. He joined the Rochester faculty in 1993. |
Francis Price President and CEO, Q3 Industries School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Distinguished Alumnus Award Price received both his bachelor's degree in economics in 1974 and his MBA in finance in 1975 from the University. |
Singer Family Prize for Excellence in Secondary School Teaching
A new award for 2007, the Singer Prize recognizes influential high school teachers, as nominated by members of the College graduating class.
 Michael Haugh Aquinas Institute in Rochester |
 Elizabeth O'Hara Westhill High in Syracuse, NY |
 Jason Byrd Nathan Hale High School in Tulsa, OK |
 John McLaughlin Area High School in Souderton, PA |
Eastman School of Music
 Christopher Seaman Music Director, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Eastman School Luminary Award Seaman has become an integral part of the RPO and the greater Rochester community, and is recognized as having raised the artistic level of the Orchestra to its present excellence. He is highly sought-after as a guest conductor throughout the world and noted for his strong command of a broad repertoire. The award recognizes individuals who have given extraordinary service to music and the arts at the community and national levels. |
 Alan Harris Distinguished Professor of Violoncello Eisenhart Award The Eisenhart Award for Excellence in Teaching is given to a faculty member who has contributed significantly to the life of the Eastman School through a commitment to teaching in the classroom, studio, or rehearsal setting. Nominations from students and/or faculty colleagues are reviewed by previous awardees, and the first public announcement of the winner occurs at Eastman's annual commencement ceremony. |
School of Medicine and Dentistry
Michael Gottlieb '73 (MD)
Trustee, Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance
Charles Force Hutchison and Marjorie Smith Hutchison Medal
As a first-year assistant professor at the University of California at Los Angeles in 1981, Gottlieb wrote the first official description of HIV. Since then, he has been a pioneer in both the clinical care of patients with AIDS and investigations into more effective treatments.
Doctoral ceremony (all divisions)
 Henry Kyburg Gideon Webster Burbank Professor of Moral and Intellectual Philosophy University Award for Lifetime Achievement in Graduate Education A respected authority on philosophy problems in the study of science and mathematics, Kyburg has been at the forefront of work in probability, machine cognition, and uncertain inference, which is the human process of reaching conclusions. He joined the Rochester faculty in 1965 and holds appointments in both the philosophy and the computer science departments. |
 Robert Bambara Chair and professor of biochemistry and biophysics William H. Riker University Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching In his laboratory, Bambara studies DNA replication and recombination, looking for clues that might unlock secrets to new anticancer and antiviral therapies. He joined the Rochester faculty in 1977. |
 Ernest Courant National Academy of Sciences Rochester Distinguished Scholar Medal The Rochester Distinguished Scholar Medal is awarded to doctoral graduates who have gone on to distinguished careers in academia, industry, or government. Courant earned his degree in physics from the University in 1943, and his work on charged particle acceleration — including his role inventing alternating gradient focusing — paved the way for the development of high-energy accelerators, which allow scientists to investigate the fundamental structure of matter. |
Warner School of Education and Human Development
Nancy Ares
Assistant Professor of Teaching and Curriculum
G. Graydon '58 and Jane W. Curtis Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Nontenured Member of the Faculty
Ares joined the faculty in 2003 and teaches doctoral level courses in learning and teaching theories and research methods. She previously taught at the University of Utah, where she was twice nominated for the school's College of Education Teaching Award.
School of Nursing
Beverly Malone
CEO, National League for Nursing
Malone has served as deputy assistant secretary of health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, and president of the American Nursing Association.
