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Commencement 2008 Awards and Honors

 

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY COMMENCEMENT

Friday, May 16

  • The Charles Force Hutchison and Marjorie Smith Hutchison Medal
    Joseph B. Martin '71 (Ph.D.), Anne G. Lefler Professor of Neurobiology at Harvard

DOCTORAL DEGREE COMMENCEMENT

Saturday, May 17

  • The Rochester Distinguished Scholar Award
    Charles R. Munnerlyn '69 (Ph.D.), Member of the Board of Trustees and Founder of VISX
  • The Rochester Distinguished Scholar Award
    Patrick McCreless '81 (Ph.D.), Professor of Music Theory in the Music Department at Yale University
  • The William H. Riker University Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching
    Stephen Dewhurst, Senior Associate Dean for Basic Research in the School of Medicine and Dentistry and Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, and of Oncology
  • The University Dean's Award for Meritorious Service in Ph.D. Defenses
    Celia Applegate, Professor of History
    Mark E. Dumont, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
    Sheryl M. Gracewski, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering
    Richard M. Ryan, Professor of Psychology, of Psychiatry, and of Education

WARNER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT COMMENCEMENT

Saturday, May 17

  • The G. Graydon Curtis '58 and Jane W. Curtis Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Nontenured Member of the Faculty
    April Lynn Luehmann, Assistant Professor of Teaching and Curriculum with a specialization in Science Education

THE COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT

Sunday, May 18

  • Honorary Degree, Doctor of Laws
    Anne M. Mulcahy, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Xerox Corp.
  • Honorary Degree, Doctor of Laws
    Arthur R. Miller '56 (BA), University Professor at New York University and the NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies
  • The Edward Peck Curtis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
    Thomas R. Krugh, Professor of Chemistry
  • The Charles Force Hutchison and Marjorie Smith Hutchison Medal
    G. Robert Witmer, Jr. '59 (BA), Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Former Managing Partner for Nixon Peabody

WILLIAM E. SIMON GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Sunday, June 8

  • Honorary Degree, Doctor of Laws
    J. Peter Simon, Co-Chairman of William E, Simon and Sons

 

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