William Johnson, who will receive the honorary doctor of laws degree at the College ceremony, served three consecutive terms as Rochester's mayor beginning in 1993. As mayor, he initiated programs to strengthen neighborhoods and communities.
Richard Fenno, a member of the political science faculty since 1957, is the nation's most respected scholar of legislatures, particularly the U.S. Congress. He helped establish Rochester as one of the premier sites for political science studies. Fenno will receive the honorary doctor of laws degree at the College ceremony.
Jane Henney will be presented with the honorary doctor of science degree at the College ceremony. For more than two decades, she has shaped health policy and medical education. In 1998, Henney became the first woman to be sworn in as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.
Also at the College ceremony, Martin Edward Messinger '49 will receive the Charles Force Hutchison and Marjorie Smith Hutchison Medal, the highest honor given to an alumnus in recognition of outstanding achievements and service to community, state, or nation. Messinger, a senior trustee for the University, is a managing partner of the New York City investment firm of Neuberger & Berman. In 1998, he established the Messinger Family Foundation to focus on higher education, health, medical service, and other issues in New York.
Robert Joynt, former vice president and vice provost for health affairs, will speak at the School of Nursing ceremony. He is also former dean of the School of Medicine and Dentistry and past chair of the Department of Neurology, and holds the title of Distinguished University Professor.
Writer and composer Alan Buz Kohan '56E (MM) will speak at the Eastman School ceremony. The winner of 13 Emmy Awards, he has been head writer for more than 200 television specials and series and has worked with such artists as Diana Ross, Robert Goulet, and the Ray Charles Singers. In addition, U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter will receive the Eastman School's first Luminary Award, presented for extraordinary service and support for music and the arts.
Steven Gabbe, dean of the School of Medicine at Vanderbilt University, will receive the honorary doctor of science degree at the School of Medicine and Dentistry M.D. ceremony. He is one of the world's leading experts on diabetes and pregnancy, and the author of more than 150 publications.
Also at the M.D. ceremony, Michael Rosenfeld '66M (MD), professor of medicine at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and a leading researcher in endocrinology, will be awarded the Hutchison Medal. His research has been published in more than 230 journals and Science Watch included Rosenfeld on its list of the 50 most-cited researchers from 1983 to 2003.
The Rochester Distinguished Scholar Medal, awarded to doctoral graduates who have gone on to distinguished careers in academia, industry, or government, will be presented to Amit Goyal '91 (PhD) and Jerry Green '70 (PhD) at the Doctoral Degree Ceremony for all divisions. Goyal has 50 patents to his name and holds the title of Distinguished Scientist and Battelle Distinguished Inventor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Since 1970, Green, an economist, has been on the faculty of Harvard University, where he currently holds two named professorships.
At the Simon School ceremony, James Gleason '68S (MBA), chairman of Gleason Corp. and a life trustee of the University, will receive the Hutchison Medal. He is chairman of the Gleason Foundation, a charitable family foundation that has helped address the cultural and educational needs of the Rochester community for more than 40 years.
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