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Grads@Rochester: News for University of Rochester

Special Edition: May 21, 2012

Ceremonies Mark 162nd Commencement

Yingrui Zhang, a doctoral candidate in materials science, receives her hood from Grand Marshal Jesse Moore

“Be open to persons, especially outside your own disciplines . . . who are not quite like yourself. This is how we test who we really are,” noted musicologist and Eastman School graduate Glenn Watkins told candidates for doctoral degrees during commencement ceremonies on Saturday. “Believe in that encounter. It's just around the corner, I assure you.” Watkins, the Earl V. Moore professor of Music History and Musicology at the University of Michigan, received the Rochester Distinguished Scholar Medal at the doctoral ceremony. He was one of several honorees and guests recognized during three days of University commencement ceremonies. More than 3,000 graduates received bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. On the web: Photos, video, and audio from commencement...

Faculty Honored for Teaching Excellence
The University recognized four faculty members for teaching excellence during commencement ceremonies last weekend. Karen DeAngelis, assistant professor in educational leadership, Warner School, was awarded the G. Graydon Curtis ’58 and Jane W. Curtis Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Nontenured Member of the Faculty. Lane Hemaspaandra, professor of computer science, was presented the Edward Peck Curtis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. Gautam Mitra, professor of geology, received the Lifetime Achievement Award in Graduate Education. Robert Wason, professor of music theory, received the William H. Riker University Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching.
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