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The Office of the Provost administers the granting of University awards and honorary degrees.  We invite all members of the University community to nominate deserving individuals for these distinctions.

Information regarding school-based honors and awards can be found on the individual school websites, click here.

Nominations for honorary degrees to be awarded at 2012 Commencement were due September 15, 2011.

Nominations for other Commencement 2012 honors are due February 1, 2012.

2012 Award Recipients

Achievement and Service
Eastman Medal
Arthur Moss, Professor of Medicine, SMD

Teaching Awards
Edward Peck Curtis Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Lane Hemaspaandra, Computer Science

G. Graydon Curtis ’58 and Jane W. Curtis Award for Nontenured Faculty Teaching
Karen DeAngelis, Educational Leadership

Goergen Awards
Dan-Andrei Geba, Mathematics
Joanna Scott, English
John Givens, Modern Languages & Culture

Lifetime Achievement Award in Graduate Education
Gautam Mitra, Geology

William H. Riker University Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching
Robert Wason, Music Theory

Honorary Degrees
Regina Benjamin, Doctor of Science
Matthew Clark, Doctor of Divinity
Robert Hurlbut, Doctor of Science
Ruth Simmons, Doctor of Humane Letters
George Walker, Doctor of Music

Alumni Awards
Hutchison Medal
Roger Friedlander, '56