ANNIVERSARY COMMENCEMENT Wednesday, May 17 1:30 Pm
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY COMMENCEMENT-AT-A-GLANCE 2006 THE UNIVERSITY’S 240th ANNIVERSARY COMMENCEMENT Wednesday, May 17 1:30 p.m. An estimated 11,190 graduates will receive degrees from Rutgers this year. They include approximately 7,719 baccalaureate degrees and some 3,471 master’s degrees and doctorates. Location: Voorhees Mall, College Avenue campus, New Brunswick Remarks: Thomas H. Kean, governor, state of New Jersey (1982-1990); chair of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States and its nonprofit successor, the 9/11 Public Discourse Project; president of Drew University (1990-2005); and 13th Clifford Case Professor of Public Affairs (2005) at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Jon S. Corzine, governor, state of New Jersey Christopher P. Chen, a cell biology and neuroscience major at Rutgers College from Bridgewater, N.J., Class of 2006 Honorary degrees: Rutgers will present honorary degrees to five distinguished recipients in New Brunswick: Gov. Jon S. Corzine (Doctor of Laws); Morris S. Dees Jr., co-founder and chief trial counsel, Southern Poverty Law Center (Doctor of Laws); Philip S. Schein, M.D., cancer researcher – founder, U.S. Bioscience and president, the Schein Group, member of the Board of Overseers of the Rutgers University Foundation and former member of the Rutgers Board of Trustees, Rutgers College (1961) and Rutgers Hall of Distinguished Alumni (2005) (Doctor of Science); Dr. Shirley M. Tilghman, president, Princeton University (Doctor of Science); and Dr. A. Zachary Yamba, president, Essex County College (Doctor of Laws). Robert Herbert, columnist for the New York Times, will receive his honorary degree (Doctor of Letters) in Newark and will be the speaker at the joint Newark College of Arts and Sciences-University College convocation on May 18.
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