Across the SPRING/ THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES SUMMER 2015 Setting fire to imaginations Legendary scientist Harold Kroto looks back on 10 years at FSU and a career spent inspiring others artsandsciences.fsu.edu SPRING/SUMMER 2 0 1 5 • 1 Letter from the dean he 2014-2015 academic year came to a close in early May with commencement exercises and hearty celebrations. As the weather began its transition from spring to the familiar warmth and humidity of a Tallahassee summer, the campus geared up for the start of summer sessions Photo by FSU Photo Lab Photo FSU by Photo and orientation of incoming freshmen. During the past year, Florida State welcomed a new T president, alumnus John Thrasher (B.S. Business, ’65, J.D., ’70) and formally launched DEAN PUBLISHER “Raise The Torch: The Campaign for Florida State University.” We proudly recognized the Sam Huckaba Nancy Smilowitz numerous academic achievements of both students and faculty, while celebrating another year of athletic success highlighted by a national championship for the women’s soccer team. EDITOR DESIGNER Barry Ray Martin Young In this edition of Across the Spectrum we visit with Harry Kroto, Nobel laureate and professor of
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