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Clemson University TigerPrints Clemson Commencement Programs Academic Affairs 5-1-1989 Clemson Commencement Program, May 1989 Clemson University Follow this and additional works at: https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/comm_programs Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. code). Use of these materials beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. For additional rights information, please contact Kirstin O'Keefe (kokeefe [at] clemson [dot] edu) For additional information about the collections, please contact the Special Collections and Archives by phone at 864.656.3031 or via email at cuscl [at] clemson [dot] edu Recommended Citation University, Clemson, "Clemson Commencement Program, May 1989" (1989). Clemson Commencement Programs. 206. https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/comm_programs/206 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Academic Affairs at TigerPrints. It has been accepted for inclusion in Clemson Commencement Programs by an authorized administrator of TigerPrints. For more information, please contact [email protected]. CLEMSON UNIVERSITY Ninety-third Commencement May 12, 1989 Clemson, South Carolina CENTENNIAL 18891989 Graduation Friday, May 12, 1989 11:00 a. n1. Littlejohn Coliseum ORDER OF CEREMONIES (Audienc·e will please stand as faculty and candidates march In and remain standing for the invocation) Invocation The Reverend David G. Sinclair Reformed University Fellowship Conferring of Honorary Degrees President Max Lennon Address to Graduating Class The Honorable Clayton Yeutter United States Secretary of Agriculture Recognition of President's Award Recipient Conferring of Degrees and Delivery of Diplomas President Max Lennon Welcome to New Alumni Deborah B. DuBose Associate Vice President for Alumni Relations Benediction Frank W. Breazeale, Organist W. Theodore Munn, Soloist Dr. John Jefferson Porter, University Marshal Visitors are not allowed on the floor of the coliseum for photographic or other purposes until after the commencement address. Access to the floor of the coliseum will be allowed beginning with the conferring of degrees of the doctoral candidates. Please return to your seat promptly after making photographs in order to keep distraction on the floor at a minimum. You are requested to refrain from loud expressions of pleasure for individual graduates. Such expressions frequently detract from the recognition due the next graduate in line. Your cooperation is respectfully but urgently requested. HONORARY DEGREE DOCTOR OF HUMANITIES RUTH PATRICK Dr. Ruth Patrick is nationally known as a scientist, educational leader and consultant to industry and government in matters of environmental preservation and ecosystem balance. She is well-recognized in the scientific world for developing biological methods for environmental analysis, many of which have revolutionized analytical methodology for the evaluation of water quality. In South Carolina, Dr. Patrick has established the characteristics of the natural aquatic ecosystems in the Savannah River and its tributaries from which one can predict the effects of pollution. This study was started before the Savan- nah River Plant was built and has continued to the present for the Du Pont Company. She holds the Francis Boyer Chair of Limnology at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and is honorary chairman of the Academy's Board of Trustees. Dr. Patrick founded the Limnology Department at the Academy of Natural Sciences in 1947 and remained its cnairman until 1973. As a limnologist, she deals with the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of fresh waters, especially rivers. Dr. Patrick has written extensively on water resource management and the effects of water pollution. Industry's goal, she believes, must be to avoid waste production, or if wastes are produced, to recycle or mitigate them. Recycling also should be the aim of consumers. She notes that, in the future, attitudes toward water resources must change. There must be a monetary incentive for both industry and consumers to save water. She suggests that a water conservation ethic must be developed by every person if we are to effectively use but not abuse our water resources. A native of the midwest, Dr. Patrick was born in Topeka, Kansas, and grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. She earned a B.S. degree at Coker College in Harts- ville and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees at the University of Virginia. Her numerous honors and awards include the Merit Award of the Botanical Society of America (1971) , the Eminent Ecologist Award of the Ecological Society of America (1972), the Philadelphia Award (1973), the John and Alice Tyler Ecology Award (1975), and the Gold Medal of the Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp, Belgium (1978). The author of three books and more than 140 scientific publications, Dr. Patrick is a member of the Board of Trustees of the World Resources Institute, the World Wildlife Fund/Conservation Foundation, and the Environmental and Energy Study Institute, all in Washington, D.C., and the Midwest Research Insti- tute, Kansas City, Missouri. Through her scientific expertise and leadership in her profession, Dr. Patrick has contributed greatly to a better quality of life throughout the world. Clemson University is honored to award this honorary doctoral degree to Dr. Ruth Patrick in recognition of her distinguished achievements. HONORARY DEGREE DOCTOR OF HUMANITIES CLAYTON YEUTTER Dr. Clayton Yeutter, a native Nebraskan, who as a youngster was a high achiever in the 4-H program and later an articulate spokesman for the Coopera- tive Extension Service, was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on February 8, 1989 and publicly sworn in as the 23rd United States Secretary of Agriculture on February 16. Dr. Yeutter, whose extensive knowledge of agriculture was gained through first-hand experience which began early in life, has an outstanding career which includes distinguished public and private-sector service in agricultural policy development, law, economics, marketing and trade. Secretary Yeutter believes in the strengths of America's rural areas and sees a bright future for the rural communities of the country as they adapt to the changing needs of the people in these communities. He is known for his solid understanding of the interrelationships of agriculture from production to con- sumption and all of the factors involved. He sets a high standard of excellence for himself and his colleagues. From July 1985 until the end of the Reagan administration, Dr. Yeutter served as U.S. Trade Representative. His previous USDA posts include assistant secre- tary for international affairs and commodity programs from March 1974 to June 1975, assistant secretary for marketing and consumer services from January 1973 to March 1974, and administrator of the consumer and marketing service from October 1970 to December 1971. Dr. Yeutter's other career highlights include president and chief executive officer of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, July 1978 to June 1985; senior part- ner, law firm of Nelson, Harding, Yeutter & Leonard, Lincoln, Nebraska, April 1977 to June 1978; deputy U.S. Special Trade Representative, June 1975 to February 1977; director, University of Nebraska Mission in Colombia (a large agricultural technical assistance program), September 1968 to October 1970; executive assis- tant to the governor of Nebraska, January 1966 to September 1968; faculty mem- ber, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nebraska, January 1960 to January 1966; operator of a 2,500 acre farming-ranching-cattle feeding enter- prise in central Nebraska, 1957-1975; and enlistee, later commissioned officer, U.S. Air Force, 1952-1957. A native of Eustis, Nebraska, Dr. Yeutter earned three degrees at the Univer- sity of Nebraska. He was graduated with high distinction in 1952 with a Bechelor of Science degree in animal husbandry. In 1963 he received his law degree, graduating cum laude and ranking first in his class. In 1966 he received his doctorate in agricultural economics and was named outstanding graduate student in the program. D;. Yeutter, a personable and versatile leader, is a family man who believes in the family and strong family values as essential to the fabric of the American way of life. He and his wife, Jeanne, a home economist by profession, have four children. Clemson University holds him and his achievements in the highest regard, and it is a special privilege to honor him with the awarding of this honorary degree. The President's Award DR. RUSSELL G. MAWBY Dr. Russell G. Mawby is chairman of the Board of Trustees and chief executive officer of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, among the largest private philanthropic organizations in the world. He is a member of the President's Advisory Council at Clemson University. Dr. Mawby grew up on a farm in western Michigan and has degrees in horticulture and agricultural economics from Michigan State and Purdue. He later served on the faculties of both institutions. In 1965 he joined the staff of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek, Michigan, as director of the Division of Agriculture, becom- ing vice president in 1967 and president and chief executive officer in 1970. He was named chairman of the Board in 1982, while con- tinuing as chief executive officer. Established in 1930 to "help people help themselves," The Foundation has distributed more than $1 billion in support of programs in agriculture, education, and health. Grants to Clemson University have helped introduce microcomputers into Clemson's Cooperative Extension Programs, provide an agricultural literacy program to enhance awareness of agriculture and nutrition among faculty and students in nonagricul- tural disciplines, provide an orientation program for new faculty, and develop rural leadership in South Carolina. Clemson is honored to present this award to Russ Mawby as a symbol of our sincere thanks for all he does for this University. BOARD OF TRUSTEES Louis P. Batson, Jr., Chairman ________ ________ _____ Greenville Thomas B. McTeer, Jr., Vice Chairman _______________ Columbia Billy L.