orthwestern ly l/n iv e rs i ty One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Annual Commencement June 20, 1 997 V E R 'ail to Alma Mater! We will sing thy praise forever; All thy sons and daughters Fledge thee victory and honor. Alma Mater, praise be thine. May thy name forever shine! To our guests Commencement is the highlight of the academic year. It is that signifi- lail to Furpie! Hail to White! cant occasion, both solemn and joy- ful, when we honor those students who have completed their course of study. Commencement is important to all of you, the University, and fail to thee. Northwestern! its faculty, staff, and students. To enhance the dignity of the event, you are respectfully requested to remain in your seats during the entire ceremony. The aisles of the hall must be kept clear at all times, and those who leave their seats before the close of the ceremony must leave the building immediately through the nearest exit. Smoking is not permitted in McGaw Memorial Hall. 2 Commencement Program 4 University Trustees 7 Profiles 8 History of Northwestern lO Schools of the University 1 1 Academic Procession and Dress 12 SEATING Charts 13 Honorary Degrees 14 Graduates and Candidates* College of Arts and Sciences 16 Medical School 21 School of Law 23 School of Speech 25 Dental School 28 School of Music 29 J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management 31 Medill School of Journahsm 41 School of Education and Social Policy 44 Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science of the Technological Institute 46 Graduate School 48 Joint Degree Program 64 Reserve Officers Training Corps 65 Prizes and Honors 65 School Convocations 78 Commencement Staff 80 *The appearance of a candidate's name is presumptive evidence of graduation but is not to be regarded as conclusive. 3 Program 3 p.m. College of Arts and Sciences The Graduate School 6 p.m. School of Education and Social Policy Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science Medill School of Journalism School of Music School of Speech Processional The audience will please remain seated for the student and faculty processional. Northwestern University Orchestra, conducted by Mariusz Smolij, assistant director of orchestras National Anthem The audience will please remain standing until after the invocation. Karen A. Brunssen, associate professor of music INVOCATION Timothy S. Stevens, University chaplain WELCOME Patrick G. Ryan, chair. Board of Trustees GREETINGS Scott H. Filstrup, president, Northwestern Alumni Association CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES Henry S. Bienen, president of the University Citations read by Lawrence B. Dumas, provost of the University See pages 1 4-1 S for recipients. Remarks to the Graduates William H. Cosby 3 p.m. Introduced by Janet D. Hutchinson, class of 1997 6 p.m. Introduced by Lucas C. Matheny, class of 1997 CONFERRING OF DOCTORAL DEGREES Henry S. Bienen Message to Parents and Family Members 3 p.m. Andrew C. Baak, class of 1997 6 p.m. Carin L. Rosenberg, class of 1997 Message to the Class of 1997 Henry S. Bienen CONFERRING OF GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES Henry S. Bienen UNIVERSITY ALMA MATER 3 p.m. Karen A. Brunssen The Latin verse will be sung by Ms. Brunssen. The audience will join in the singing of the English verse. The text of both verses appears on page 2. 6 p.m. The Latin verse will be sung by the graduates of the School of Music. The audience will join in the singing of the English verse. The text of both verses appears on page 2. BENEDICTION 3 p.m. Rabbi Michael H. Balinsky, director, Louis and Saerree Fiedler Hillel Center 6 p.m. Lloyd R. Kittlaus, Lutheran campus pastor RECESSIONAL Faculty recessional Graduates and guests will please remain seated. Student recessional Guests will please remain seated. Northwestern University Orchestra 5 University Seal and Motto Soon after Northwestern Thirty years later, Daniel truth. Circling the book official signature, was University was founded, its Bonbright, professor of are the first three words, in approved by the Board of Board of Trustees adopted an Latin and a member of Latin, of the University Trustees on December 5, official corporate seal. This Northwestern's original motto: Quaecumque sunt 1890. seal, approved on June 26, faculty, redesigned the seal, vera (Whatsoever things are 1856, consisted of an open retaining the book and light true). The outer border of The full text of the University book surrounded by rays of rays and adding two quota- the seal carries the name of motto, adopted on June 17, light and circled by the words tions. On the pages of the the University and the date of 1890, is from the Epistle of Northwestern University, open book he placed a Greek its founding. This seal, which Paul the Apostle to the Euanston, Illinois. quotation from the Gospel remains Northwestern's Philippians, chapter 4, verse 8 of Saint John, chapter 1, (King James Version). verse 14, translating to The Word . full of grace and Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. 6 University Trustees Board of Trustees Dale Park Jr., Secretary John H. Perkins Jerry K. Pearlman Bryan S. Reid Jr. William F. Aldinger Donald S. Perkins, Vice Chair Don H. Reuben Warren L. Batts Jerry M. Reinsdorf John S. Runnells II Margaret M. Bertelsen John M. Richman John B. Schwemm Judith Stofer Block Patrick G. Ryan, Chair Arthur R. Seder Jr. Neil G. Bluhm William E. Sagan Edward Byron Smith Jacqueline Shim Bryant James P. Schadt Leonard Spacek Patricia Holmes Buehler Charles E. Schroeder E. Norman Staub Duane L. Burnham D. C. Searle Edward F. Swift John A. Canning Jr. D. Gideon Searle Betty A. Van Gorkom Dennis H. Chookaszian Gordon L Segal Lawrence A. Weinbach George A. Cohon Charles H. Shaw Judd A. Weinberg Franklin A. Cole, Vice Chair and Harold B. Smith William L. Weiss Treasurer of Endowment and William D. Smithburg Stephen M. Wolf Trust Funds Judith A. Sprieser Blaine J. Yarrington Robert A. Creamer Thomas C. Theobald John W. Croghan Richard L. Thomas, A. Steven Crown Treasurer of General Funds Lester Crown Shinichiro Torii Richard U. De Schutter Howard J. Trienens Raymond F. Farley John R. Walter F^. Laurance Fuller David B. Weinberg Barbara Gaines William J. White Christopher B. Galvin Leon Wright James L. Garard Jr. George N. Gaynor J. Douglas Gray Life Trustees Daryl F. Grisham Philip L. Harris Thomas G. Ayers James R. Kackley Lee Phillip Bell Morris A. Kaplan Charles M. Bliss Colleen Karavites Karr Charles T. Brumback Martin J. Koldyke Donald C. Clark Timothy K. Krauskopf Ivan D. Combe Duane R. KuUberg Stanton R. Cook Sherman R. Lewis Jr. Virgil B. Day John Jeffry Louis William E. Fay Jr. Martha Grimes Mabie Lavern N. Gaynor John W. Madigan Harold F. Grumhaus Garry K. Marshall J. Ira Harris R. Eden Martin George E. Johnson Arthur C. Martinez Harvey Kapnick James R. McManus James L. Ketelsen Michael A. Miles John H. Leslie Lee M. Mitchell Frank W. Luerssen Leo F. MuUin Robert A. Lurie Richard C. Notebaert Newton N. Minow James J. O'Connor Graham J. Morgan William A. Osborn John J. Nevin Profi les of the Institute for Advanced Studies at Henry S. Bienen Princeton (1984-85), and a Seeger Fellow Arnold R. Weber President at the Council on Hellenic Studies at Chancellor Henry S. Bienen was elected the 15th Princeton (1989). Arnold R. Weber became chancellor of University president of Northwestern Northwestern University on January 1, on June 13, 1994. He took office on Mr. Bienen has served as a consultant to 1995, after having served since 1985 as January 1, 1995. the U.S. Department of State, National the University's 14th president. Security Council, Agency for International Mr. Weber was president of the Mr. Bienen came to Northwestern from Development, Central Intelligence Agency, University of Colorado from 1980 to 1985, Princeton University, where he had served and World Bank as well as the Ford, provost and professor of economics and as the James S. McDonnell Distinguished Rockefeller, and John D. and Catherine T. public policy at Carnegie Mellon University University Professor since 1985 and dean MacArthur Foundations. He is a member from 1977 to 1980, and dean of Carnegie of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public of the New York Council on Foreign Mellon's Graduate School of Industrial and International Affairs since 1992. A Relations, Inter-University Seminar on Administration from 1973 to 1977. From political scientist specializing in modern Armed Forces and Society, American 1958 to 1973 he was a member of the Africa, he has pursued interests in political Political Science Association, and faculty of the Graduate School of Business and economic development, comparative International Institute for Strategic Studies. at the University of Chicago, where he politics, civil-military relations, and U.S. was the Isidore Brown and Gladys Brown foreign policy. Author, coauthor, or editor of 17 books, Professor of Urban and Labor Economics including the recent Voices of Power: from 1971 to 1973. He also served on the Mr. Bienen began his association with Leaders Speak, Mr. Bienen has also written faculties of Stanford University and the Princeton in 1966 as assistant professor numerous book chapters and articles. He Massachusetts Institute of Technology. of politics and international affairs and was the editor of World Politics (1973-74, was named associate professor in 1969, 1984-91) and has served on a number of For the federal government, Mr.