144TH COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS MAY 21, 2000 TUFTS UNIVERSITY 144TH COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS MAY 21, 2000 ORDER OF EVENTS Musical Prelude Tufts University Wind Ensemble John McCann, Direcror of Band Processional Presenter Peter L.D. Reid Associate Professor of Classics Alumni Marshal Abbie (Pearlstein) Dean Class of 1975 Commencement Rocco J. Carza Marshal Invocation The Reverend Scotty McLennan University Chaplain National Anthem Elena Heifitz Class of2000 Welcome John DiBiaggio, President ofthe University Conferring of John DiBiaggio, President Honorary Degrees Recipients of Henry L. Aaron, Doctor of Public Service Honorary Degrees Betty Friedan, Doctor of Humane Letters Merrill M. Goldstein, Bachelor of Science Robert D. Hormats, Doctor of Laws Ismar Schorsch, Doctor of Religious Education William H. Cosby, Jr., Doctor of Arts 2 The Commencement William H. Cosby, Jr. Address Recipients of Faculty Rocco J. Carzo, College of Liberal Arts and Jackson College Emeritus/a John R. Galvin, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy Certificates Bobbie M. Knable, College of Liberal Arts and Jackson College James W. Schlesinger, College of Liberal Arts and Jackson College Conferring of John DiBiaggio, President Degrees in Course Nathan Gantcher, Chairman, Board of Trustees Sol Gittleman, Senior Vice President and Provost Benediction Associate Chaplains Rabbi Jeffrey Summit Father David O'Leary After the Benediction there will be a brief interlude in the ceremony during which the faculties and the students ofthe Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, the School ofMedicine, the School of Dental Medicine, the School ofNutrition Science and Policy, the Sack/er School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, and the School of Veterinary Medicine and their guests will move to other sites for the second por­ tion oftheir Commencement exercises. All others please remain seated. 3 DEAR ALMA MATER We con beside thy knee, Speed on thy sunlit way, Dear Alma Mater, Dear Alma Mater. Earth's book of mystery, We vow new faith today, Dear Alma Mater. Dear Alma Mater! We crack the storied past, May glory light thy name, Dear Alma Mater, Dear Alma Mater, Over plains of learning vast, All thy children sing thy fame, Dear Alma Mater, with three. Dear Alma Mater, for aye! TUFTONIA'S DAY by Elliot Wright Hayes, A'l6 Steady and true, rush along, Brown and Blue. Raise a mighty score roday. Fearless tear down the field and never yield! Brown and Blue, Brown and Blue for aye! Hammer them hard, boys, and break through their guard. That is old Tuftonia's way. And our glorious banner once again will wave o'er Tuftonia's Day. T-U-F-T-S, T-U-F-T-S, Hurrah! Hurrah! for dear old Brown and Blue! Refrain: Up on the Hill tonight all will be gay. Victorious in the fight, we'll raise the standard ofdear old Tufts to glory! Pile up a mighty score. It's bound to soar. Now one goal more! Nothing can stop us; it's Tuftonia's Day. Push it right through, boys, we're rooting for you! Now then smash their guard once more. See, they are losing fast, their line can't last! Brown and Blue, boys, forevermore. Right through the hole, lads, and make it a goal in the good old fashioned way. And we'll all turn out with a lusty shout to honor Tufronia's Day. T-U-F-T-S, T-U-F-T-S, Hurrah! Hurrah! for dear old Brown and Blue! Refrain: 4 RECIPIENTS 0 F HONORARY DEGREES HENRY L. "HANK" AARON rewrote baseba.ll's hitting records during his 23 years in the major league, including the all-rime career home run leader. Hammerin' Hank, as he is known ro generations of baseball fans, hit 755 round trippers, bur his many other achievements both on and off the baseball diamond have helped make Aaron one of the best-liked and most-respected men in baseball and in America. Along with his homer record, Aaron also knocked in more runs (2,297) than anyone else in baseball history, as well as most total bases (6,856) and extra-base hits (1,477). He has 3,771 career hits, the third best in history, and he was the first player to compile both 3,000 hits and more than 500 home runs. Perhaps most impressively, Aaron combined his tremendous power with a lifetime barring average of .305, the statistic of which he has often said he is most proud. Aaron is the recipient of one Most Valuable Player award, three Gold Gloves for his defensive play in right field, and one World Series ring. He played in 23 All Star games and was elected to the Hall of Fame at Cooperstown in 1982. Throughout his career- first in the Negro American League of the 1950s, to his dramatic quest to break the career home run record-Aaron approached his baseball business with consis­ tency and grace. Nor possessing a huge physique and never crowding the plate, Aaron appeared to be giving the pitcher the advantage, until he unleashed his lighting-quick wrists to steadily and unrelentingly drive the ball to the farthest corners of the park. His lack of Aash caused many fans throughout Aaron's career to overlook the increasingly impressive statistics he was compiling. His steadfastness and moral courage also helped him endure a steady stream of almost unimaginable racism throughout his career. In the minors and early on with the then-Milwaukee Braves, Aaron and other black teammates were forced ro eat and sleep separately from their white teammates. In late 1973 and early 1974, as he closed in on the home run record held by Babe Ruth, Aaron received more mail than almost any other American aside from the president of the United States. And much of that mail was hateful and threatening. On many occasions since then, Aaron has made an effort to note that 60 percent of those letters were supportive of his record quest. However, he says he has kept the hare mail and returns to it at rimes, nor because he holds grudges, but as a reminder of the injustice that he faced and rhar others continue to face today. In his acceptance speech at the Hall of Fame, Aaron thanked those who broke down the racial barriers before him-especially Roy Campanella and Jackie Robinson- saying, "They proved to the world that a man's ability is limited only by his lack of opportunity." Since 1989, Aaron has been senior vice president of rhe Atlanta Braves. He is also vice president of business development for the CNN Airport network. Aaron also is involved in the concession, uniform, restaurant, and automobile business. He sirs on the board of many businesses, educational institutions, and organizations. Aaron and his wife, Billye, founded the Hank Aaron Chasing the Dream Foundation, which presents awards to children ages 9 to 12 to pursue a talent for which they have shown early ability, including arr and music lessons, individual rime with a coach, a writing course or 5 computer camp. He has received many civic awards, including being named an Honorary Eagle Scout, the Boy Scouts of America's highest honor. Tufts will award Aaron an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree. WILLIAM H. COSBY JR. was born to William and Anna Cosby on July 12 in Philadelphia. Calling himself "a late bloomer," Cosby said he did not realize the value of a formal education until he was four days into boot camp in the U.S. Navy. "Four years later, when I got out of the Navy, I hit the ground running from Norfolk, Va., and immediately enrolled at Temple University," he said. He received his undergraduate degree from Temple and earned a master's degree in 1972 and a doctorate in education in I 977, both from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Cosby has been a longstanding advocate of educational opportunity, believing that the path to a satisfying and rewarding life begins with knowledge. Cosby himself returned to college long after he had achieved much of his success and says he has applied this further education in his professional life. Cosby said he has never stopped realizing the importance of challenging himself. "People always say, 'You don't need money. Why are you still working?' My answer is chat it isn't about money. Thar's academic. It's about accepting the challenges of one's own ideas, clarifying the unanswered questions, and pursuing the excitement of discovery." "Ir is always a pleasure to see chose fresh faces of the new graduates," Cosby said. Ir's also fun to notice the relieved smiles of the parents who are wondering, 'Are they going to be all righci' The unanswered questions are now really directed at them." Cosby will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Arcs degree. BETTY FRIEDAN launched the women's movement in 1963 with the publication of her book, The Feminine Mystique. Few books in modern history have had as much of an impact on our cultural life, and its author has become synonymous with the societal change the book initiated and with the ramifications still being felt nearly forty years later. The Feminine Mystique grew out of Friedan's own life, which followed the pattern of many women's lives in rhe 1950s. She was born Berry Goldstein in Peoria, 111., in 1921 and graduated from Smith College in 1942 with a degree in psychology. After a year of graduate work at the University of California at Berkeley, she moved to New York City, where she worked until 1947, when she married Carl Friedan. For the next decade, she was a housewife and mother in the New York suburbs and free­ lanced articles for magazines.