Annual commencement / Northwestern University.

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Patrick,
Four students, whose names were printed in the June commencement book, did not graduate in June. All four of
these students are listed on page 36 under the Master ofArts, Candidates for degree, June 15, 2007 listing which starts on
page 35. The four are:
Amy Joann Hart, Public Policy and Administration
Zachary Jonathan Jacobson, History
Alison Dara Moskowitz, Speech and Language Pathology (Alison did receive her MA in Learning Disabilities)
Paul Wachira Wahiu, Anthropology
Michael Wachowski
Graduate Student Data Analyst
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Northwestern University
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file://C:\DOCUME~1\pquinn\LOCALS~1\Temp\eud21.htm 6/28/2007

^'Northwestern ijmversity
One Hundred and Forty-Ninth
Annual Commencement
6 P.M., Friday, June 15, 2007
Ryan Field
Evanston, Illinois
University Seal and Motto
Soon after Northwestern University was redesigned the seal, retaining the book University and the date of its founding.
founded, its Board ofTrustees adopted and light rays and adding two quota- This seal, which remains Northwestern's
an official corporate seal. This seal, ap- tions. On the pages ofthe open book official signature, was approved by the
proved on June 26, 1856, consisted of he placed a Greek quotation from the Board ofTrustees on December 5, 1890.
an open book surrounded by rays of light Gospel ofSaintJohn, chapter 1, verse 14,
and circled by the words Northwestern translating to The Word . . . full of The full text ofthe University motto,
University, Evanston, Illinois. grace and truth. Circling the book are adopted onJune 17, 1890, is from
the first three words, in Latin, ofthe the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the
Thirty years later Daniel Bonbright, University motto: Quaecumque sunt vera Philippians, chapter 4, verse 8 (King
professor ofLatin and a member of (Whatsoever things are true). The outer James Version).
Northwestern's original faculty, border of the seal carries the name ofthe
NORTHWESTERN
UNIVERSITY
^^Whatsoever things are true,
whatsoever things are honest,
whatsoever things arejust,
whatsoever things arepure,
whatsoever things are lovely,
whatsoever things are ofgood report;
ifthere be any virtue,
and ifthere be anypraise,
think on these things.
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Commencement
Program
Profiles
University Trustees
History of northwestern
Schools of the University
Seating Charts
Academic Procession and Dress
Emeritus Faculty
Honorary Degrees
Undergraduate Degrees*
Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
School of Communication
School of Education and Social Policy
Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
Medill School ofJournalism
School ofMusic
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Graduate Degrees*
Graduate School
School of Communication
School of Continuing Studies
School ofEducation and Social Policy
Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
Medill School ofJournalism
School of Law
L. Kellogg School of Management
J.
Feinberg School of Medicine
School ofMusic
Prizes and Honors
School Convocations
Commencement Staff
*Theappearanceofacandidate'sname
ispresumptiveevidenceofgraduation
butisnottoberegardedasconclusive.
!
UNIVERSITY ALMA MATER
ail to Alma MaterI
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- Hail to Purple! 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 ofyou,the University,and yNorthwestern
its faculty,staff,and students.To
enhance the dignity ofthe event,
you are respectfully requested to
avoid unnecessary conversation and
moving about during the ceremony.
Please silence all cell phones
and pagers.Guests are not per-
mitted on the field at any time.
Smoking is not permitted in Ryan
Field or McGaw Memorial Hall.
Program
Processional
The audience willplease remain seatedfor the studentandfaculty processional.
Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble, conducted
by Mallory B. Thompson, professor ofmusic, director of bands
Presentation of Colors and National Anthem
The audience willplease remain standinguntilafter the invocation.
Northwestern Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps
Alexandra Brennan Schoeny, candidate for BM, 2007
Invocation
Timothy S. Stevens, University chaplain
Welcome
Patrick G. Ryan, chair, Board ofTrustees
Greetings
Alan Wolfson, president, Northwestern Alumni Association
Recognition of Newly Appointed Emeritus Faculty
Henry S. Bienen, president ofthe University
Conferring of Honorary Degrees
Henry S. Bieneri
Citations read by Lawrence B. Dumas, provost ofthe University
The citations appear on pages 14-15.
Remarks to the Graduates
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Hall
Introduced by Craig Adrian Carter, candidate for BS, 2007
Conferring of Doctoral Degrees
Henry S. Bienen
Message to the Class of 2007
Henry S. Bienen
Message to Parents and Family Members
Erin Elizabeth Sprague, candidate for BA, 2007
Conferring of Graduate and Undergraduate Degrees
Henry S. Bienen
University Alma Mater
The audience willjoin in the singing ofthe Alma Mater. The textappears on page 4.
Benediction
Joshua Feigelson, campus rabbi, Louis and Saeree Fiedler Hillel Center
Recessional
Faculty recessional
Graduates andguests willplease remain seated.
Student recessional
Guests willplease remain seated.
Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble
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Profiles
Mr. Bienen is a member ofthe board of
Henry S. Bienen
directors ofthe Bear Stearns Companies
President Inc. and Rasmussen College, Inc. He is a
Henry S. Bienen was elected the 15th member ofthe board ofdirectors ofthe
president ofNorthwestern University Council on Foreign Relations, serving on
on June 13, 1994. He took office on the executive committee and chairing the
January 1, 1995. nominating and governance committee.
Also a member ofthe board ofdirectors
Mr. Bienen was theJames S. McDonnell
ofthe Chicago Council on Global Affairs,
Distinguished University Professor and
dean ofthe Woodrow Wilson School he serves on its executive committee. As a
member ofthe Argonne National Labor-
ofPublic and International Affairs at He also has been a consultantto Hambrecht
atory's Board ofGovernors, he serves on
Princeton University prior to his appoint- and Quist Investment Company, the Boeing
the board's executive, nominating, and
ment at Northwestern. Corporation, and the Carnegie Corporation
auditing committees.
as well as to the Ford Foundation, the
A political scientist with interests in politi-
Other board and trustee memberships in- Rockefeller Foundation, and theJohn D.
cal and economic development, compara-
cludeJSTOR and SteppenwolfTheatre. Mr. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
tive politics, civil-military relations, and
U.S. foreign policy, Mr. Bienen began his Bienen is chair ofthe executive committee He served as a member ofthe Committee
ofthe Association ofAmerican Universities,
association with Princeton University in on Roles ofAcademic Health Centers in the
a member ofthe American Political Science
1966 as an assistant professor. He was 21st Century at the National Academies'
Association, and a member ofthe Knight
named associate professor ofpolitics and Institute ofMedicine and on the board of
Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics.
international affairs at Princeton in 1969 the University Corporation for Advanced
and professor ofpolitics and international Mr. Bienen has been a visiting professor Internet Development (Internet 2) from
affairs in 1972. He was appointed the at Makerere College in Kampala, Uganda 1998 to 2002.
William StewartTod Professor ofPolitics (1963-65), at University College in
Mr. Bienen received a bachelor's degree
and International Affairs at Princeton Nairobi (1968-69), at Columbia University
with honors from Cornell University
in 1981 and theJames S. McDonnell (1971-72), and at the University ofIbadan
in 1960 and a master's degree from the
Distinguished University Professor in 1985. (1972-73). He was a fellow at the Center
University of Chicago in 1961. He was
for Advanced Studies in Behavioral Sciences
Mr. Bienen is one ofthree university presi- awarded a PhD from Chicago in 1966. In
at Stanford University (1976-77), a Polsky
dents awarded the Carnegie Corporation 2000 he received the University ofChicago
Fellow at the Aspen Institute (1982-83),
Academic Leadership Award for innovative Professional Achievement Alumni Award.
and a member ofthe Institute for Advanced
leadership in higher education. The honor
Studies at Princeton (1984-85). Mr. Bienen and his wife, Leigh, a senior
carries a $500,000 award for the institu-
lecturer at Northwestern University School
tion and recognizes leaders ofinstitutions Mr. Bienen has been a consultant to the
ofLaw, have three daughters, five grand-
ofhigher education who have demonstrated U.S. Department ofState (1972-88), the
sons, and one granddaughter.
an abiding commitment to liberal arts and National Security Council (1978-79), the
who have initiated and supported curricu- Agency for International Development
lar innovations, including development of (1980-81), the Central Intelligence Agency
interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary pro- (1982-88), and the World Bank (1981-89).
grams that aim to bridge the gulf between He served as a member ofthe senior review
the theoretical and the practical. panel ofthe CIA in the late 1980s.
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