Annual commencement / Northwestern University.

1976·7.6 MB·English

by  Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.)

NORTHWESTERN
UNIVERSITY
One Hundred and Eighteenth Annual
COMMENCEMENT
SATURDAY, JUNE
12, 1976
McGaw Memorial Hall, Evanston, Illinois
THE UNIVERSITY ALMA MATER
Hail to Alma Mater!
We
will sing thy praise forever;
All thy sons and daughters
Pledge thee victory and honor.
Alma Mater, praise be thine.
May thy name forever shine!
Hail to Purple! Hail to White!
Hail to thee, Northwestern!
Smoking ispermitted only in the outer main floor lobby.

THE PROGRAM
PROCESSIONAL
(Audience willplease remain seated for the Student and Faculty Processional.)
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
(The first stanza)
(Audience willplease remain standing until theInvocation has been offered.)
INVOCATION
RABBI EDGAR E. SISKIN
VisitingProfessor,History and Literature ofReligions
CONFERRING OF HONORARY
DEGREES
Citations read by
RAYMONDW. MACK
Provost of the University
AWARDING OF DIPLOMAS AND
CONFERRING OF DEGREES
robert h. strotz
President of the University
DELIVERY OF DIPLOMAS TO
DOCTORAL RECIPIENTS
Deans of the Graduate, Medical,
Law,Dental, andMusic Schools
THE UNIVERSITY ALMA MATER
(Words to the UniversityAlma Mater areprinted inside thefront cover.)
BENEDICTION
james e. avery
University Chaplain
RECESSIONAL
FACULTY recessional (Graduates and guests willpleaseremain seated.)
STUDENT RECESSIONAL (Guests will please remain seated.)
Parents and guests are respectfully requested to remain in their 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 front lobby.

THE HONORARY DEGREES
—
ROBERT LOUIS SINSHEIMER DOCTOR OF SCIENCE
Scientist. S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1941; M.S., 1942; Ph.D., 1948. Associate
professor of biophysics, Iowa State College, Ames, 1949-55, professor, 1955-57; professor of bio-
physics, California Institute of Technology, 1957—; chairman, division of biology, 1968—.
California Scientist of the Year, 1968; received the N. W. Beijerinck \'irology Medal of the
Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences and Letters, 1969. Member of the National Academy of
Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Editor of the Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Author of numerous contribu-
tions to scientific journals.
Presented by Lawrence B. Dumas, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and
MolecularBiology, College of Arts and Sciences
—
GUSTAVE REESE DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS
Musicologist. LL.B., New York University, 1921; Mus.Bac, 1930; Mus.Doc. (honorary), Chicago
Musical College, 1947. Member of the music faculty. New York University, 1927, professor,
1955-74; City University of New York, Graduate Center, 1974—. Also taught at University of
Michigan, 1951-52; University of Southern California, 1953; Harvard University, 1958. Co-founder
of American Musicological Society; officer, 1935-52; president, 1950-52. Helped to organize
Renaissance Society of America, 1954. Head of publication department of the music publishers
G. Schirmer, 1940-45; Carl Fischer, Inc., 1945-55. Author of Music in the Middle Ages (1940),
Music in the Renaissance (1954), Fourscore Classics of Music Literature (1957), and numerous
articles in journals and dictionaries.
Presented by Theodore Karp, Professor of Music History and Literature and
Chairman of the Department, School ofMusic
—
KENNETH VERNON ZWIENER DOCTOR OF LAWS
Banker. B.S., University of California (Berkeley). Associated with the Harris Trust & Savings
Bank beginning in 1929, president, 1955-63, chairman of the board, 1963-71, director, 1971—.
Director of many corporations and public enterprises such as the Chicago Boys' Club, American
Red Cross; trustee of Community Fund-Red Cross Crusade of Mercy, Inc.; Kellogg Foundation;
Northwestern University, 1954-1974; chairman of the board, 1970-1975; life trustee, 1975—.
Presented by J. Roscoe Miller, Chancellor Emeritus
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ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEENTH COMMENCEMENT
—
CLIFTON ORRIN DUMMETT DOCTOR OF SCIENCE
Educator and dentist. B.S., Roosevelt University, 1941; D.D.S., Northwestern University, 1941;
M.Sc.D., 1942. Faculty member, Meharry Medical College; Tuskegee Institute; University of
Alabama (Birmingham); Northwestern University Dental School; University of Southern Cali-
fornia, 1966—, associate dean, 1970—. Private practice in Tennessee. Alabama, Illinois, California.
Member and officer of many scientific organizations; recipient of many honors, including N.U.
Alumni Merit Award. Author of over 150 publications.
Presented by Clifford H. Miller, Professor of Operative Dentistry
and Associate Dean, Deiital School
—
ALBERT PICK, JR. DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS
Hotel executive. A.B., University of Chicago, 1917. With Albert Pick and Company, 1917-28;
with Pick Hotels Corporation beginning in 1926; president, 1930; chairman of the board, 1972—.
U.S. Army, 1917-19. Member, director, and trustee of numerous national, civic, and philanthropic
societies and associations. Honorary awards from universities-Michigan State, 1955; Illinois, 1959;
Chicago, 1952; Pennsylvania State, 1955; Miami, 1973, USIA Distinguished Service Award, 1960.
"Eisenhower Medallion" from People-to-People International, 1972. Donor of scholarships, special
awards, and buildings to many universities—co-donor of Pick-Staiger Concert Hall at North-
western.
Presented by Margaret Hillis, Professor of Conducting and
Director of Choral Organizations, School of Music
CARL MC COWAN — DOCTOR OF LAWS
Federal judge. A.B., Dartmouth College, 1932; LL.B., Columbia Law School, 1936. Private prac-
tice, 1936-39, 1946-48, 1953-63; faculty member. Northwestern University School of Law, 1939-42,
1948-49; counsel to Governor Adlai Stevenson, 1949-52; judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for District
of Columbia Circuit, 1963—. At various times, chairman of the American Bar Association Com-
mittee on Standards of Judicial Adhiinistration, member of the Council of the American Law
Institute and of the Council of the Administrative Conference of the United States. Author,
The Organization of Judicial Power in the United States (1969) and numerous scholarly articles.
Presented by Newton N. Minow, Trustee of Northwestern University
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NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
—
WILLIAM OLIVER BAKER DOCTOR OF SCIENCE
Research chemist. B.S., Washington College, Chestertown, Md., 1935; Ph.D., Princeton University,
1938. With Bell Telephone Laboratories, Murray Hill, N.J., since 1939; director of research in
physical sciences, 1954-55; vice-president for research, 1955-72, president, 1973—. Recipient of
thirteen honorary degrees; member of many boards, including the President's Foreign Intelligence
Board, 1959; chairman. Presidential Advisory Group on Anticipated Advances in Science and
Technology. Trustee of Mellon Institute, Rockefeller Institute, Princeton University. Recipient
of many honors, such as the Perkin Medal of the Society of Chemical Industry, 1962; the Priestley
Medal of the American Chemical Society, 1966; Industrial Research Man of the Year Award,
1973; the Gold Medal of the American Institute of Chemists and the Mellon Institute Award,
both in 1975. Member of the National Academy of Sciences. Holder of thirteen patents on
subjects involving high polymers; author of many research papers.
Presented by Howard J. Trienens, Trustee of Northwestern University
ARMISTEAD PRIDE — DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS
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Educator. A.B., University of Michigan, 1927; A.M., University of Chicago, 1932; M.S.J., North-
western University, 1942; Ph.D., 1950. Faculty member, Lincoln University School of Journalism
beginning in 1937; dean, professor and departmental chairman, 1947-1975. City editor, Lamar
Daily News, and Associated Press correspondent, 1943-44. Fulbright professor, Cairo University,
University of Rome, 1956-57; lecturer, Chungang University, Seoul, 1963-64; member and officer
of professional associations and committees. Author, The Black Press, A Bibliography (1968) and
articles for professional journals.
Presented by Elizabeth S. Yamashiia, Associate Professor ofJourjialism and
Acting Chairman, Editorial Department, Medill School of Journalism
—
WILLIAM POLK LONGMIRE, JR. DOCTOR OF SCIENCE
Physician, surgeon. A.B., University of Oklahoma, 1934; M.D., Johns Hopkins Medical School,
1938. Associated with the Johns Hopkins Medical School, 1938-48; professor and chairman,
Department of Surgery, University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, 1948—.
Member of many professional societies and committees. Visiting professorships and lectureships
at numerous universities here and abroad. Honorary degrees, fellowships, and awards from
universities and associations in Canada, England, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Japan, Scotland, as
well as in U.S.A. World-known for his contributions to surgery of the liver and stomach, and to
the field of transplantation. Author of over 200 articles.
Presented by John M. Beal, Professor of Surgery and
Chairman of the Department, Medical School
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