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Commencement | Ceremony | Honorary Degree Recipients

The Honorable Thomas Buergenthal
Doctor of Laws
Judge, International Court of Justice

Presented by Thomas Franck,
Murry and Ida Becker Professor Emeritus of Law;
Adjunct Professor of Law,
New York University School of Law

Escorted by Evan Chesler, Trustee


Mr. Michael J. Fox
Doctor of Fine Arts
Actor

Presented by Deborah Hecht,
Associate Arts Professor of Speech,
Tisch School of the Arts

Escorted by Constance J. Milstein, Trustee


Professor Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
Doctor of Letters
Distinguished Professor of English and Comperative Literature,
University of California, Irvine

Presented by Timothy J. Reiss,
Adjunct Professor of Comparative Literature,
Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence,
Faculty of Arts and Science

Escorted by Baroness Mariuccia Zerilli-Marimò, Trustee


Mr. Laurence Henry Tribe
Doctor of Laws
Carl M. Loeb University Professor,
Harvard Law School

Presented by Norman Dorsen,
Counselor to the President;
Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Professor of Law;
Co- Director, Hays Civil Liberties Memorial Program, New York University School of Law

Escorted by Judy Steinhardt, Trustee


Ms. Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi
Doctor of Commercial Science
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo, Inc.

Presented by Laura Veldkamp,
Assistant Professor of Economics,
Leonard N. Stern School of Business

Escorted by William R. Berkley, Trustee


Albert Gallatin Medal
Lewis Rudin Award for Exemplary Service to New York City
Honorary Degree Recipients
Student Speakers

RAIN PLAN

There is no rain date. Commencement will take place rain or shine. If rain is heavy, the ceremony will be abbreviated. Participants should come prepared if inclement weather is expected on Commencement Day.