Henry Paulson '68
Erich Kunzel '57
Willie Mays
Mary Oliver
John A. Rich '80
Judith Rodin
W. Richard West Jr.
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Henry M. Paulson Jr. '68, renowned in the worlds of finance and public
service, will deliver the main address at Dartmouth's 2007 Commencement
exercises on Sunday, June 10. He is also one of seven individuals who will
receive honorary degrees at the event.
Currently the 74th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Paulson previously was
chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, the New York-based global investment
banking, securities, and investment management firm. Earlier, he was a member
of the White House Domestic Council, serving as staff assistant to the
president from 1972 through 1973, and as staff assistant to the assistant
secretary of defense at the Pentagon from 1970 through 1972. He also served as
chair of the Nature Conservancy Board of Governors from 2004 through 2006.
Other speakers will include President James Wright
and the valedictorian of the undergraduate senior class, who is announced the
week of Commencement. The academic procession to the Green begins at 9:30 a.m.,
and visitors are advised to be in their seats by that time. Commencement
ceremonies begin at 10 a.m.
Honorary Degree Recipients
- Erich
Kunzel '57 (Doctor of Arts), conductor, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
- Willie
Mays (Doctor of Humane Letters), member, Baseball Hall of Fame
- Mary
Oliver (Doctor of Letters), Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning
poet
- Henry M.
Paulson Jr. '68 (Doctor of Laws), U.S. Treasury secretary, business and
civic leader
- John A.
Rich '80 (Doctor of Science), professor and chair of Health Management and
Policy, and director of the Center for Public Health Practice, Drexel
University
- Judith
Rodin (Doctor of Science), president, The Rockefeller Foundation
- W.
Richard West Jr. (Doctor of Humane Letters) founding director, National
Museum of the American Indian
New to this year's Commencement ceremonies will be the awarding of
The Dartmouth Prize for Exceptional Teaching: A Celebration of
Outstanding Elementary and Secondary Education. The College will
present awards to four K-12 teachers from around the country nominated by
graduating seniors for their skills and the profound positive impact they have
had on many lives, including those of the students who nominated them.
Saturday, June 9
Class Day and Investiture ceremonies for Dartmouth's three professional
schools, and Baccalaureate, a multifaith service open to all graduates and
their guests, will be held on Saturday, June 9.
Dartmouth Medical School: 9 a.m., Derzon Courtyard, DMS,
rain or shine (under tent). Speaker: Benjamin Carson, director of the Division
of Pediatric Neurosurgery, professor of neurosurgery, plastic surgery,
oncology, and pediatrics at Johns Hopkins, and co-director of the Craniofacial
Center at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Thayer School of Engineering: 10 a.m., Spaulding
Auditorium, Hopkins Center. Speaker: John Holdren, the Heinz Professor of
Environmental Policy and director of the Program in Science, Technology, and
Policy at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F.
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; and director of the Woods
Hole Research Center.
Tuck School of Business: 3 p.m., Tuck Circle. (In case of
rain, Thompson Arena, same time.) Speaker: Harold W. "Terry" McGraw
III, chairman, president, and CEO of the McGraw-Hill Companies, a worldwide
leader in the financial services, publication, education, and business
information markets.
Baccalaureate: 3 p.m., Rollins Chapel. (Remote viewing in
105 Dartmouth Hall.) Speaker: Rev. Dr. Fred Berthold '45, professor of religion
emeritus, first dean of Dartmouth's Tucker Foundation, and an ordained
clergyman in the United Church of Christ.
By ROLAND ADAMS
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