NYU Commencement 2006 - Full Program

New York University President John Sexton and Trustees Chair Martin Lipton today officiated at NYU’s 174th Commencement. Some 6,000 students receiving undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees, and 13,000 guests attended the morning ceremony. The ceremony, which was also attended by alumni, faculty, and other members of the University community, was held in Washington Square Park, at the heart of NYU’s Greenwich Village campus.

–Anthony M. Kennedy, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, gave the “Response on Behalf of the Honorary Degree Recipients,” an NYU tradition; he received a Doctor of Laws degree, honoris causa.

The University also bestowed honorary doctorates on:

–Mikhail Baryshnikov, dancer, actor and founder of the Baryshnikov Center for the Performing Arts; he received a Doctor of Fine Arts degree, honoris causa

–Anne Marie Mulcahy, chair and CEO of Xerox; she received a Doctor of Commercial Science degree, honoris causa

–Alain Robbe-Grillet, avant-garde novelist and filmmaker; he received a Doctor of Letters degree, honoris causa

–Wilma Stein Tisch, civic leader; she received a Doctor of Humane Letters degree, honoris causa

The graduate student speaker at the 2006 Commencement Exercises was Kimani Paul-Emile, who received a Ph.D. in American studies from the Graduate School of Arts and Science.

The undergraduate student speaker at the 2006 Commencement Exercises was Chinaka Hodge, who received a B.A. from the Gallatin School of Individualized Study.

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