NYU Graduation 2009 - Full Program

NYU President John Sexton and Trustees Chair Martin Lipton right this moment officiated at NYU’s 177th Graduation in Yankee Stadium. Some 6,000 college students receiving undergraduate, graduate, {and professional} levels, and 20,000 friends attended the morning ceremony, which was additionally attended by alumni, school, and different NYU neighborhood members.

The College Bestowed Honorary Levels on:

–Hillary Rodham Clinton – the U.S. Secretary of State and former U.S. Senator from New York – addressed the graduates at right this moment’s ceremony. She acquired a Physician of Legal guidelines diploma, honoris causa.

–Albert Fert, physicist and Nobel-laureate whose discoveries have been essential to pc expertise; he acquired a Physician of Science diploma, honoris causa

–Jessie Christine Gruman, revered well being and healthcare advocate; she acquired a Physician of Humane Letters diploma, honoris causa

–John Patrick Shanley, NYU alumnus, famend playwright, and winner of the Tony and Pulitzer Prizes; he acquired a Physician of Letters diploma, honoris causa

–Helen Thomas, revered White Home journalist; she acquired a Physician of Humane Letters diploma, honoris causa

The coed speaker on the 2009 Graduation Workout routines was Kate Otto, a 2009 recipient of an M.P.A. from NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate College of Public Service, and a 2008 graduate of NYU’s School of Arts and Science.

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