He will receive an honorary Doctor of Science and will be the speaker at the undergraduate commencement at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, in the Bryce Jordan Center.

Schriesheim is director emeritus of the Argonne National Laboratory, the first national laboratory established by the federal government. Under his leadership, a series of initiatives were launched to broaden the laboratory’s research scope and expand its relationships with other government, academic, and industrial organizations, both nationally and internationally. He joined Argonne after a long career with Exxon Corporation and was the first national laboratory director to be recruited from industry.

Schriesheim holds 22 U.S. patents and is a recipient of the George A. Olah Award in Petroleum Chemistry from the American Chemical Society. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering. A graduate of Brooklyn Polytechnic University, he received a Ph.D. in chemistry from Penn State.

Penn State awards honorary degrees to scholars, performers, artists and practitioners in academic fields, or individuals who have made particularly distinguished contributions to society in areas such as public service, business or government. This year's recipient was recommended by a 15-member faculty committee and approved by President Graham B. Spanier and the Board of Trustees.

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