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Penn State Announces
Spring Commencementschedule May 15-17

4-13-98
University Park, Pa. -- Penn State will hold 1998 Spring Commencement ceremonies at 23 campus locations the weekend of May 15 for 824 associate, 5,270 baccalaureate and 1,204 graduate degree students -- a total of 7,408 graduates system wide, including 110 medical students.

At the University Park campus, 23 students will graduate with associate degrees, 4,646 with baccalaureate degrees, 805 with master's degrees and 217 with doctorates, for a total of 5,691 graduates. Each college at University Park will hold its own ceremony. Tipper Gore, wife of vice president Al Gore, will deliver the commencement address at Penn State Hazleton on Friday, May 15. Former Beirut hostage and Associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson will speak at Penn State Altoona on Saturday, May 9.

Michael E. DeBakey, M.D., gifted surgeon, teacher and inventor of the Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals (M.A.S.H.) concept for the military will receive an Honorary Doctor of Science from Penn State's College of Medicine at 1 p.m. on Sunday, May 17 at the Hershey School's Founders Hall. Paul C. Glick, distinguished family sociologist and demographer will receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Penn State's College of the Liberal Arts at 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 16 in the Bryce Jordan Center.

Commencement speakers, times and locations for University Park are:

Friday, May 15:

-- 3 p.m.: The ROTC Tri-Services Commissioning Ceremony in Schwab Auditorium. The guest speaker is U.S. Army Brigadier Gen. James W. Parker, who has served as the U.S. advisor to the El Salvadoran 4th Infantry Brigade, chief of staff for the U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne) and commander of the 7th Special Forces Group, (Airborne). He earned a master's degree in procurement from Webster University and is a graduate of the Army War College. The student marshal will be Nancy K. Woods of Philadelphia, Pa., escorted by Lt. Col. William E. Haner, professor of military science. This year, 49 graduating seniors will be sworn in as U.S. armed forces officers, 19 as Lieutenants in the army, 3 in the marines, 18 in the airforce and, 10 as Ensigns in the navy,

-- 4:30 p.m.: Scheyer Honors College Medal Ceremony for graduating seniors in Eisenhower Auditorium. Cheryl Achterberg, dean of the Schreyer Honors College and Penn State President Graham Spanier will speak.

-- 8 p.m.: Eberly College of Science Commencement Ceremony in the Bryce Jordan Center. David M. Lee, 1996 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in physics will speak. Lee is a distinguished professor of physics at Cornell University. He joined the faculty at Cornell in 1959 and has received numerous fellowships and awards, including the Guggenheim and the 1996 Nobel Prize for his discovery of the fluid phases of helium. Lee graduated cum laude from Harvard University, where he earned his B.A. He went on to complete his master's degree at the University of Connecticut and his Ph.D. at Yale University in 1959. The student marshal will be Robert August Gallo of Lebanon, Pa., escorted by Jay S. Patel, professor of materials research.

-- 8 p.m.: The College of Education Commencement Ceremony in Eisenhower Auditorium. Rodney Reed, dean of Penn State's College of Education will speak. Reed, who plans to retire from Penn State this summer, has held appointments at the University of California, Berkley as assistant, associate and full professor from 1971 to 1989. He served as chair of the faculty for the School of Education and as chair of the University of California's Administrative Services Credential Program. He has been a public school teacher and school administrator. The student marshal will be Bethany J. Hite of Altoona, Pa., escorted by Murry R. Nelson, professor of education.

Saturday, May 16:

-- 9 a.m.: The College of Engineering Commencement Ceremony in the Bryce Jordan Center. The speaker will be Linda Koffenberger, managing director of Union Carbide's Amerchol Corporation and Union Carbide Emulsions Systems (UES). Koffenberger earned her B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Washington and spent 20 years at DuPont prior to joining Union Carbide in 1989. She serves on the Industrial and Professional Advisory Board for Penn State. The student marshal will be William J. Palm of Kingston, R.I., escorted by John S. Lamancusa, associate professor of mechanical engineering.

-- 9 a.m.: The College of Agricultural Sciences Commencement Ceremony in Eisenhower Auditorium. The speaker will be Robert Steele, Penn State's newly appointed dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences. Steele served as associate dean for research of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and executive director of the Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Steele, who holds degrees in nutritional sciences and biochemistry and nutrition from the University of Arizona and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, helped to develop the interdepartmental graduate program in nutritional sciences at Wisconsin. His principal areas of research are folic acid nutrition and metabolism and the blood transport of nutrients. The student marshal will be Carole Brennan of Camp Hill, Pa., escorted by Dan T. Stearns, associate professor of landscape contracting.

-- Noon: The College of Health and Human Development Commencement Ceremony in the Bryce Jordan Center. The speaker will be Olympic diver Mary Ellen Clark. Clark won bronze medals for 10-meter platform diving in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games and is a Penn State Alumni Fellow. She received her B.S. in health and physical education from Penn State in 1985. She was a seven-time Eastern champion and a six-time all-American while at Penn State. The student marshal will be Alina Lopez of Miami, Fla., escorted by Nancy Kurtz, instructor of health and human development.

-- Noon: The College of Arts and Architecture Commencement Ceremony in Eisenhower Auditorium. The Hon. Schuyler G. Chapin, commissioner for the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs will speak. Chapin served as vice president for worldwide concert and artist activities for Steinway & Sons and was dean of Columbia University's School of the Arts from 1976 to 1987. Chapin also served as general manager of the Metropolitan Opera Association and vice president of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The student marshal will be Kelly C. Kohlhepp of State College, Pa., escorted by Lynn Drafall, assistant professor of music.

-- 3 p.m.: The College of the Liberal Arts Commencement Ceremony in the Bryce Jordan Center. Paul Glick a pioneer in the field of family demography will speak. Glick will also be awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Penn State during the ceremony. Glick's multidisciplinary research on the family life cycle still serves as the protocol for the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey. He has been awarded the silver and gold medals of the U.S. Department of Commerce and numerous academic honors in sociology, demography, human development and family studies, statistics and public health. During his more than 40-year career with the U.S. Bureau of the Census, his analyses kept the country informed about changing fertility rates, including the baby boom and the baby bust. The student marshal will be Melinda St. Louis of Monroeville, Pa., escorted by Larry D. Spence, director of Penn State's Schreyer Institute for Innovations in Learning.

-- 3 p.m.: The College of Communications Commencement Ceremony in Eisenhower Auditorium. The speaker will be Jayne Jamison, vice president and publisher of Redbook magazine. Prior to joining Redbook's Hearst Publishing organization, Jamison held the position of parenthood group publisher at Gruner + Jahr USA publishing, where she oversaw Parents Magazine, Child Magazine and five other titles. From 1992 to 1994 she was the publisher of American Health. From 1985 to 1991, Jamison worked at the New York Times Women's Magazine Group, Family Circle, McCalls and Child magazine. The student marshal will be Shannon C. Mattern of Bellefonte, Pa. escorted by Susan Strohm, assistant professor of communications.

-- 7 p.m.: The Smeal College of Business Administration Commencement Ceremony in the Bryce Jordan Center. Richard W. Dugan, partner at Ernst & Young will speak. Dugan is a 1963 graduate of Penn State with a bachelor's degree in accounting. He was office managing partner of Arthur Young's Pittsburgh office for almost 10 years before being summoned to Washington in 1989 on the eve of Arthur Young's merger with Ernst & Whinney. Dugan is the immediate past president of Penn State's Smeal College Alumni Board of Trustees and was named a Penn State Alumni Fellow in February of this year. The student marshal will be L. John Orzechowski of State College, Pa., escorted by James A. Miles, professor of finance.

-- 7 p.m.: The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Commencement Ceremony in Eisenhower Auditorium. Gary W. Weber, vice president for science and technology for PPG Industries in Pittsburgh, will speak. Weber is responsible for all science and technology for a $7.7 billion worldwide business that includes five laboratories serving the automotive, chemical, fiber glass, coatings and architectural business. He spent 10 years as a research scientist and executive with General Electric and directed a new business venture in Budapest, Hungary. Weber received his B.S. in ceramic sciences at Penn State in 1965, supported by a Naval ROTC scholarship. After five years in the U.S. naval nuclear submarine service, he returned to Penn State's Department of Materials Science and Engineering, earning his Ph.D. in ceramic science in 1974. He received Penn State's Alumni Fellow Award in 1995. The student marshal will be Jody Christopher Robins of Sugar Land, Texas, escorted by Phillip M. Halleck, professor of petroleum and natural gas.

Sunday, May 17:

-- 5:30 p.m.: The Graduate School Commencement Ceremony in Eisenhower Auditorium. The speaker will be Cynthia A. Baldwin, Allegheny County Court judge and member of Penn State's Board of Trustees. Baldwin was the first African American female judge in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. She received her B.A. and M.A. from Penn State in English and American Literature before earning her J.D. from Duquesne University. She has served as both visiting and adjunct professor at Duquesne. She also teaches in the Widener School of Law Intensive Trial Advocacy Program and lectures widely in family law, constitutional law and jurisprudence. Baldwin is a former Fulbright Scholar and a current gubernatorial appointee on the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Deliquency.

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