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2013 HONORARY DEGREES & MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE

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Honorary Degrees are awarded to individuals who have made significant contributions to research, publication, law, science, government, education and literature. Honorary degrees were first awarded by Columbia in 1758. Honorees do not need to be graduates of Columbia University.

The University Medal for Excellence is awarded each year to an alumnus or alumna, under 45 years of age, whose record in scholarship, public service, or professional life is outstanding.

Columbia University will confer six honorary degrees and one Medal for Excellence at its University Commencement ceremony on Wednesday, May 22, 2013:

Stanley Falkow
Doctor of Science

Paul E. Steiger
Doctor of Laws

Herbert and Florence Irving
Doctors of Laws

Zena A. Stein
Doctor of Science

Arnold Rampersad
Doctor of Letters

Laurence H. Tribe
Doctor of Letters

Alicia Abella
University Medal for Excellence

 
 
2013 PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING
 

Presidential Awards for Excellence in Teaching are awarded to current Columbia faculty who have had a significant influence on the intellectual development of students at the University. These awards recognize teaching excellence at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

The 2013 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Teaching:

Lucie Brock-Broido                                  
Professor of Writing in the
Faculty of the Arts
Rocco A. Servedio
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Gil Eyal                                                          Professor of Sociology David G. Vallancourt                               
Senior Lecturer in Circuits and Systems in the Department of Electrical Engineering
Barbara Fields                                            
Professor of History
 
 

2013 ALUMNI MEDALISTS

 

Alumni Medalists are alumni of Columbia University selected to receive this high honor for their distinguished service of ten years or more to the University - including its schools, alumni associations, regional Columbia Clubs, and University-wide initiatives. The Medal was first awarded by Columbia in 1933.

The 2013 Alumni Medalists:

Armen Alex A. Avanessians
1983 M.S. School of Engineering and Applied Science
Marvin M. Lipman, M.D.
1949 B.A. Columbia College
1954 M.D. College of Physicians and Surgeons
Stephen L. Buchman
1959 B.A. Columbia College
1962 LL.B. Columbia Law School
Ira Brett Malin
1975 B.A. Columbia College
Toni Crowley Coffee
1956 B.A. Barnard College
Roxana I. M. Sasse
1992 M.S., 2011 Dr.N.P. Columbia Nursing School
Keith Fitzgerald Goggin
1991 M.S. Columbia Journalism School
Leslie W. Seldin, D.D.S.
1966 D.D.S. College of Dental Medicine
Daniel Hirsch
1984 M.B.A. Columbia Business School
Hon. Jack B. Weinstein
1948 LL.B. Columbia School of Law