The Magnificent Seven

July 23rd, 2009

 

 

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Mary Beth Meehan
Jim Yong Kim at the ceremony in the First Baptist Church.
RICHARD C. BARKER '57

Doctor of Humane Letters

A trustee emeritus and chair of the Boldly Brown Campaign's financial aid initiative, he chairs the San Francisco Ballet's board and is former vice chair of Capital Group International.

 

MARY ELMENDORF

Doctor of Humane Letters

A peace activist and anthropologist best known for her studies of Mayan women in Mexico, she was the first anthropologist hired on staff at the World Bank.

 

JERRY FISHMAN

Doctor of Science

An engineer, he is president and chief executive officer of Analog Devices, which specializes in data conversion and signal conditioning technology.

 

JESSIE GRUMAN

Doctor of Humane Letters

President of the Washington, D.C.–based Center for Advancing Health, she is the author of Behavior Matters and AfterShock: What to Do When the Doctor Gives You—or Someone You Love—A Devastating Diagnosis.

 

JIM YONG KIM '82

Doctor of Medical Science

President-elect of Dartmouth College, he cofounded Partners In Health and headed the World Health Organization's HIV/AIDS initiative. He received a MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship in 2003.

 

DAVID SALTZMAN '84

Doctor of Humane Letters

Executive director of New York City's Robin Hood Foundation, he formerly headed AIDS-education programs for the New York City Department of Health.

 

FAREED ZAKARIA

Doctor of Laws

Editor of Newsweek International and a regular columnist for Newsweek magazine, he hosts CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS, a weekly foreign affairs program. He is the author of The Post American World and The Future of Freedom.

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