Release date: May 11, 2005
Contact: Beverly Cox Clark, Assistant Director, University Media Relations,
at 404-712-8780 or beverly.clark@emory.edu

Emory Honorary Degree Recipients Represent Lifetimes of Accomplishment

Five individuals who have made outstanding contributions to their respective fields will be awarded honorary degrees during Emory University's 160th commencement Monday, May 16. They are: former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw, who also will serve as keynote speaker; Oxford University administrator Robin Butler; Atlanta developer Tom Cousins; nursing scholar Sue Hegyvary; and former Emory Law School Dean Ben F. Johnson Jr. "The awarding of these honorary degrees is not only tribute to five extraordinary individuals, but also an example of the breadth of Emory's engagement in the world as we celebrate the class of 2005," says Emory University President James Wagner.

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