Sample Citation 1



DOCTOR OF LAWS


Willard L. Boyd


Native of St. Paul, Minnesota; graduate of the University of Minnesota with a B.S.L., 1949, and an LL.B., 1951, and of the University of Michigan with an LL.M., 1952, and S.J.D., 1962; professor of law, University of Iowa, since 1954; vice president of academic affairs and dean of the faculties, University of Iowa, 1964­69; president, University of Iowa, 1969­81, now president emeritus; president, Field Museum of Natural History, 1981­96, now president emeritus; first chair of the University of Iowa Human Rights Committee; board and committee member of numerous arts and humanities organizations; one of the first winners of the National Endowment for the Humanities Charles Frankel Prize

Because you are one of the most important and distinguished figures in American education today; because you guided the University of Iowa through tumultuous times with adroitness and grace, and under your leadership the university grew in strength and stature; because you put the Field Museum of Natural History on solid financial footing and rejuvenated its mission; because of your lifelong commitment to societal justice; because you have been a passionate defender of human rights and a tireless advocate for opening up opportunities for all; because you are now teaching a new generation of law students with the same creativity and energy that have marked your whole career

The regents of the University of Minnesota, upon recommendation of the faculties, confer upon you, Willard L. Boyd, the degree of doctor of laws, honoris causa.

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SECRETARY, BOARD OF REGENTS

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PRESIDENT

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CHAIR, BOARD OF REGENTS

Sample Citation 2



DOCTOR OF LAWS


Carl T. Rowan


Native of Tennessee; graduate of Oberlin College with a B.A. in mathematics, 1947, and the University of Minnesota with an M.A. in journalism, 1948; distinguished journalist, writer, and commentator for almost 50 years; the only journalist to be awarded the coveted Sigma Delta Chi medallion three years in a row; ambassador to Finland during the Kennedy administration; director of the U.S. Information Agency during the Johnson administra-tion, and the first African American to sit with the President's cabinet and on the National Security Council; author of eight books; nationally syndicated columnist; founder of the Project Excellence scholarship program

Because your career across five decades has been marked by an unwavering commitment to fairness, accuracy, and integrity; because your fearless reporting helped to expose and reverse segregation in our country; because you have been an eloquent voice against racism and a defender of human freedom and equality for people everywhere; because the scholarship program you established has started thousands of young African Americans on their way to college and strong careers; because your words have opened people's eyes and spoken to their hearts; because you have brought pride to Minnesota as a renowned journalist, ambassador, and adviser to presidents and world leaders

The regents of the University of Minnesota, upon recommendation of the faculties, confer upon you, Carl T. Rowan, the degree of doctor of laws, honoris causa.

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SECRETARY, BOARD OF REGENTS

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PRESIDENT

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CHAIR, BOARD OF REGENTS