1995's Roll Call Of Honor

Following is a partial listing of scientists whom various universities and colleges in the United States and abroad chose to recognize for their achievements by awarding them honorary degrees. Phillip A. Sharp, Salvador E. Luria Professor of Biology and head of the department of biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; recipient of 1993 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic: Eugene Garfield, publisher and editor-in-chief,The Scientist Freeman Dyson, professor of physics, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, N.J. W. Maxwell Cowan, vice president and chief scientific officer, Howard Hughes Medical Institute,Chevy Chase, Md.Paul Erdos, professor of mathematics,Hungarian Academy of Science, Budapest Mildred Dresselhaus, Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Wayne Levin, distinguished research leader, department of inflammation/autoimmune diseases, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, N.J.; adjunct professor, Rutgers University M. Joycelyn Elders, professor of pediatrics, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; former Surgeon General of the United StatesGian Carlo Salmoiraghi, former chairman of physiology and biophysics, Hahnemann University Sheila Sherlock, president, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, University of London, England Clifford Glenwood Shull, emeritus professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; recipient of 1994 Nobel Prize in physics Paul Berg, Vivian K. and Robert W. Cahill Professor in Cancer Research and director, Beckman Center for Molecular and Genetic Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine; recipient of 1980 Nobel Prize in chemistry Edward Osborne Wilson, Pellegrino University Professor, Harvard University; curator of entomology, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University Lowell Anderson, adjunct professor of pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; president of Pharmaceutical Care Association of Minneapolis; executive vice president, Pharmaceutical Care Management Group, Minneapolis; president, Watauga Corp., operators of Falcon Heights Medical Supply & Bel-Aire Pharmacy,Minneapolis; past president, American Pharmaceutical Association; past president,Minnesota Pharmacists Association Allen Misher, past president, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and ScienceNorman Ramsey, Higgins Professor of Physics, emeritus, Harvard University John H. Beynon, research professor, emeritus,University of Wales, Swansea, Wales, U.K. James T. Doluisio, dean and Hoechst-Roussel Professor of Pharmacy, University of Texas, Austin Alton A. Lindsey, professor, emeritus, of biology, Purdue University Joe L. Key, vice president for research and research professor of botany and plant biochemistry, University of Georgia Fred W. McLafferty, professor of chemistry, Cornell University James D. Mitchell, head, analytical chemistry research, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, N.J. research scientist and chairman of board (retired), AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, N.J. Evelyn M. Witkin, Barbara McClintock Professor Emerita of Genetics, Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers University F. Clarke Fraser, professor of medical genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Leon A. Henkin, professor of mathematics, University of California, Berkeley Chang-Lin Tien, chancellor, University of California, Berkeley Edwin G. Krebs, professor, emeritus, of biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle; recipient of1992 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine William J. Rutter, chairman of board of directors, Chiron Corp., Emeryville, Calif; professor, emeritus, of biochemistry, University of California, San Francisco Harry B. Gray, professor of chemistry, California Institute of Technology Stanley Cohen, professor of genetics and medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine David Satcher, director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta Carl Djerassi, professor of chemistry, Stanford University George Olah, professor, emeritus, of chemistry, University of Southern California; recipient of 1994 Nobel Prize in chemistry Roberta Bondar, Canada's first female astronaut Michael Smith, director, Biotechnology Laboratory and professor, department of biochemistry and molecular biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; recipient of 1993 Nobel Prize in chemistry Sir John Thomas, Fullerian Professor of Chemistry, Davy-Faraday Research Laboratory, Royal Institution of Great Britain, London Carl Djerassi, professor of chemistry, Stanford University Phil Skolnick, senior investigator and chief, Laboratory of Neuroscience, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.; adjunct professor of anesthesiology, Johns Hopkins University; research professor, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Mitchel Sayare, president and chief executive officer, ImmunoGen Inc., Cambridge, Mass. Washington College: Lynn Margolis, professor of biology andadjunct professor of geology and geography, University of Massachusetts Norman Borlaug, Distinguished Professor of International Agriculture, Texas A&M University; recipient of 1970 Nobel Peace Prize Dudley R. Herschbach, Baird Professor of Science, department of chemistry, Harvard University; recipient of 1986 Nobel Prize in chemistry Research assistance for this article was provided by Lynn Gambale. (The Scientist, Vol:9, #13, pg.7, June 26, 1995) (Copyright, The Scientist, Inc.) garfield@aurora.cis.upenn.edu 71764.2561@compuserve.com

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