• Hauwa  Ibrahim

    Hauwa Ibrahim

    To mark the 75th anniversary of the first class of undergraduate women admitted to Clark in 1942, all three recipients in 2018 — Commencement speaker Hauwa Ibrahim, Susan Hanson, and Christine Ortiz — were women. Citation Ms. Ibrahim, you have defied traditional norms since you were a young teen, when you left home for boarding…

  • Susan Hanson

    Susan Hanson

    To mark the 75th anniversary of the first class of undergraduate women admitted to Clark in 1942, all three recipients in 2018 — Commencement speaker Hauwa Ibrahim, Susan Hanson, and Christine Ortiz — were women. Citation Mr. President, I have the honor of presenting Susan Hanson, Distinguished University Professor Emerita in the Graduate School of…

  • Christine Ortiz

    Christine Ortiz

    To mark the 75th anniversary of the first class of undergraduate women admitted to Clark in 1942, all three recipients in 2018 — Commencement speaker Hauwa Ibrahim, Susan Hanson, and Christine Ortiz — were women. Citation Mr. President, I have the honor of presenting Christine Ortiz — scientist, engineer, social entrepreneur, educator, and professor. Dr.…

  • Jeffrey Lurie ’73

    Jeffrey Lurie ’73

    Citation STEVEN SWAIN: President Angel, I have the distinct honor of presenting Jeffrey Lurie, Academy Award-winning film producer, chairman and CEO of the Philadelphia Eagles, and member of the Clark University Class of 1973. Mr. Lurie, it is fair to say that since you graduated from Clark, you have led an interesting life. You obtained…

  • Martha C. Nussbaum

    Martha C. Nussbaum

    Citation President Angel, I have the honor of presenting Dr. Martha Nussbaum, author, teacher, moral philosopher, and the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics in the Law School and the Department of Philosophy at the University of Chicago. Dr. Nussbaum, you have written and spoken extensively on facets of the human condition…

  • Robert Stevenish

    Robert Stevenish

    Citation President Angel, I have the honor of presenting Robert Stevenish, an executive at the highest levels of the retail industry and longtime member of the Clark Board of Trustees. Mr. Stevenish, for many years you led, nurtured, and grew a host of companies whose names are familiar to shoppers across America: J.C. Penney, Montgomery…