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Ari Shapiro
Citation Mr. President, I have the great honor of presenting Mr. Ari Shapiro, an award-winning journalist, a host of NPR’s flagship news program, All Things Considered, and a source of sharp-eyed truth at a time when clarity and courage are needed to deliver an honest narrative of America and beyond. Mr. Shapiro, you have filed stories from…
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Ronald Carter
Citation Mr. President, I have the great honor of presenting Ron Carter, legendary jazz double bassist, composer, bandleader, Grammy Award winner, and distinguished educator. Mr. Carter, you are one of the most prolific and influential musicians in the history of jazz. Your rich tone and fluid rhythms have provided the soundtrack for generations of music…
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Doug Wright
Citation Douglas Glenndenning Wright Mr. President, I have the honor of presenting Douglas Glenndenning Wright, one of America’s greatest living playwrights. Mr. Wright, your career in the theatre has been and continues to be exemplary. You are that rare commodity: a writer who is gifted in a number of different mediums. And your accomplishments in…
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Annette Gordon-Reed
Citation Mr. President, it is my honor to present Dr. Annette Gordon-Reed, the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard University, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and a leading voice on the history of race in America. Dr. Gordon-Reed, you have done momentous work to recover the stories of enslaved Africans, especially through your books “Thomas Jefferson…
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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…
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Mark Bittman ’71
Citation Mr. President, I have the honor of presenting Mark Bittman, food writer, bestselling author and member of the Clark University Class of 1971. Mr. Bittman, good food is your passion, one you have been pursuing since your days as a Clark undergraduate, when you taught yourself to cook while living off campus. Throughout your…
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Earl Lewis
Citation Mr. President, I have the honor of presenting Dr. Earl Lewis, social historian and president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Dr. Lewis, from your formative years spent in Southern segregated schools, you have built a scholarly career devoted to the field of African American studies. At the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor,…
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Audrey Flack
Citation Mr. President, I have the honor of presenting Audrey Flack, a pioneer of photorealism and an internationally celebrated painter and sculptor.Ms. Flack, in 1992 a retrospective of your work toured throughout the United States under the title, “Breaking the Rules.” That title could not have been more apt. Your career has been marked by…
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Matt Goldman ’83, MBA ’84
Citation Matt Goldman ’83, MBA ’84 Mr. President, I have the honor of presenting Matt Goldman, holder of both a bachelor’s degree and MBA from Clark University, and co-founder of Blue Man Group and Blue School. Matt, you have said you motivate yourself with three simple words: Make ideas real. At every stage of your…
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