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College Announces Honorary Degree Recipients for 2008
The Board of Trustees of Albertus Magnus College has voted unanimously to confer the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters upon the following distinguished individuals at the College’s 85th Commencement Exercises, Sunday, May 18:
Charles G. Crump—After service during World War II, Charles Crump returned to his native Connecticut and began a career in the brokerage business at Charles W. Scranton & Co. in New Haven, where he rose through the ranks to managing partner. Now a senior investment adviser and research analyst with Stephens, Inc., he has given to his hometown of Wallingford many years of volunteering to local organizations, including the school board and fire commission.
Carlton L. Highsmith—Founder, president and CEO of the Specialized Packaging Group, Inc., the largest minority-owned business in Connecticut, Carlton Highsmith is an innovative entrepreneur and passionate philanthropist. Headquartered in Connecticut, his company has manufacturing sites, design centers and sales locations in 10 locations in the U.S. and one in Canada. He is a steadfast advocate for the “endless possibilities” education provides to young people.
Thelma M. Johnson—Thelma Johnson has spent nearly 50 years in the field of education as administrator, college professor, reading specialist and public school teacher. Consulting regionally and nationally, she has focused on ways to help teachers make a student’s learning experience the best it can be. Dr. Johnson brings the same spirited commitment to her personal philanthropy and to her numerous civic and public service activities.
Valerie F. Lewis—From November 2000 to February 2008, when she retired, Valerie Lewis served as Connecticut’s Commissioner of Higher Education. She has been a strong advocate for controlling tuition costs and increasing aid and access for needy students, and has held a variety of public and independent college administrative positions in admissions and financial aid, and in finance. Ms. Lewis will deliver the Commencement address.
Jacqueline Noonan, AMC ’50—A chemistry major at AMC who also earned her medical degree at the University of Vermont, Dr. Noonan went on to achieve a long list of firsts in her medical teaching career, as well as an international reputation for her pioneering work in pediatric cardiology and the causes of congenital heart disease. Today Noonan Syndrome is recognized as one of the most common syndromes associated with congenital heart failure. She is professor emerita of pediatrics at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine.
Albertus Magnus College Joins National Initiative
Albertus Magnus College is among nearly 600 private colleges and universities participating in a new Web-based initiative debuting September 26 that gives prospective students and their parents free and accurate comparative data to help them make a decision on which college to attend.
The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU)—of which Albertus Magnus College is a member—created the University and College Accountability Network (U-CAN) site in response to calls by the federal Department of Education and members of Congress to make more and consistent information about colleges available to the public.
Participating colleges post data—including the number of students who applied, the number accepted and the number who enrolled, as well as information about gender and ethnic backgrounds and graduation rates—in a standardized two-page format. Also provided are tuition and student loan statistics.
The U-CAN site features links to relevant areas on each college’s own Web site. Albertus Magnus College’s profile is accessible at http://members.ucan-network.org/albertus.
Reunion Photo Gallery
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