U Magazine, Summer 1987

Newly-hooded Dr. Nancy Royal

Afamily celebration

listeners to be curious and to look at life with an open mind. "Do things that you may want to do that are interest– ing for you butwill help others," he said. "A human mind is like a parachute. It doesn 't do any good until you open it." * * * * * MaryWarburton and Steve Krallman received a standing ovation from their classmates when they were announced as the 1987 recipients of the Alcala Leadership Awards at the undergraduate commencement. The awards honor two students who have demonstrated outstanding leader– ship during their USD years. Named valedictorians were Toni Marie Gallo Smith among the undergraduates , Kristina Ryder Orr among non-law graduate students and Theodore Boutrous Jr. among law graduates. * * * * * Boris Bittker. a Yale Law School professor since 1946, was presented with an honorary degree from the School of Law. Bi ttker was honored as "a man not only of exceptional scholarly achievements, but a scholar who has made a dif– ference in the way in which a major field of law has been defined and debated. He has also served as a role model and standard bearer for a whole new generation of tax scholars and teachers. " Bittker is one of the United States· most distinguished scholars in the fie ld of federal taxation. His publications are frequentl:Y cited by the U.S. Supreme Court. * * * * * Honored at the graduate commencement was Dr. Alexander George, Graham H. Stuart Professor of Inter– national Relations and Political Science at Stanford Un iversity. Dr. George's career has been dedicated to teaching and government service, ranging from the Federal Communi– cations Commission to the United States Office ofMilitary Government for Germany. He has published 10 books, with the emphasis of his most recent work on relations between the United States and the Soviet Union. •

Dr. Alexander George

Ernest Hahn

Francis Bennett

Toni Marie Gallo Smith