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• Michael Gradetzel, Doctor of Science
• Heather Headley, Doctor of Arts
• Sarah Jessica Parker, Doctor of Arts
• David J. Skorton, Doctor of Science

• James Kennedy
• Alessandra King
• Brian Sweeney
• Jim Walker

David Besanko, IBM Chair Emeritus in Regulation and Competitive Practices, Strategy, J. L. Kellogg School of Management; 35 years of service 

Neal Blair, Professor Emeritus, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, and Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences; 19 years of service 

Brenda Ellington Booth, Clinical Professor Emerita, Management and Organizations, J. L. Kellogg School of Management; 27 years of service 

Deborah Brown, Assistant Professor of Instruction Emerita, Physics and Astronomy, Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences; 43 years of service 

Barbara K. Burton, Professor Emerita, Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine; 27 years of service 

David Cella, Professor Emeritus, Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine; 29 years of service 

Tracy C. Davis, Ethel M. Barber Professor Emerita in Performing Arts, Theatre, and English, School of Communication and Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences; 36 years of service 

Shari Diamond, Howard J. Trienens Professor Emerita of Law, Pritzker School of Law; 28 years of service 

Daniel Farris, Senior Lecturer Emeritus, Music Performance, Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music; 26 years of service 

Douglas Foster, Professor Emeritus, Journalism, Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications; 23 years of service 

Leslie Grammer, Professor Emerita, Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine; 50 years of service 

Ahmad Hadavi, Clinical Professor Emeritus, Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science; 35 years of service 

Tim Hagan, Librarian Emeritus, University Libraries; 29 years of service 

Joel Horowitz, Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor Emeritus in Market Economics, Economics, Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences; 25 years of service 

Martha Kanter, Clinical Professor Emerita, Pritzker School of Law; 20 years of service 

lex Kotlowitz, Clinical Professor Emeritus, Journalism, Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications; 27 years of service 

Lakshman Krishnamurthi, A. Montgomery Ward Professor Emeritus of Marketing, Marketing, J. L. Kellogg School of Management; 44 years of service 

Robert Kushner, Professor Emeritus, Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine; 28 years of service 

Susan Manning, Bergen Evans Professor Emerita in the Humanities and Professor Emerita, English and Performance Studies, Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and School of Communication; 38 years of service 

Herbert Meltzer, Professor Emeritus, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine; 14 years of service 

Joseph Moskal, Research Professor Emeritus, Biomedical Engineering, Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science; 35 years of service 

Linda Roethke, Professor Emerita, Theatre, School of Communication; 34 years of service 

Anne Rowley, Professor Emerita, Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine; 28 years of service 

Leonard Rubinowitz, Professor Emeritus, Pritzker School of Law; 55 years of service 

John Rudnicki, Professor Emeritus, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science; 45 years of service 

Robin Soffer, Associate Professor of Instruction Emerita, Harvey Kapnick Center for Business Institutions, Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences; 14 years of service 

Daniel Spulber, Elinor Hobbs Professor Emeritus of International Business, Strategy, J. L. Kellogg School of Management; 36 years of service 

Jacob Sznajder, Ernest S. Bazley Professor Emeritus of Asthma and Related Disorders, Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine; 27 years of service 

Sharon L. Veis, Associate Clinical Professor Emerita, Communication Sciences and Disorders, School of Communication; 44 years of service 

Mary Weismantel, Professor Emerita, Anthropology, Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences; 28 years of service 

Anne Zald, Senior Librarian Emerita, University Libraries; 12 years of service 

Clifford Zimmerman, Professor of Practice Emeritus, Pritzker School of Law; 26 years of service 

Bienen School of Music

The Family Institute

The Graduate School

J.L. Kellogg School of Management

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Graduate Convocation & Hooding Ceremony

Date: Monday, June 15, 2026

Time: 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Location:

Undergraduate Convocation

Date: Monday, June 15, 2026

Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Location:

Medill  School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications

School of Communication Undergraduate Convocation

Date: Saturday, June 13, 2026

Time: 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM

Location:

School of Education and Social Policy

School of Professional Studies

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences