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| Vol. 18, No. 33 | May 27, 1999 |
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| Vol. 18, No. 33 | May 27, 1999 |
The University of Delaware will mark its 150th Spring Commencement at 9 a.m., Saturday, May 29, in Delaware Stadium. The free public ceremony, which is held outdoors rain or shine, will begin with the procession of alumni delegates.
Louis J. Freeh, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, will deliver the Commencement address before members of the graduating Class of 1999 and their families and friends.
"Louis Freeh will bring our graduates his unique perspective on the modern world," Sharon H. Dorr, director of alumni and University relations, said, in making the announcement. "His experience in government and in the judicial system should make for a compelling and thought-provoking speech."
Graduating seniors were asked to nominate potential speakers, and Freeh was one of those nominated, Dorr said.
Freeh, who was sworn in as director on Sept. 1, 1993, served as an FBI special agent from 1975-81 in the New York City field office and at FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C. In 1981, he joined the U.S. attorney's office for the southern district of New York as an assistant U.S. attorney, and he subsequently held positions there as chief of the organized crime unit, deputy U.S. attorney and associate U.S. attorney.
In May 1990, Freeh was appointed special prosecutor by the attorney general to oversee the investigation into the mail-bomb murders of federal Judge Robert Vance of Birmingham, Ala., and civil rights leader Robert Robinson of Savannah, Ga. Both were killed by mail bombs. The case became known as the VANPAC case, and, after extensive investigation, a suspect was apprehended, prosecuted and convicted.
In 1991, then President George Bush appointed Freeh a United States District Court judge for the southern district of New York. He was serving in that position when President Bill Clinton nominated him to serve as director of the FBI in 1993.
Freeh has been recognized for several accomplishments, including investigations and prosecutions relating to racketeering, drugs, organized crime, fraud and terrorism. In 1987 and 1991, he received the Attorney General's Award for Distinguished Service, the second highest annual honor given by the Department of Justice. Other commendations include the John Marshall Award for Preparation of Litigation, awarded annually by the attorney general, and the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association Award.
A native of Jersey City, N.J., Freeh was graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Rutgers College, received his law degree from Rutgers Law School and holds a master of laws degree in criminal law from New York University Law School. He served as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve.
Freeh and his wife, a former FBI employee, have six sons.
Following Commencement, Convocation ceremonies for six colleges--as well as departmental convocations for the College of Arts and Science and College of Health and Nursing Sciences, and programs in the College of Human Resources, Education and Public Policy--will be located throughout campus. Each ceremony will last approximately one hour. No tickets are required unless otherwise noted.
Following is a list of this year's Convocation celebrations.
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
2 p.m., Mitchell Hall
College of Arts and Science
Department of Anthropology 11:30 a.m., Munroe Hall
Departments of Art, Art Conservation, Art History, Music and Theatre 11:30 a.m., Mitchell Hall
Department of Biological Sciences 2 p.m. Room 101 A/B, Clayton Hall,
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
1:30 p.m., Pearson Hall auditorium
Department of Communication 3:30 p.m., Pearson Hall
Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Noon, Room 140, Smith Hall (Tickets required)
Department of English 2 p.m., Carpenter Sports Building
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
11:30 a.m., Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building
Departments of Geography and Geology and Environmental Science Program
11:30 a.m., Pearson Hall auditorium
Department of History
11:30 a.m., Trabant University Center
Department of Mathematical Sciences
11:30 a.m., Room 115, Purnell Hall, Room 115
Department of Philosophy
11:30 a.m., Room 116, Purnell Hall
Department of Physics
11:30 a.m., Room 100, Sharp Laboratory
Department of Political Science and International Relations
and Arts and Science Economics 1:30 p.m., Trabant University Center
Department of Psychology
Noon, Carpenter Sports Building
Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
1:30 p.m., Delaware Field House
Women's Studies Program
3 p.m., Rooms 209-211, Trabant University Center
Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies and Medical Scholars Program
11:30 a.m., Room 125, Clayton Hall
College of Business and Economics
11:30 a.m., Delaware Field House
College of Engineering
1:30 p.m., Bob Carpenter Center
College of Health and Nursing Sciences
Department of Health and Exercise Sciences
11:30 a.m., Room 101 A/B, Clayton Hall
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
12:30 p.m., Room 128,
Clayton Hall
College of Human Resources, Education and Public Policy 11:30 a.m., Bob Carpenter Center
School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy Graduate
Program
1:30 p.m., Room 130, Smith Hall
School of Education Graduate Program
1:30 p.m., Room 120, Smith Hall
Individual and Family Studies Graduate Program
1:30 p.m., Room 208, Gore Hall 
