4:31 p.m., May 30, 2009----Five honorary degrees were bestowed by Howard E. Cosgrove, chairman of the University of Delaware's Board of Trustees, at UD's 160th Commencement, held May 30 at Delaware Stadium.

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The distinction, the highest honor the University bestows on individuals whose contributions to the public good warrant exceptional recognition, was presented this year to:

Thomas L. Friedman, author and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The New York Times;

Baroness Susan Greenfield, Oxford Professor of Physiology and recognized expert on the physiology of the human brain;

Carol E. Hoffecker, distinguished scholar, renowned historian of Delaware and Richards Professor Emerita of History at UD;

Charles R.E. Lewis, award-winning founder of the Center for Public Integrity in Washington, D.C.; and

David L. Sacher, 16th surgeon general of the United States.

“The honorary degree is the highest honor bestowed by the University of Delaware and is reserved as a recognition of true distinction,” Cosgrove said. “Today it is my pleasure to bestow this honor on five outstanding individuals who make up the University's Honorary Degree Class of 2009.”