5:22 p.m., May 29, 2010----Four distinguished individuals were recognized with honorary degrees at the University of Delaware's 161st Commencement ceremonies, held May 29 at Delaware Stadium.

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“The Honorary Degree is the highest honor bestowed by the University of Delaware and is reserved as a recognition of true distinction,” Gil Sparks, chairman of the University's Board of Trustees, said.

Honorees and their degrees are

--Catherine Bertini, a leader in the fight against world hunger, doctor of humane letters;

--Robert W. Gore, UD alumnus, benefactor and Hall of Fame inventor, doctor of science;

--Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, doctor of science; and

--T.W. Fraser Russell, UD alumnus, administrator and the Allan P. Colburn Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering, doctor of science.

Photo by Kathy F. Atkinson