2003 Commencement Celebration
The week
of May 12 marked commencement activities for graduates of the Class of
2003. NYU Stern Precommencement ceremonies for the undergraduate and graduate
programs were held this year at Madison Square Garden. In keeping with
tradition, the NYU Commencement ceremony brought together graduates from
all of NYU's schools in Washington Square Park to celebrate graduation.
Graduate Precommencement
Members of the Class of 2003 convened for the Graduate Precommencement
ceremony at Madison Square Garden on May 14. Kenneth I. Chenault, Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of American Express Company, presented the
keynote remarks emphasizing the importance of social responsibility. The
graduating class comprises over 1200 MBA, 45 MS and 16 PhD graduates.
Ashok Sani, BS '74 and Chair of the Stern Alumni Council, congratulated
the graduates on becoming new members of the alumni community. He also
encouraged them to play an active role in building and strengthening the
Stern alumni network. Craig Freidman, MBA '03, and Dong Kim, MBA '03,
spoke on behalf of the full- and part-time students respectively. Andrew
Gribbin, MBA '03 and President of the Stern Student Corporation (SCorp),
announced that the Professor of the Year was awarded to Niall Ferguson,
John E. Herzog Family Chair in Financial History and Professor of Economics.
Professor Ferguson accepted his award in a special message via video.
Mr. Gribbin also presented the Administrator of the Year Award to Gary
Fraser, MBA '92 and Assistant Dean of the Office of Career Development.
Read
Kenneth I.Chenault's Commencement address>>
View
the Graduate Precommencement Photo Gallery>>
Undergraduate Precommencement
The Undergraduate College celebrated the graduation of 700 new Stern alumni
at Madison Square Garden on May 13. Members of the administration and
hundreds of family and friends gathered in Madison Square Garden to recognize
the occasion. Dean Thomas F. Cooley and Frederick D. S. Choi, Vice Dean
and Dean of the Undergraduate College, congratulated the graduates. Abby
Joseph Cohen, Managing Director and Chairman of the Investment Policy
Committee at Goldman Sachs & Co., presented keynote remarks. In addition,
student speaker Matthew Stephenson, BS '03, addressed the graduates. Juan
Alcacer, Assistant Professor of Management and International Business,
was awarded Teacher of the Year. More than 20 awards were distributed
to students for academic excellence and exceptional contributions through
extracurricular activities and community service. Congratulations to all
of the graduates and award winners.
View
the Undergraduate Precommencement Photo Gallery>>
The Class of 2003
Legacy Campaign
The Legacy campaign provides a way for the Class of 2003 to continue its
connection with the School beyond graduation. Investing in the future
of Stern by contributing to the Legacy Campaign is a long and valued tradition
among the School's graduating students. A Class Legacy gift is a tangible
way for graduates to maintain their engagement with the School, enhance
the quality of a Stern education for future students, and ensure that
their degrees remain among the most prestigious in business education.
The Stern MBA Class
of 2003 enjoyed the most successful Legacy campaign in the School's history,
with 89 percent class participation and a total of $205,353 in pledges
collected. MBA Legacy Co-Chairs Rose Maguire, MBA '03, and Peter Gallagher,
MBA '03, announced that the MBA Legacy Committee elected to make its mark
on the School by funding a Stern graduate social lounge and game room.
Taking the place of the Sosnoff Lounge, the new lounge will feature a
pool table, dart board and large-screen TV. It will serve as a fun, study-free
zone - a place to relax, socialize and get to know each other better between
and after classes.
To read
more about the MBA Legacy gift, click here>>
The Stern Undergraduate
Class of 2003 raised a total of $10,093 in pledges and gifts and secured
36 percent class participation. Senior Class Legacy Co-Chairs Yuna Cho,
BS '03, Olivia Fu, BS '03, and Prashant Raykar, BS '03, announced that
the Legacy Gift will help fund a Career Resources Library. Designed to
provide undergraduate students and alumni of the undergraduate college
greater access to career resources on campus, the new library will house
computers for accessing information about recruiting companies, books
on graduate schools for students who choose to continue their education,
preparation books and software for standardized tests (i.e., the GRE,
GMAT, LSAT and MCAT) and a wealth of other educational and job search
resources. The Library will tentatively be housed on the second floor
of the Tisch building.
To read more about
the Senior Legacy gift, click here>>
NYU Commencement
The NYU community celebrated the achievements of the Class of 2003 in
historic Washington Square Park on May 15. New
York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg was the commencement speaker and
was presented with a Doctor of Laws degree, honoris causa. Honorary degrees
were also presented to: Kenneth I. Chenault, Chairman and CEO of American
Express Company; Paul Greengard, Nobel Laureate, Vincent Astor Professor
and head of the Laboratory for Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience at
the Rockefeller University; Antonia C. Novello, MD, New York State Commissioner
of Health and former Surgeon General of the United States; and Joe Torre,
Manager of the New York Yankees.
To read more about NYU Commencement
2003, click here>>
