Tuck, Thayer Schools Grant Degrees to 88
SIXTY Tuck School students had the degree of Master of Business Administration conferred upon them Sunday, June 1, by Provost Donald H. Morrison, after being presented as candidates by Dean Karl A. Hill '38, In separate ceremonies the same day, the Bachelor of Science degree in engineering and in engineering and business administration was awarded to 28 Thayer School students by Provost Morrison, with Professor Edward S. Brown Jr. '34 presenting the candidates.
The commencement address at the business school was delivered by Dr. Gabriel Hauge, President Eisenhower's special assistant for economic affairs, who discussed "The Aspects of Economic Policy." Dr. Hauge has been a member of the Eisenhower administration since 1952 when he was appointed research director of the President's personal campaign staff.
Five Tuck students who graduated with "high distinction" were David Clements '57 of Winnetka, Ill.; Peter O. Dietz '57 of Bedford Hills, N.Y.; John S. Donnelly '57 of Minneapolis, Minn.; Robert R. Stirling '55 of East Hartford, Conn.; and Frank R. Joslin Jr. '53 of Bedford, Mass. Graduated with "distinction" was William D. Hutchens '53 of Johnstown, N.Y.
Prizes and awards were presented by James B. Quinn, assistant dean of Tuck School, to Harold W. Kramer Jr. '57 of Darien, Conn., winner of the James A. and Sabra M. Hamilton Prize in Administration, awarded to the second-year student who has demonstrated high capacity through his accomplishments in industrial management and administration courses; and to William D. Hutchens '53 who received the Charles I. Lebovitz Memorial Award, given to the second-year student who contributed most to the daily life of the school during his first year. Other prizes were presented to Robert R. Stiring '55, recipient of the Herman Feldman Memorial Prize, awarded to the second-year student who has displayed ability in the field of labor relations and personnel administration; and Frank R. Joslin Jr. '53, holder of the Gulf Fellowship in Business Administration, and recipient of the Walter A. Jacobs Memorial Prize, awarded to the student who has demonstrated intellectual ability and high personal qualifications.
The Thayer School commencement address was delivered by J. Hartness Beardsley '37, a member of the Thayer School Board of Overseers. Robert T. Barr '42 presided over the induction of the class into the Dartmouth Society of Engineers, and awarded the Dartmouth Society Prize to William H. Davidow '57 of Highland Park, Illl. The Westinghouse Fellowship for graduate study at Thayer School was presented to Charles G. Nessler Jr. '58 of Chester, Conn., by Assistant Dean Charles C. Reynolds; and the Goodrich Prize, awarded to the second-year student with the highest all-around record, was presented to Martin C. Anderson '57 of Glen Ridge, N.J., by Dr. Charles F. Goodrich 'OS, donor of the prize and former member of the Board of Overseers.
