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Michigan State University Convocation | Fall 2020

42m 02s

This year the virtual ceremony was streamed live. New students were greeted by President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D.; Provost Teresa K. Woodruff; Vice President and Associate Provost, Denise B. Maybank; Vice President and Associate Provost for Student Affairs and Services; and Mark Largent, Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education and Dean of Undergraduate Studies.

Aired: 09/01/20
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Michael Boivin earns high honor for a career of helping African children.
Richard Lenski’s earns honor for his ground breaking work in evolutionary biology.
Felicia Wu earns honor for work in food safety leading to better public health.
Merry Morash earns honor for her pivotal work with the justice system.
Edward Walker earns honor for career focused on eliminating insect born diseases.
Leonard Fleck earns honor for a career spent expanding the field of medical ethics.
Rufus Isaacs earns honor for entomology work that helps farmers around the world.
Rebecca Campbell earns honor for work helping survivors of sexual assault.
Patricia Edwards earns honor for career of expanding literacy education.
Henry Campa earns honor for career in wildlife management and professional development.