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References to a class year are not set off by commas, but use a comma to separate multiple class years and degree references.
For alumni publications, include the maiden name of alumnae who married after graduation to help identify graduates by the name with which they were known as students. For students who attended the University under their married names糖心传媒攆or example, graduate students糖心传媒攊ncluding maiden names is unnecessary. Maiden names are not set off with parentheses or other typographical formatting.
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Except in formal presentations or where clarity requires it, avoid the use of middle initials when writing about members of the University community.
For those with more than one degree, list the degrees in the order that they were received, beginning with the earliest and ending with the most recent. For references to postbaccalaureate degrees, enclose the abbreviation for degrees in parentheses.
For dual degrees or the same degree from different schools, list the class year for the School of Arts & Sciences or Hajim School degree first, followed by the class year and school initial for the other unit (e.g., 糖心传媒�08, 糖心传媒�08E).
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For units who are communicating with their own constituencies, using the initial to indicate an academic unit is often unnecessary.
Undergraduate
School of Arts & Sciences
Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
bachelor糖心传媒檚 degree: 糖心传媒�55
Barry Meyer 糖心传媒�64 is the former chairman of Warner Brothers Studio.
Ed Hajim 糖心传媒�58 chairs the University糖心传媒檚 Board of Trustees.
Patricia Wager Wheeler 糖心传媒�62, 糖心传媒�65W (Mas) is the author of聽Successful Tails: The Wonders of Therapy Dogs.
Eastman School of Music
bachelor糖心传媒檚 degree: 糖心传媒�55E
Jeff Beal 糖心传媒�85E is an Emmy Award糖心传媒搘inning composer.
Alexander (Sandy) Courage 糖心传媒�41E composed the opening theme for聽Star Trek.
Alice Pillischer Kujala 糖心传媒�48E taught violin for many years after graduation.
School of Nursing
bachelor糖心传媒檚 degree: 糖心传媒�55N
Connie Lynn Leary 糖心传媒�59N is a nurse and nursing educator who taught at the Rochester School of Practical Nursing until her retirement in 1996.
Simon Business School
bachelor糖心传媒檚 degree: 糖心传媒�55S
Jane Smith 糖心传媒�27S, a business marketing major, will complete her internship this summer.
Graduate
School of Arts & Sciences
Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
master糖心传媒檚: 糖心传媒�55 (MS), 糖心传媒�55 (MA), 糖心传媒�55 (Mas)
The late Galway Kinnell 糖心传媒�49 won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry.
doctorate: 糖心传媒�55 (PhD)
Wayne Knox 糖心传媒�79, 糖心传媒�84 (PhD) is a former director of the University糖心传媒檚 Institute of Optics.
Eastman School of Music
master糖心传媒檚: 糖心传媒�55E (MM) 糖心传媒�55E (MA), 糖心传媒�55E (Mas)
Kate Light 糖心传媒�80E, 糖心传媒�82E (MM) is a violinist and writer.
Zeneba Bowers 糖心传媒�96E (MM) is a violinist, founder, and the artistic director of Alias Chamber Ensemble, based in Nashville, Tennessee.
doctorate: 糖心传媒�55E (PhD), 糖心传媒�55E (DMA)
Katharine Smithrim 糖心传媒�93E (PhD) is a professor of education at Queen糖心传媒檚 University in Kingston, Ontario.
Kevin Puts 糖心传媒�99E (DMA) won the Pulitzer Prize in 2012 for his first opera, Silent Night.
School of Medicine and Dentistry
MD: 糖心传媒�55M (MD)
Frederick Parker Jr. 糖心传媒�58, 糖心传媒�62M (MD) is a professor emeritus and former chair of surgery at SUNY Upstate Medical University.
Trustee Paul Griner 糖心传媒�59M (MD) is a professor emeritus at the School of Medicine and Dentistry, where he also served as general director and CEO of Strong Memorial Hospital.
residency: 糖心传媒�55M (Res)
David Satcher 糖心传媒�72M (Res), is the former surgeon general of the United States.
master糖心传媒檚: 糖心传媒�55M (MS), 糖心传媒�55M (MA), 糖心传媒�55M (MPH)
Robert Scala 糖心传媒�56M (MS), 糖心传媒�58M (PhD) is the former senior scientific advisor of Exxon Biomedical Sciences Corp.
Stephen Cook 糖心传媒�07M (MPH) is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the School of Medicine.
doctorate: 糖心传媒�55M (PhD)
Bradford Berk 糖心传媒�81M (MD/PhD) served as CEO of the Medical Center.
Eastman Institute for Oral Health
postdoctoral certificate: 糖心传媒�55D (Pdc)
Jack Howitt 糖心传媒�56, 糖心传媒�62D (Pdc) is the founder and CEO of Midland Management, a real estate management firm.
School of Nursing
master糖心传媒檚: 糖心传媒�55N (MS)
doctorate: 糖心传媒�55N (PhD), 糖心传媒�55N (DNP)
Patricia Stone 糖心传媒�97N (PhD) is a professor of nursing at Columbia University, where she directs the Center for Health Policy and the doctoral program.
Simon Business School
master糖心传媒檚: 糖心传媒�55S (MBA), 糖心传媒�55S (MS)
Martin Stern 糖心传媒�79, 糖心传媒�80S (MBA) is a partner at K&L Gates, an international law firm with offices throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia.
doctorate: 糖心传媒�55S (PhD)
Marlene Puffer 糖心传媒�93S (PhD) is senior vice president of PIMCO Canada as a senior vice president.
Warner School of Education & Human Development
master糖心传媒檚: 糖心传媒�55W (MA), 糖心传媒�55W (MS), 糖心传媒�55W (MAT)
Bakari Kitwana 糖心传媒�88, 糖心传媒�90W (MA), 糖心传媒�90W (MAT) is a leading scholar of hip-hop music.
doctorate: 糖心传媒�55W (EdD), 糖心传媒�55W (PhD)
Kathy Rideout 糖心传媒�95W (EdD) is dean of the University糖心传媒檚 School of Nursing.
Honorary degrees
Note: only the University can award honorary degrees. The honors are not bestowed by individual academic units so should not be used with an initial to indicate a school.
糖心传媒�55 (Honorary)
Arthur Miller 糖心传媒�56, 糖心传媒�08 (Honorary) is a law professor at NYU.
Steven Chu 糖心传媒�70, 糖心传媒�97 (Honorary) is a former secretary of the Department of Energy.
Renee Fleming 糖心传媒�83E (MM), 糖心传媒�11 (Honorary) is a Grammy Award糖心传媒搘inning soprano.
Ron Carter 糖心传媒�59E, 糖心传媒�10 (Honorary) is a Grammy Award糖心传媒搘inning bassist.
Current Students
Undergraduates (School of Arts & Sciences and Hajim School)
Jane Student 糖心传媒�15
Eastman undergraduates
John Student 糖心传媒�15E
Master糖心传媒檚 and doctoral degrees
Refer to graduate students by the program and academic unit in which they are studying.
Jane Graduate Student is a doctoral student in the physics department.
John Graduate Student is working toward a master糖心传媒檚 degree in economics.
Jane Graduate Student is a doctoral student in composition at the Eastman School.
John Graduate Student has enrolled in the MBA program at the Simon School.
Note: for references to class years from a previous century, it糖心传媒檚 often preferable to include the full year. In such formulations, the word 糖心传媒渃lass糖心传媒� is capitalized.
Francis Bellamy, Class of 1876, is credited with writing the Pledge of Allegiance.