Carnegie Mellon News 8 1/2 x 11 News: May 11, 2006: "UNIVERSITY CELEBRATES 109TH COMMENCEMENT, SUNDAY, MAY 21
—Her Highness Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser al-Missned, chairperson of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, will give the keynote address at Carnegie Mellon's 109th commencement at 11 a.m., Sunday, May 21 in Gesling Stadium. Her Highness will also receive an honorary doctorate of humane letters, joining five other honorary degree recipients: internationally renowned artist Jonathan Borofsky (A'64); Carnegie Corporation of New York President Vartan Gregorian; Nobel Prize in Physics recipient John Hall (S'56 '58 '62); University of Pittsburgh Medical Center President Jeffrey Romoff; and Emmy-Award winning producer and director Bud Yorkin (E'48). Andy Butler, who will receive his bachelor's degree in economics with university and college honors, is this year's student speaker.
—Her Highness has been actively engaged in education and social reforms in Qatar and has played a major role in spearheading various national and international projects. Among them was the Qatar Foundation's inauguration of Education City in fall 2003. Education City brings international universities to Qatar to share education, research and community-based ventures. In 2004, Carnegie Mellon opened its first international branch campus in Education City, where it offers undergraduate programs in computer science"
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