Video: Pardee School 2018 Convocation Highlights
The convocation was held May 19, 2018 at Boston University’s Walter Brown Arena. A beautiful warm day greeted the approximately 2,000 guests and 30 faculty members who celebrated the freshly-minted Pardee School alumni.
The 221 undergraduates and 47 graduate students will join the more than 9,000 alumni from programs currently under the purview of the Pardee School.
The Convocation ceremony included remarks from Dean Adil Najam, as well as the presentation of the following awards:
- The Carole A. Chandler Citizenship Award, to Zachary Scott Thomas
- The CAS (College of Arts and Sciences) Prize for Undergraduate Academic Excellence, to Jonathan Richard Hauser
- The Pardee School Graduate Academic Excellence Award, to Avik Jain
- The Pardee School Undergraduate Academic Excellence Award, to Casey Kanani Nakamura, Coby Andrew Yank-Jacobs and Maria Clara Soares Bezerra
- The Amb. Hermann Frederick Eilts Graduate Thesis Award, to Florian David Bodamer
- The Amb. Hermann Frederick Eilts Undergraduate Thesis Award, to Noe Karen Hinck
The Convocation also featured the annual presentation of the Gerald and Deanne Gitner Family Prize for Faculty Excellence, which went to Kaija Schilde, Assistant Professor of International Relations:
Convocation also provided an opportunity to thank and honor William Keylor, Professor of International Relations and History, for his distinguished career and numerous contributions to the field of International Relations as well as to the Pardee School, its students, faculty and staff.
A longer version of the convocation ceremony, including the presentation of student degrees, can be ordered online from BU Productions.