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The Old Main lobby was full on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 16, as Penn State recognized the three newest Evan Pugh professors and Distinguished Alumnus Jigmi Y. Thinley, prime minister of Bhutan. Evan Pugh professorships are the highest honor bestowed on faculty at Penn State. The honor is named for the University's first president, whose bust is seen to the left of the staircase.
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Previous Evan Pugh professors stand to be recognized at the start of a ceremony to recognize Penn State's three newest Evan Pugh professors: Judith Bond, Donald Hambrick and Thomas Mallouk. The ceremony, held Thursday afternoon, Sept. 16, in the Old Main lobby, also honored Distinguished Alumnus Jigmi Y. Thinley, prime minister of Bhutan.
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Penn State President Graham B. Spanier presents the Evan Pugh Professorship medal to Judith Bond, distinguished professor and chair of biochemistry and molecular biology in the College of Medicine, during a ceremony in the Old Main lobby on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 16.
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Rod Erickson, Penn State executive vice president and provost, congratulates newly named Evan Pugh Professor Donald Hambrick as Penn State President Graham B. Spanier fastens the Evan Pugh Professorship medal around his neck at a ceremony held Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, in the Old Main lobby.
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Rod Erickson, Penn State executive vice president and provost, congratulates newly named Evan Pugh Professor Thomas Mallouk as Penn State President Graham B. Spanier fastens the Evan Pugh Professorship medal around his neck at a ceremony held Thursday, Sept. 16, in the Old Main lobby.
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Steve A. Garban, chairman of the Penn State Board of Trustees, second from left, congratulates Jigmi Y. Thinley, prime minister of the Royal Government of Bhutan, on being named a Penn State Distinguished Alumnus. Thinley, who earned his graduate degree from Penn State in 1976, is the first Penn State alumnus to be the leader of a nation. The Distinguished Alumnus award is the University's highest award for an individual, and is a permanent, lifelong designation.
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Penn State Council of Commonwealth Student Governments President Mohamed Raouda, right, speaks with Jigmi Y. Thinley, prime minister of Bhutan and Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient in Old Main on Thursday, Sept. 16.
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Evan Pugh Professor Donald Hambrick, second from left, speaks with Tom Poole, vice president for administration, second from right, and Board of Trustees members Linda Strumpf, left, and Ken Frazier, following the conferring of the Evan Pugh Medals and Distinguished Alumnus Award in Old Main on Thursday, Sept. 16.
