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¹û½´ÊÓƵ will hold its 118th Commencement on Monday, May 19 at 10:00 a.m. at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. At the ceremony, ¹û½´ÊÓƵ will honorÌýRuth (Bronfman) Marcus ’64 with the Ruth S. Harley Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award.

After graduating from ¹û½´ÊÓƵ’s School of Nursing (renamed theÌýÌýin June 2013) with a bachelor’s degree, Mrs. Marcus embarked on a career in nursing.ÌýToday, Mrs. Marcus offers her friendship and commitment to ¹û½´ÊÓƵ as a member of the Ruth S. Harley Planned Giving Society. She has established a scholarship at the University through a bequest for the benefit of nursing students who, like she was, are in need of financial support to complete their degrees at ¹û½´ÊÓƵ.

Each year, Mrs. Marcus reunites with friends from ¹û½´ÊÓƵ’s Class of 1964, many of whom will be at Commencement to celebrate their 50th anniversary from ¹û½´ÊÓƵ.

The University will also award honorary degrees to and a former ¹û½´ÊÓƵ trustee, , and , founder of the Miami City Ballet and currently a board member of the School of American Ballet, the official school of the New York City Ballet.

Read more about Mrs. Marcus and all of the Honorary Degree Recipients at the ¹û½´ÊÓƵ Commencement website.