| FINALS
2001 |
| GRADUATION
AND VALEDICTION SPEAKERS |
| Alumnus
Francis Collins, Human Genome Project Leader, Will Be U.Va.’S
Graduation Speaker |
| March
5, 2001 -- Dr. Francis S. Collins, the physician-geneticist
who heads the international Human Genome Project, will be the
commencement speaker at the University of Virginia’s Final
Exercises on Sunday, May 20, President John T. Casteen III announced.
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| U.Va.
Alumnus, Class of '73 Yahoo CEO Timothy Koogle to Speak at May
Valediction |
| January
22, 2001 -- Timothy A. Koogle, chairman and CEO of Yahoo Inc.,
a world leader in Internet communications, has been chosen by
the University of Virginia's Class of 2001 to be the featured
speaker at Valedictory Exercises May 19 during graduation weekend.
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| STORIES
ABOUT GRADUATING STUDENTS |
| Overcoming
Financial Pressures, Demanding Work Schedules And Self-Doubt,
Graduate Learns It Is Never "Too Late"
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| May
14, 2001 -- After flunking out of college, Andrew Todd Rich
promised himself that one day he would teach. More. |
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| For
Some Students, All The University's A Stage. Students Enrich
The University Of Virginia By Giving Voice To The Community
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| May
9, 2001 -- Two performance groups, founded by three graduating
students, have enriched the arts at the University of Virginia
and given students alternative theatrical voices on Grounds.
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Leaving
U.Va. on a High Note
Benjamin Hirsch Levy III Shares His Passion For Music |
| May
9, 2001 -- Pre-med and distinguished music major Benjamin Hirsch
Levy III has two passions -- music and the University of Virginia.
His grandfather and father graduated from the College of Arts
and Sciences, in 1932 and 1970 respectively. Levy knew he wanted
to attend U.Va. since first grade. More. |
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| Graduate
Leaves Legendary Legacy of Men Helping Women |
| May
8, 2001 -- During Andrew Oldham’s second year at the University
of Virginia, his best friend was sexually assaulted. The agony
of that horrible event prompted Oldham to help start an organization
of men committed to helping sexual-assault survivors. More. |
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| Guide
Dog, in Miniature Cap and Gown, Will Accompany Graduate During
May 20 Final Exercises. Graduate Leaves Public Reminder of Needs
Of Those Who Are Visually Impaired |
| May
7, 2001 -- In an odd way, Mazen Basrawi’s life reflects
the double major he’s crafted for himself at the University
of Virginia. On the verge of earning a degree in environmental
sciences and political and social thought, Basrawi has learned
some political lessons while enhancing U.Va.’s environment
for the visually impaired. More. |
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| Vesla
Weaver: Seeking to Change Election Laws That Discriminate |
| May
4, 2001 -- Vesla Weaver spent the winter of 2000 knocking on
doors in tiny towns in New Hampshire and New York, campaigning
for Democratic presidential candidate Bill Bradley. Along the
way, she learned that many -- but not all -- people convicted
of felonies were barred from voting in federal elections.
More.
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Multiple
Jobs and Hard Work Pay Off
Woman To Receive Two Degrees From U.Va. On May 20 |
| May
4, 2001 -- Bus driver. Activist. Teacher. Karen C. Waters knows
persistence and hard work. It has finally paid off for the 37
year old, who, 20 years after her first attempt, will receive
her bachelor's degree in history and a master's degree in teaching
from the University of Virginia on May 20. More. |
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| Top
Student Focuses On Government And Foreign Affairs, French, Russian
-- And Quilting |
| May
4, 2001 -- When you think "quilting," a few stereotypes
come to mind: grandmotherly types gathered in a rural church
hall, sewing and catching up on the latest gossip. More. |
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| After
Earning U.Va. Degree In Two Years, Graduate Looks Forward To
Earning Two More |
| May
3, 2001 -- Of the 4600 people receiving degrees May 20 at the
University of Virginia, no undergraduate has earned one faster
this year than Erin Leslie Segal. More. |
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| Graduate
Views Degrees As Means For Removing Family From Deteriorating
Neighborhood |
| May
3, 2001 -- When Tillman Breckenridge was 15, he decided to rev
his life into high gear, in a drive to improve his parents’
lives. More. |
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| Christy
Ferguson: Defining American Muslim Identity |
| May
1, 2001 -- Christy Ferguson, a fourth-year student at the University
of Virginia, confronts questions of Muslim identity in her Distinguished
Major thesis in anthropology at the University of Virginia.
She spent last summer interviewing Muslim immigrants while an
intern with the Islamic Institute, a political lobbying group
in Washington. More. |
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| Tedros
Birhane: Building An American Dream |
| May
1, 2001 -- Tedros Birhane left his troubled homeland, Eritrea,
on the Horn of Africa, in 1981 to seek a better life. He started
college at the University of Addis-Ababa in Ethiopia, but after
his sophomore year, war exploded between Eritrea and Ethiopia
and forced him to leave the university. Birhane will receive
his master’s degree from the University of Virginia’s
McIntire School of Commerce in May. More. |
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| Brad
Barnett: Finding Room In Your Heart For The Homeless
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| May
1, 2001 -- When passing by the homeless on the street, most
people avert their eyes. But Brad Barnett has chosen to see,
to listen and to try to help. More. |
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| Sarah
Anthony: On The Road To Public Service |
| May
1, 2001 -- On a bright June morning in 1983, 18-year-old Sarah
Anthony clambered into one of two old Plymouth Valiants idling
in a driveway in West Hartford, Conn. Piloted by University
of Virginia graduates Hugh Hegyi and Bee Cumby, the two cars
would carry Anthony, 3-year-old Aaron Hegyi and 1-week-old Cara
Hegyi, a small library of Dr. Seuss books, one dog, two cats,
and a household packed into two U-Haul trailers on an eight-day,
2,000-mile, cross-country trip to a Navaho Reservation in Fort
Defiance, Ariz. More. |
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| Alhaja
Affinnih: Family And School Mean Late To Bed, Early To Rise |
| May
1, 2001 -- Alhaja Affinnih starts her day at 5:30 a.m. when
she climbs out of bed to make breakfast for her three children,
a niece, a nephew and her mother. Once the children -- who range
in age from 4 to 15 -- leave for school, she rides the bus to
morning classes at the University of Virginia's McIntire School
of Commerce. More. |
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