COMMENCEMENT 1988
UCLA held 12 separate ceremonies for its schools and colleges over the weekend. Frank Press, geophysicist and president of the National Academy of Sciences, was the featured speaker at the principal university commencement Sunday for the College of Letters and Sciences. Overall, about 4,000 undergraduate degrees, 1,500 graduate degrees and 150 doctoral degrees were conferred.
Honorary Awards:
Press, UCLA Medal.
Rufino Tamayo, painter, muralist and lithographer, UCLA Medal.
Robert Vosper, librarian emeritus and professor emeritus of the UCLA Graduate School of Library and Information Science, UCLA Medal.
Robert Wise, Academy Award-winning film director, UCLA Medal.
Other Graduations:
Occidental College featured John W. Chandler, president of the Assn. of American Colleges, at its commencement Sunday. Degrees were conferred on 382 students, including eight who received master’s degrees. An honorary degree was awarded to Occidental College President Richard C. Gilman.
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