Photos from MIT Awards Convocation 2008

All photos by Julian Daily


Awards Convocation opening screens

Awards Convocation opening screens

Awards lined up

Awards lined up

Karl Taylor Compton Awards

Karl Taylor Compton Awards

GSC Teaching Awards

GSC Teaching Awards

Priscilla King Gray Award for Public Service

Priscilla King Gray Award for Public Service

James N. Murphy Award

James N. Murphy Award

Frederick Gardiner Fassett, Jr. Awards

Frederick Gardiner Fassett, Jr. Awards

Priscilla King Gray Signs Laya W. Wiesner Award

Priscilla King Gray Signs Laya W. Wiesner Award

2008 Awards Convocation Coordinator Fran Miles

2008 Awards Convocation Coordinator Fran Miles

Coordinator Fran Miles

Coordinator Fran Miles

President Susan Hockfield, Fran Miles, Dean for Student Life Larry Benedict

President Susan Hockfield, Fran Miles, Dean for Student Life Larry Benedict

Provost L. Rafael Rief

Provost L. Rafael Rief

Going Over the Program

Going Over the Program

Former MIT President Paul Gray and first lady Priscilla King Gray

Former MIT President Paul Gray and first lady Priscilla King Gray

Dean Benedict Welcomes Everyone

Dean Benedict Welcomes Everyone

Chair of the Faculty Bish Sanyal

Chair of the Faculty Bish Sanyal

Prof. Eric Hudson of the Physics Dept. accepting  the Everett Moore Baker Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

Prof. Eric Hudson of the Physics Dept. accepting the Everett Moore Baker Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

Provost L. Rafael Reif

Provost L. Rafael Reif

Former MIT President Paul E. Gray

Former MIT President Paul E. Gray

Chair of the Faculty Bish Sanyal awards Prof. Heather Paxson with the Everett Moore Baker Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

Chair of the Faculty Bish Sanyal awards Prof. Heather Paxson with the Everett Moore Baker Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

Assoc Dean Christopher Jones and Dean Karl Reid

Assoc Dean Christopher Jones and Dean Karl Reid

Prof. Heather Paxson accepting the Everett Moore Baker Award

Prof. Heather Paxson accepting the Everett Moore Baker Award

Dean Larry Benedict

Dean Larry Benedict

Chair of the Faculty Sanyal presenting the first Earll M. Murman Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising to Prof. Ole Madsen (Dept. of Civil an

Chair of the Faculty Sanyal presenting the first Earll M. Murman Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising to Prof. Ole Madsen (Dept. of Civil an

Prof. W. Craig Carter (Dept. of Material Science and Engineering) proceeds to the podium to accept the Bose Award for Excellence in Teaching

Prof. W. Craig Carter (Dept. of Material Science and Engineering) proceeds to the podium to accept the Bose Award for Excellence in Teaching

Prof. W. Craig Carter accepting the Bose Award

Prof. W. Craig Carter accepting the Bose Award

Prof. Sylvia Ceyer, Dept. of Chemistry, accepting the Arthur C. Smith Award

Prof. Sylvia Ceyer, Dept. of Chemistry, accepting the Arthur C. Smith Award

Prof. Ceyer accepts the Smith Award

Prof. Ceyer accepts the Smith Award

Dean Steven Lerman presents the Graduate Student Council Teaching Award to the father of Award Winner Samar Rula Malek  G School of Engineering, who c

Dean Steven Lerman presents the Graduate Student Council Teaching Award to the father of Award Winner Samar Rula Malek G School of Engineering, who c

Dean Steven Lerman presents the GSC Teaching Award to Stephanie Nicole Waterman G (School of Science)

Dean Steven Lerman presents the GSC Teaching Award to Stephanie Nicole Waterman G (School of Science)

Stephanice Nicole Waterman accepts her award

Stephanice Nicole Waterman accepts her award

Prof. Boyce Rensberger, HASS, accepting the GSC Teaching Award

Prof. Boyce Rensberger, HASS, accepting the GSC Teaching Award

Manuel Nunez Armas G, Sloan School of Management, accepting the GSC Teaching Award

Manuel Nunez Armas G, Sloan School of Management, accepting the GSC Teaching Award

Prof. George Kocur, School of Engineering,accpeting the GSC Teaching Award

Prof. George Kocur, School of Engineering,accpeting the GSC Teaching Award

Dean Lerman presents the Goodwin Medal to Christian R. Schubert G, Dept of Chemistry

Dean Lerman presents the Goodwin Medal to Christian R. Schubert G, Dept of Chemistry

Christian R. Schubert accepting the Goodwin Medal

Christian R. Schubert accepting the Goodwin Medal

Graduate Assoc. of Mechanical Engineers Former President Anjuli Appapillai accepts the Edward L. Horton Fellowship Award

Graduate Assoc. of Mechanical Engineers Former President Anjuli Appapillai accepts the Edward L. Horton Fellowship Award

Dean Larry Benedict presenting the MIT Woman Athlete of the Year Awrd to Doria Holbrook '08

Dean Larry Benedict presenting the MIT Woman Athlete of the Year Awrd to Doria Holbrook '08

Doria Holbrook accepting the award

Doria Holbrook accepting the award

Praveen Pamidimukkala '08 accepting the Howard W. Johnson Award

Praveen Pamidimukkala '08 accepting the Howard W. Johnson Award

Praveen accepting the award

Praveen accepting the award

Alpha Chi Omega's Alumni Chairpersons, Kat Wong and Raffaela Wakeman,  accept the D. Reid Weedon Award

Alpha Chi Omega's Alumni Chairpersons, Kat Wong and Raffaela Wakeman, accept the D. Reid Weedon Award

Adam Rubin, Kappa Sigma Alumni Chair accepts the D. Reid Weedon Award

Adam Rubin, Kappa Sigma Alumni Chair accepts the D. Reid Weedon Award

Jimmy Bartolotta '09 accepts the Malcolm G. Kispert Award

Jimmy Bartolotta '09 accepts the Malcolm G. Kispert Award

Adam Rubin, Kappa Sigma Alumni Chair

Adam Rubin, Kappa Sigma Alumni Chair

James Bartolotta '09 accepting the Malcolm G. Kispert Award

James Bartolotta '09 accepting the Malcolm G. Kispert Award

Caroline Barker '08 accepts the Frederick Gardiner Fassett, Jr. Award

Caroline Barker '08 accepts the Frederick Gardiner Fassett, Jr. Award

Shane W. Colton '08 accepting the William L. Stewart Jr. Award

Shane W. Colton '08 accepting the William L. Stewart Jr. Award

Martin F. Holmes '08 accepting the William L. Stewart, Jr. Award

Martin F. Holmes '08 accepting the William L. Stewart, Jr. Award

Kevin McComber accepting the William L. Stewart, Jr. Award

Kevin McComber accepting the William L. Stewart, Jr. Award

Julia Zimmerman '09 accepting the Malcolm G. Kispert Award

Julia Zimmerman '09 accepting the Malcolm G. Kispert Award

Christopher A. Femmatt '08 accepting the Frederick Gardiner Fassett Award

Christopher A. Femmatt '08 accepting the Frederick Gardiner Fassett Award

Michael Brendan McCord '08 accepting the William L. Stewart, Jr. Award

Michael Brendan McCord '08 accepting the William L. Stewart, Jr. Award

Kayvan Zainabadi accepting the William L. Stewart, Jr. Award

Kayvan Zainabadi accepting the William L. Stewart, Jr. Award

Suelin Chen G winner of the Laya and Jerome B. Wiesner Award for Music, Dance, Writing and Design

Suelin Chen G winner of the Laya and Jerome B. Wiesner Award for Music, Dance, Writing and Design

Sarah Dunbar G accepts the Laya and Jerome B. Wiesner Award for the Architecture/Visual Arts

Sarah Dunbar G accepts the Laya and Jerome B. Wiesner Award for the Architecture/Visual Arts

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Yee Kwan Lo '08 winner of the Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts

Yee Kwan Lo '08 winner of the Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts

MIT $100K TEAM, winners of the Patrick J. McGovern'59 Entrepreneurship Award

MIT $100K TEAM, winners of the Patrick J. McGovern'59 Entrepreneurship Award

Payal Agrawal '08 accepts the Laya and Jerome B. Wiesner Award for Choreography and Community Organization

Payal Agrawal '08 accepts the Laya and Jerome B. Wiesner Award for Choreography and Community Organization

Suelin Chen '08 accepting the Laya and Jerome B. Wiesner Award for Music, Dance, Writing

Suelin Chen '08 accepting the Laya and Jerome B. Wiesner Award for Music, Dance, Writing

MIT $100K Team (left to right: Jeffrey Sabados, Douglas Bright , Gaetan Bonhomme and J Frederic Kerrest) Winners of the Patrick McGovern '59 Entrepren

MIT $100K Team (left to right: Jeffrey Sabados, Douglas Bright , Gaetan Bonhomme and J Frederic Kerrest) Winners of the Patrick McGovern '59 Entrepren

Chancellor Phillip Clay at the Podium

Chancellor Phillip Clay at the Podium

MSRP (MIT Summer research Program Redesign Team) Members Dean Christopher Jones and Prof. Paula Hammond accept the Irwin Sizer Award for Significant I

MSRP (MIT Summer research Program Redesign Team) Members Dean Christopher Jones and Prof. Paula Hammond accept the Irwin Sizer Award for Significant I

Dean Christopher Jones and Prof. Paula Hammond with Chancellor Clay

Dean Christopher Jones and Prof. Paula Hammond with Chancellor Clay

Sylvain Bruni G accepts the John S.W. Kellett '47 Award

Sylvain Bruni G accepts the John S.W. Kellett '47 Award

Amanda Lanza '08 accepts the AMITA Award

Amanda Lanza '08 accepts the AMITA Award

Alice Macdonald '08 accepts the AMITA Award

Alice Macdonald '08 accepts the AMITA Award

Monica Crespo '09 accepts the Albert G. Hill Prize

Monica Crespo '09 accepts the Albert G. Hill Prize

Irene Headen '08 accepts the Albert G. Hill Prize

Irene Headen '08 accepts the Albert G. Hill Prize

Evaristo Rodriguez '08 accepts the Albert G. Hill Prize

Evaristo Rodriguez '08 accepts the Albert G. Hill Prize

Jonathan Nolan, House Manager of Baker House

Jonathan Nolan, House Manager of Baker House

Jonathan Nolan accepts the James N. Murphy Award

Jonathan Nolan accepts the James N. Murphy Award

Sharon Snaggs Gendron accepts the James N. Murphy Award

Sharon Snaggs Gendron accepts the James N. Murphy Award

Priscilla King Gray at the podium

Priscilla King Gray at the podium

Daniel Mokrauer Madden '08 winner of the PKG Award for Public Service

Daniel Mokrauer Madden '08 winner of the PKG Award for Public Service

Daniel Mokrauer Madden '08 accepts the PKG Award for Public Service

Daniel Mokrauer Madden '08 accepts the PKG Award for Public Service

President Hockfield at the podium

President Hockfield at the podium

E. Sinclair deBordenave accepts the Laya Wiesner Community Award

E. Sinclair deBordenave accepts the Laya Wiesner Community Award

E. Sinclair deBordenave

E. Sinclair deBordenave

Wendi Li '08 accepts the Laya Wiesner Award

Wendi Li '08 accepts the Laya Wiesner Award

Katherine Ingle '08 accepts the Laya Wiesner Award

Katherine Ingle '08 accepts the Laya Wiesner Award

Dick Yue accepts the Gordon Y Billard Award

Dick Yue accepts the Gordon Y Billard Award

Former MIT President Paul Gray and Priscilla King Gray accept the Gordon Y Billard Award

Former MIT President Paul Gray and Priscilla King Gray accept the Gordon Y Billard Award

President Hockfield with the Grays

President Hockfield with the Grays

President Hockfield with the Grays

President Hockfield with the Grays

Sylvain Bruni G accepts the Karl Taylor Compton Prize

Sylvain Bruni G accepts the Karl Taylor Compton Prize

Sylvain Bruni G accepts the Karl Taylor Compton Prize

Sylvain Bruni G accepts the Karl Taylor Compton Prize

Jennifer Roberts G accepts the Karl Taylor Compton Prize

Jennifer Roberts G accepts the Karl Taylor Compton Prize

Jennifer Roberts G accepts the Karl Taylor Compton Prize

Jennifer Roberts G accepts the Karl Taylor Compton Prize

Ali Wyne '08 accepts the Karl Taylor Compton Prize

Ali Wyne '08 accepts the Karl Taylor Compton Prize

Ali Wyne '08 accepts the Karl Taylor Compton Prize

Ali Wyne '08 accepts the Karl Taylor Compton Prize

Well wishers

Well wishers

President Hockfield

President Hockfield

Evaristo Rodrigues '08 Winner of the Albert G. Hill Prize

Evaristo Rodrigues '08 Winner of the Albert G. Hill Prize

Goodwin Medal Winner Christian Schubert and Compton prize Winner Jennifer Roberts

Goodwin Medal Winner Christian Schubert and Compton prize Winner Jennifer Roberts

Goodwin Medal Winner Christian Schubert and Compton prize Winner Jennifer Roberts

Goodwin Medal Winner Christian Schubert and Compton prize Winner Jennifer Roberts

Compton Prize Winners Jennifer Roberts G and Sylvain Bruin G

Compton Prize Winners Jennifer Roberts G and Sylvain Bruin G

Compton Prize Winners Jennifer Roberts G, Sylvain Bruin G and Ali Wyne '08

Compton Prize Winners Jennifer Roberts G, Sylvain Bruin G and Ali Wyne '08

Stewart Award winner Michael Brendan McCord '08 with well wishers

Stewart Award winner Michael Brendan McCord '08 with well wishers

Stewart Award winner Michael Brendan McCord '08 with well wishers

Stewart Award winner Michael Brendan McCord '08 with well wishers

Stewart Award winner Michael Brendan McCord '08 with well wishers

Stewart Award winner Michael Brendan McCord '08 with well wishers

Stewart Award winner Kayvan Zainabadi '08

Stewart Award winner Kayvan Zainabadi '08

Winners circle of Stewart Winners and Goodwin winner

Winners circle of Stewart Winners and Goodwin winner

Winners circle of Stewart Winners McComber, Wu, Zainabadi, Colton, Holmes, McCord

Winners circle of Stewart Winners McComber, Wu, Zainabadi, Colton, Holmes, McCord

Goodwin winner Christian Schubert G

Goodwin winner Christian Schubert G

Schubert and well wisher

Schubert and well wisher

The Reception

The Reception

The Reception

The Reception

Darrel Loud Jazz Trio at Awards Reception

Darrel Loud Jazz Trio at Awards Reception

Darrel Loud Jazz Trio at Awards Reception

Darrel Loud Jazz Trio at Awards Reception

Darrel Loud Jazz Trio at Awards Reception

Darrel Loud Jazz Trio at Awards Reception

The Daily Family

The Daily Family

The Armas Family

The Armas Family

GSC Teaching Winner Manuel Armas and daughter

GSC Teaching Winner Manuel Armas and daughter