Honors and Achievements
Faculty and Staff Achievements
2009 New School Honorary Degrees
Commencement took place on May 22, 2009, at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. Honorary degree recipients were:
Kwame Anthony Appiah, philosopher
Eve Ensler, playwright and performer
Harold Hongju Koh, professor of international law
Regina Resnik, opera singer and teacher
John C. Whitehead, businessman and philanthropist
2009 Distinguished Service Awards
The awards were presented at the October 21, 2009, Annual Meeting of the board of trustees and boards of governors.
Steven H. Bloom
Cheryl Cohen Effron
Joan L. Jacobson
Michael J. Johnston
William A. Schwartz
2009 University Distinguished Teaching Awards
The awards were presented at Convocation on September 3, 2009, in the John L. Tishman Auditorium.
Jinsook Erin Cho, Parsons The New School for Design
Lisa R. Rubin, The New School for Social Research and The New School for General Studies
Susan Shapiro, The New School for General Studies
Mary R. Watson, Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy
The Aims of Education speech was given by Julia Foulkes, associate professor of history at The New School for General Studies.
2009 Parsons Honorees:
Parsons Benefit and Fashion Show
On April 29, 2009, Parsons The New School for Design honored Tom Murry, president and CEO of Calvin Klein Inc., and Francisco Costa, creative director for women’s wear at Calvin Klein. The event was held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
2009 University Service Excellence Awards
Jessica Arnold, Office of Development
Laura Cosgrove, Office of Finance and Business
Anthony D’Ascoli, Department of Facilities Management
Daniel Nicasio, Office of the Registrar
Tsuya Yee, The New School for Social Research
