Professor Legge receives honorary Doctor of Science degree from SUNY

Psychology department chair, Gordon Legge will receive an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the State University of New York (SUNY) on June 1, 2008. Conferral by the Board of Trustees will take place at the commencement ceremonies for the State College of Optometry. This is a high honor given to a select few. As the degree criteria states, "the eminence of the person must be widely recognized by the leaders of the field, which the person may represent?

Please join us in congratulating Gordon for this extraordinary honor.

Holly Hatch-Surisook has won a 2007-08 John Tate Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising

I'm delighted to tell you that Holly Hatch-Surisook has won a 2007-08 John Tate Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising. This is a highly competitive, university-wide award. Please join me in congratulating Holly on this splendid recognition for "...sustained and substantial contributions to undergraduate education at the University of Minnesota ..."

As most of you know, Holly has played the key role in building our academic advising program. We have a program in which we can take great pride, thanks to Holly's creativity, hard work and commitment. Just think about how many Psychology students have benefited from Holly's advice, and from the input they have received from our excellent advising staff.

We all take pride in this wonderful recognition of Holly's contributions to our department and university.

--Gordon