Doctor of Public Service
Karen Koning AbuZayd

Karen Koning AbuZayd received a bachelor's degree in nursing from DePauw in 1963, and a master's in Islamic Studies from McGill University.  In August 2000, Ms. AbuZayd became an Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, appointed to the post of Deputy Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). In her early career, she lectured in political science and Islamic studies at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, and at Juba University in southern Sudan. In her current duties in Gaza as Deputy Commissioner-General of UNRWA, Ms. AbuZayd oversees education, health and social services programs  for 3.7 million Palestine refugees.
 

Doctor of Laws
Morris Dees

Morris Dees, chief trial counsel and co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, has devoted his career to educating others about tolerance and the value of understanding among citizens of America.  Through his efforts at the Southern Poverty Law Center, founded in 1971, Mr. Dees has served as counsel in lawsuits that have framed the history of combating racially motivated crimes and acts of intolerance over the last 30 years.
 

Doctor of Letters
Robert R. Frederick

Robert R. Frederick came DePauw in 1943 during World War II.  Leaving a year later to earn a commission and to serve in the Navy, he subsequently returned to DePauw to complete his studies and was awarded his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics in 1948.  Joining the General Electric Company that same year, Mr. Frederick began a career in marketing and management that spanned 36 years.  After leading several major divisions of GE around the country as well as in Milan, Italy as general manager, he entered the executive level of General Electric in 1970 and rose through the corporate ranks to Executive Vice President and Sector Executive of GE's international operations.  In 1982, Robert Frederick was named President and Chief Executive Officer of the RCA Corporation in New York City and headed the company until his retirement in 1986.  During his career he was a director on many corporate boards, including Olin Corporation, NBC Corporation and RCA Corporation.
 

Doctor of Letters
Allan R. Millett

Allan R. Millet, the Raymond E. Mason, Jr. Professor of Military History at Ohio State University, is a specialist in the history of American military policy and institutions.  In 1959 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of DePauw University, Dr. Miller received master's and doctoral degrees in 1963 and 1966 from The Ohio State University.  A colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps reserve from which he retired in 1990, Allan Millett served 12 years of active and reserve duty in infantry units, including command of an infantry battalion.  In addition to his 32 years of teaching military history and contemporary military affairs at The Ohio State University, he has also lectured at the National War College and the war colleges of the other services, as well as at military and defense institutes in 34 countries around the world.

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