Congressman Victor H. Fazio '65 is to be honorary chancellor and
deliver the Commencement address on June 14.
He is to receive an honorary doctor of letters degree.
Also to receive honorary degrees are Allen L. Sessoms '68,
president of Queens College; and Diane Ravitch, a senior fellow in governmental studies at
the Brookings Institution.
Fazio is serving his 10th term in the third congressional district of
northern California. Elected by his colleagues as chairman of the Democratic Caucus, the
third ranking Democratic leadership position, he also serves as ranking Democrat on the
Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development. He also has served on the
Military Construction Subcommittee.