Award-winning actress and singer Lillias White, '78, will receive the degree Doctor of Fine Arts from her alma mater, May 30.
Retail executive Millard Drexler, chairman and CEO of J.Crew, will be awarded the degree Doctor of Humane Letters by CCNY.
Henry D. Perahia, former deputy commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation and a CCNY alumnus, will receive the degree Doctor of Science. Actress Lillias White, ’78, retail executive Millard Drexler and transportation official Henry Pe
Actress Lillias White, ’78, retail executive Millard Drexler and transportation official Henry Perahia, ’71BME, ’73MME, to receive honorary degrees
The City College of New York's 168th Commencement Exercises take place 9 a.m., Friday, May 30, on the City College campus at135th Street at Convent Avenue, Manhattan.
The College will confer honorary degrees at commencement on:
Actress Lillias White, a 1978 City College graduate and award-winning performer, who will receive the honorary degree doctor of fine arts;
Retail executive Millard Drexler, chairman and CEO of J.Crew Group, Inc., who previously headed Gap, Inc., and created Old Navy and Gap Kids. He will receive the honorary degree doctor of humane letters;
Henry Perahia, '71BME, '73MME, recently retired deputy commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation. He will be awarded the honorary degree doctor of science.
The Class of 2014 Valedictorian is Arielle Elmaleh-Sachs, who is graduating from the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education summa cum laude with a BS in biomedical science and a 3.96 GPA.
City College President Lisa S. Coico will deliver the commencement message.
About The City College of New York
Since 1847, The City College of New York has provided low-cost, high-quality education for New Yorkers in a wide variety of disciplines. More than 16,000 students pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture; the School of Education; the Grove School of Engineering; the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, and the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership. U.S. News, Princeton Review and Forbes all rank City College among the best colleges and universities in the United States. For additional information, visit www.ccny.