January 20, 2005
VIA FACSIMILE
Vice Chancellor Jay Hershenson
Vice Chancellor of University Relations and
Secretary to the Board of Trustees
The City University of New York
535 East 80th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10021
Dear Vice Chancellor Hershenson:
I am pleased to announce the following faculty and student awards for Hunter
College.
Faculty Honors and Awards:

Dr. Godfrey Gumbs, a Professor of Physics at Hunter College, has received two
honors from the American Physical Society, the main professional organization in
physics. He is the recipient of the Society’s 2005 Edward A. Bouchet Award.
This award recognizes a distinguished minority physicist who has made
significant contributions to physics research. Dr. Gumbs has also been named a
Fellow of the Society. This honor is limited to one-half of one percent of the
Society’s membership.

Dr. Tina Howe, a Professor of Theatre at Hunter College, has been selected as
the 2005 William Inge Theatre Festival’s Honoree for Distinguished Achievement
in the American Theatre. Every year, the Festival honors a playwright whose
body of work has had a profound impact on the American Theatre. Dr. Howe is
only the second woman to receive this coveted award.

Dr. Mark Hillery, a Professor of Physics at Hunter College, has been named a
Fellow of the Optical Society of America, the national society of professionals in
optics and photonics. This honor is limited to ten percent of the Society’s
membership.
Student Honors and Awards:

Riki Drori, a graduate of Hunter College, received a 2004 Jack Kent Cooke
Foundation Graduate Scholarship to support her studies for an MBA in France at
INSEAD, one of the world’s top-tier business schools. This highly competitive
scholarship provides funding of up to fifty thousand dollars per year for the length
of the recipient’s graduate degree program of up to six years.
I am extremely proud of the awards and honors achieved by Hunter’s faculty and
students.
I would appreciate your assistance in announcing these outstanding
achievements of Hunter’s faculty and students at the next Board of Trustees meeting.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jennifer J. Raab
cc: Dean Linda T. Chin
JJR:lh
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