Event
2015 Induction Weekend: Induction Ceremony
Oct 10, 2015
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Cambridge, MA
On October 10, 2015, the American Academy inducted its 235th class of members at a ceremony held in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The ceremony featured historical readings by Vicki Sant (The Summit Foundation) and Roger W. Sant (The AES Corporation), as well as a performance by the Boston Children’s Chorus. It also included presentations by five new members: Phil S. Baran (The Scripps Research Institute), Patricia Smith Churchland (University of California, San Diego; Salk Institute for Biological Studies), Roland G. Fryer, Jr. (Harvard University), Sally Haslanger (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), and Darren Walker (Ford Foundation).
Featuring
Class I Speaker
Phil S. Baran
Darlene Shirley Professor of Chemistry
The Scripps Research Institute.
Academy Member
Class II Speaker
Patricia Smith Churchland
Professor of Philosophy Emerita
University of California, San Diego
Academy Member
Class III Speaker
Roland G. Fryer
Henry Lee Professor of Economics
Harvard University
Academy Member
Class IV Speaker
Sally Haslanger
Ford Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Academy Member
