| Tulane
University President's Medal
 President
Scott S. Cowen established the Tulane University
President's Medal in 1999. The medal is awarded
at the sole discretion of the president to
individuals who have distinguished themselves
by their actions and who have contributed in
some manner to the well-being of Tulane University
or the city of New Orleans. Unlike the honorary
degree, this award may commemorate deeds other
than academic achievement. Designed by Professor
Emeritus Franklin Adams, the front of the medal
features a sculpted TU symbol. This university
emblem was first used as an architectural symbol
on the exterior of two historic buildings on
the uptown campus, Tilton Hall and Robert C.
Cudd Hall.
Medal
Recipients |
Position
|
Year |
| Brian Williams |
Managing
Editor and Anchor of the NBC Nightly
News |
2006 |
| John
Breaux |
United
States Senator |
2004 |
| Jacques
Chirac |
President
of France |
2002 |
| Karlem "Ducky" Reiss |
Professor and
Marshal Emeritus |
2002 |
| William
Safire |
New York
Times Columnist |
2002 |
| Corinne
Lindy Claiborne Boggs |
Former U. S.
Representative from Louisiana and Ambassador
to the Vatican |
2001 |
Marian
Wright Edelman |
President,
Children's Defense Fund |
2001 |
Walter
Isaacson |
Editorial
Director, Time Magazine |
2000 |
Cokie
Roberts |
ABC
Co-Anchor, This Week with Sam Donaldson
and Cokie Roberts |
1999 |
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