Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Graduation/Ordination/Investiture Advisory Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion is proud to announce the ordination, investiture, graduate, and honorary degree recipients of the Class of 2001. Founded in 1875, HUC-JIR is the nation's oldest institution of higher Jewish education and the academic, spiritual, and professional development center of Reform Judaism. The College-Institute will ordain 49 rabbis (23 men, 26 women) at Ordination Services in Cincinnati and Investiture and Ordination Ceremonies in New York, and will invest 11 cantors (3 men, 8 women) in New York. In addition, 31 rabbinical students will receive the degree of Master of Arts in Hebrew Literature/Letters and 11 students will receive the Master of Sacred Music degree. Fourteen students will receive graduate degrees – 5 Doctor of Ministry, 3 Doctor of Philosophy, 1 Doctor of Hebrew Letters, 2 Master of Philosophy in Hebraic and Cognate Studies, and 3 Master of Arts. Five students will receive the degree of Master of Arts in Jewish Communal Service. Eighteen students will receive education degrees – Joint Masters of Arts in Jewish Communal Service and Jewish Education, Master of Arts in Jewish Education, and Master of Arts in Religious Education. The College-Institute will bestow honorary degrees upon the following recipients: Los Angeles, Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa: Karen M. Kennelly, C.S.J., President Emerita, Mount St. Mary's College The Honorable Tom Lantos, United States Congressman, District #12, State of California Ruth Weisberg, M.A., Laurea di Belle Arti, Dean, School of Fine Arts, University of Southern California New York, Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa: Yaacov Agam, Artist Anthony Montag, Investment Counsel, Montag and Associates Jerome H. Somers, Attorney, Goodwin, Proctor and Hoar Cincinnati, Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa: Dr. Allegra Goodman, Author, Kaaterskill Falls, The Family Markowitz, and Paradise Park Reverend John T. Pawlikowski OSM, Ph.D., Professor of Social Ethics and Director of Catholic-Jewish Studies, The Cardinal Bernardin Center at Catholic Theological Union, A Graduate School of Ministry Maynard Wishner, Prominent Business, Civic, and Community Leader, Chicago, Illinois. A breakdown of degree recipients by School location and program follows: Los Angeles Graduation – May 14, 2001 Rabbinical School Nine students (4 men, 5 women) will receive the Master of Arts in Hebrew Letters, leading to rabbinical ordination. Three students (2 men, 1 woman) completed their rabbinical studies in Los Angeles and will be ordained in New York on May 20. The Rhea Hirsch School of Education Three students (1 man, 2 women) will receive the Joint Masters of Arts in Jewish Communal Service and Jewish Education. Eleven students (3 men, 8 women) will receive the degree of Master of Arts in Jewish Education. The Irwin Daniels School of Jewish Communal Service Five students (all women) will receive the Master of Arts in Jewish Communal Service. New York Graduation – May 17, 2001 Rabbinical School Ten students (3 men, 7 women) will receive the Master of Arts in Hebrew Literature, leading to rabbinical ordination. School of Sacred Music The 11 students who will be invested as cantors on May 20 will also receive the Master of Sacred Music degree at graduation. Graduate Studies Five students will receive the Doctor of Ministry degree; one student will receive the Doctor of Hebrew Letters degree; four students will receive the Master of Arts in Religious Education degree. New York Investiture and Ordination – May 20, 2001 Rabbinical School The New York School will ordain 31 rabbis (14 men and 17 women). School of Sacred Music The SSM will invest 11 cantors (3 men and 8 women). Cincinnati Graduation – May 30, 2001 Rabbinical School Twelve students (10 men, 2 women) will receive the degree of Master of Arts in Hebrew Letters leading to rabbinical ordination. The School of Graduate Studies Three male students will receive the degree of Ph.D. Two students (both women) will receive the degree of Master of Philosophy in Hebraic and Cognate Studies. Three students (1 man, 2 women) will receive the degree of Master of Arts. Cincinnati Ordination – June 2, 2001 Rabbinical School The Cincinnati School will ordain 15 rabbis (7 men, 8 women).