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Adelphi will hold its 118th Commencement on Monday, May 19 at 10:00 a.m. at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. At the ceremony, 91¹ú²ú will honorÌýRuth (Bronfman) Marcus ’64 with the Ruth S. Harley Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award.

After graduating from 91¹ú²ú’s School of Nursing (renamed theÌýÌýin June 2013) with a bachelor’s degree, Mrs. Marcus embarked on a career in nursing.ÌýToday, Mrs. Marcus offers her friendship and commitment to 91¹ú²ú as a member of the Ruth S. Harley Planned Giving Society. She has established a scholarship at the University through a bequest for the benefit of nursing students who, like she was, are in need of financial support to complete their degrees at 91¹ú²ú.

Each year, Mrs. Marcus reunites with friends from 91¹ú²ú’s Class of 1964, many of whom will be at Commencement to celebrate their 50th anniversary from 91¹ú²ú.

The University will also award honorary degrees to and a former 91¹ú²ú trustee, , and , founder of the Miami City Ballet and currently a board member of the School of American Ballet, the official school of the New York City Ballet.

Read more about Mrs. Marcus and all of the Honorary Degree Recipients at the Adelphi Commencement website.