Remarks by DuWayne J. Peterson, Jr.

Honorary Degree Recipient

President Upham, Provost Dreyer, Honored Guests, Fellow Board Members, Distinguished Faculty and Graduates: Thank you for bestowing upon me this great honor of Doctor of Humane Letters.

I am particularly appreciative of this honor from Claremont Graduate University. My involvement with the university began in 1984 with the beginnings of the information science program and now with the Board of Visitors of the School of Information Science and the Board of Trustees of Claremont Graduate University. This is a very special place, and I am honored to serve in any way I can.

Although I am being honored for the achievements cited - they would not have been possible without the strong and loving support of my wife Nancy for the past 48 years – plus the many people that worked with me in the past and today. No one person can accomplish anything without this kind of support network.

As all of you begin or continue to pursue your selected fields of expertise, always treat those around you with respect and dignity and always pursue excellence. For in the end – the real measure of success is that the world is a better place for your having been here.

Thank you very much.