3 alumni to receive Harvard Medal
The Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) has announced that Henry N. Cobb ’47, M.Arch. ’49, Warren Masters Little ’55, and A. Clayton Spencer ’82 will receive the 2017 Harvard Medal. Drew Faust, president of Harvard University and Lincoln Professor of History, will present the medals on Commencement Day, May 25, during the Annual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association (the Afternoon Program). First awarded in 1981, the Harvard Medal recognizes extraordinary service to the University. The service can range across University life, from teaching, leadership, and innovation to fundraising, administration, and volunteerism. Henry N. Cobb has demonstrated a strong commitment to Harvard as an alumnus, teacher, administrator, and architect. During his term as president of the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) Association from 1969 to 1971, he also served as an appointed director for the HAA, representing the GSD, and as a member of the GSD visiting committee. From 1980 to 1985, he...