Yale Bulletin and Calendar

September 22, 2006|Volume 35, Number 3

Five alumni are honored with the Yale
Medal for their service to the University

Five individuals have been selected by the Association of Yale Alumni (AYA) to receive the 2006 Yale Medal in honor of their service to the University.

This year's recipients are Philip G. Boyle '71, Howard M. Holtzmann '42, '47 J.D., Frederick R. Mayer '50, Howard H. Newman '69, '69 M.A. and Deborah Rose '72, '77 M.P.H., '89 Ph.D.

Inaugurated in 1952, the Yale Medal is the highest award presented by the AYA. It honors alumni who not only show extraordinary devotion to the ideals of the University but also demonstrated their support of Yale through voluntary service.

Boyle was a longtime leader of Yale Club of Boston and served on the AYA Board of Governors 1995-2004. As chair of the board, Boyle led a number of new initiatives including efforts to engage alumni through their shared interests. Most recently, Boyle chaired the search committee for the new AYA executive director.

Holtzmann's seven decades of service include membership on his Yale College and Yale Law School Reunion Gift committees. He is a supporter and adviser to the Slifka Center for Jewish Life, and endowed the Jewish Chaplaincy at Yale, the first such position at an American college. He also endowed a professorship and fellowships in international law. An associate fellow of Pierson College, he has played an active role in improving its building and plantings.

Mayer has served on the board of the Yale University Art Gallery since 1988 and was its chair 1995-2003. He has played an important role in a broad range of gallery initiatives including its educational outreach efforts to New Haven and the regional community. He has also been active with his class and is a member of the Class Council.

Newman has been the driving force behind many campaigns for Yale. He serves on the University Council as a member-at-large and has chaired the University Council Committee on New Haven Economic Development. As chair of the Alumni Fund, he leads over 1,500 alumni volunteers to raise funds for Yale.

Rose has served her class as secretary, Class Council member and reunion chair. In addition to being involved in initiatives at the Sterling Memorial Library and Jonathan Edwards College, she is the cornerstone donor of the new Rose Center, which houses both the Yale Police Department and the Dixwell Community Center. She initiated computerization of the branch libraries of the New Haven Free Public Library, and is a longtime supporter of Yale's initiatives to help revitalize the city of New Haven.

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