Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa. Citation: "a distinguished theoretical physicist, educator and spokeswoman for science. An Australian trained at Stanford, she is a leading figure at that university's Linear Accelerator Center, where she has made pioneering contributions to the quest for a unified theory of the strong, weak and electromagnetic interactions. Beyond her research, she is founder and president of the Contemporary Physics Education Project, which brings knowledge of the fundamental nature of matter and energy to young minds across America." Also receiving honorary degrees: Cicely Tyson, Sydney Pollack, Margaret Bent, Lord John Browne of Madingley (BP), and Tim Russert, the commencement speaker.