Commencement 1955, Eleven Recepients of honorary Degrees at the 111th Commencement, University of Michigan, photographed just before the exercises.
Back L-R: Jon W. Shenk (assoc. justice Cal. Supreme Court); Dr. Albino Zarate Sycip (general Manager of Bank of China, Philippines), Dr. Jonas E. Salk ( U. of Pittsburgh, developer of polio vaccine); Dr. William L. Benedict (chief of ophthalmolgy Mayo Clinic); E. Buckminster Fuller (architect, inventor); Gould A. Andrews (ret. Pres. Grand Rapids Jr. College); T. Colman Andrews (U.S. Commissioner of I.R.S); Edgar A. Guest (Detroit free Press poet) 
Front:: Earl Warren (Chief Justice U.S. Supreme Court), U-M Pres. Harlan Hatcher; Harlow H. Curtice (Pres. General Motors); Janaki Ammal (director Central Botanical Laboratory, Govt. of India)
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