Carleton College: Commencement 2000

5/25/00 Note: Due to a family medical emergency, Joyce Hughes '61 will not be receiving an honorary degree from Carleton on June 10, as previously announced.

George H. Dixon--Honorary Doctor of Laws
Retired CEO and Chair, US Bancorp, Minneapolis
Trustee Emeritus, Carleton College

Dixon has had a distinguished career in banking. After several years in investment banking on the East Coast, he came to Minnesota in 1968 as president of the First National Bank of Minneapolis, rising to chair in 1972. In 1976-77, he served as deputy secretary of the treasury under President Gerald Ford. He returned to the renamed First Bank System (now US Bancorp) in Minneapolis, retiring as CEO in 1987. In addition, he has served as director of several major Minnesota corporations, including International Multifoods, Toro, Donaldson’s, and Fingerhut.

From 1971 to 1996, Dixon served as a member of Carleton’s Board of Trustees, and was its chair from 1983 to 1989. He also was a member of the steering committee that led Carleton’s highly successful fundraising campaign, Assuring Excellence, from 1991 to 1998. Dixon has been deeply involved in numerous civic and charitable organizations, including the Boy Scouts of America, the Science Museum of Minnesota, the United Way of Minneapolis, the Minnesota Orchestral Association, the Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts, Hanover College, the Council for Financial Aid to Education, and the National Conference of Christians and Jews. He has held leadership roles in many of these organizations.

Dixon holds a B.A. degree from the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania, and an M.B.A. from Harvard University.

Bruno Nettl--Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
Ethnomusicologist and Professor Emeritus of Music and Anthropology, University of Illinois
1996 Benedict Distinguished Visiting Professor of Music, Carleton College

Nettl is a central force and world-renowned figure in the fields of ethnomusicology and the anthropology of music. He is a prolific author, having written or edited numerous books and scores of articles. His most recent books include "Heartland Excursions: Ethnomusicological Reflections on Schools of Music" and "In the Course of Performance: Studies in the World of Musical Improvisation." His curriculum vitae reflects many paper presentations, guest lectureships, and professional offices held, as well.

Nettl began teaching at the University of Illinois in 1964 and retired in 1992, although he continues to teach there part-time. He served as chair of the university’s division of musicology for five separate terms. Throughout his career, he has held visiting faculty appointments at schools across the country, including a year-long appointment in 1996 as the Benedict Distinguished Visiting Professor of Music at Carleton College, where he taught courses in Native American music and the anthropology of music. Nettl also has been awarded numerous scholarships and fellowships. He currently edits the journal Ethnomusicology and is the supervisory editor for two series of ethnomusicological publications.

Nettl holds an A.B., an M.A., and a Ph.D. in musicology from Indiana University, as well as an M.A. in library science from the University of Michigan.


	Carleton College Honorary Degree Recipients 126th Annual Commencement Exercises June 10, 2000
			5/25/00 Note: Due to a family medical emergency, Joyce Hughes '61 will not be receiving an honorary degree from Carleton on June 10, as previously announced. George H. Dixon--Honorary Doctor of Laws Retired CEO and Chair, US Bancorp, Minneapolis Trustee Emeritus, Carleton College Dixon has had a distinguished career in banking. After several years in investment banking on the East Coast, he came to Minnesota in 1968 as president of the First National Bank of Minneapolis, rising to chair in 1972. In 1976-77, he served as deputy secretary of the treasury under President Gerald Ford. He returned to the renamed First Bank System (now US Bancorp) in Minneapolis, retiring as CEO in 1987. In addition, he has served as director of several major Minnesota corporations, including International Multifoods, Toro, Donaldson’s, and Fingerhut. From 1971 to 1996, Dixon served as a member of Carleton’s Board of Trustees, and was its chair from 1983 to 1989. He also was a member of the steering committee that led Carleton’s highly successful fundraising campaign, Assuring Excellence, from 1991 to 1998. Dixon has been deeply involved in numerous civic and charitable organizations, including the Boy Scouts of America, the Science Museum of Minnesota, the United Way of Minneapolis, the Minnesota Orchestral Association, the Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts, Hanover College, the Council for Financial Aid to Education, and the National Conference of Christians and Jews. He has held leadership roles in many of these organizations. Dixon holds a B.A. degree from the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania, and an M.B.A. from Harvard University. Bruno Nettl--Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Ethnomusicologist and Professor Emeritus of Music and Anthropology, University of Illinois 1996 Benedict Distinguished Visiting Professor of Music, Carleton College Nettl is a central force and world-renowned figure in the fields of ethnomusicology and the anthropology of music. He is a prolific author, having written or edited numerous books and scores of articles. His most recent books include "Heartland Excursions: Ethnomusicological Reflections on Schools of Music" and "In the Course of Performance: Studies in the World of Musical Improvisation." His curriculum vitae reflects many paper presentations, guest lectureships, and professional offices held, as well. Nettl began teaching at the University of Illinois in 1964 and retired in 1992, although he continues to teach there part-time. He served as chair of the university’s division of musicology for five separate terms. Throughout his career, he has held visiting faculty appointments at schools across the country, including a year-long appointment in 1996 as the Benedict Distinguished Visiting Professor of Music at Carleton College, where he taught courses in Native American music and the anthropology of music. Nettl also has been awarded numerous scholarships and fellowships. He currently edits the journal Ethnomusicology and is the supervisory editor for two series of ethnomusicological publications. Nettl holds an A.B., an M.A., and a Ph.D. in musicology from Indiana University, as well as an M.A. in library science from the University of Michigan.