College’s 37th Commencement Takes Place Oct. 10

• Nicholas L. Carnevale, vice president of Carnevale Consulting Corporation, will receive an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters. Carnevale has served with distinction on the Thomas Edison State College Board of Trustees since 1995 and served as board chair from 2003 – 2005. He also served on the Thomas Edison State College Foundation Board of Directors since 1983, and was chairman of the Foundation Board from 1986 through 1988. Carnevale will be stepping down from the college’s board this year.
  
  
• George L. Fricke, former managing director of corporate training at New Jersey Bell, will also receive an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters. Fricke has served with distinction on the Thomas Edison State College Board of Trustees since 1989 and served as board chair from 1995 – 1997.  He has also represented the college faithfully on the Board of the New Jersey Association of Colleges and Universities and has been a tireless advocate for higher education for adults throughout the State of New Jersey both professionally and as a volunteer.
  
  
• Dr. Howard T. Shapiro, president emeritus of Princeton University and the University of Michigan, will also receive an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters.  Dr. Shapiro served as Princeton University’s 18th president, from 1988 through 2001, and currently holds a faculty appointment as a professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University. Prior to joining Princeton University, Dr. Shapiro served at the University of Michigan, where he served on the faculty for 24 years as professor of economics and public policy, and as president (from 1980-1988).

The college will award more than 2,500 degrees in 2009 and has awarded more than 34,000 degrees since it began providing flexible, high-quality, collegiate learning opportunities for self directed adults in 1972.  To read the stories of some of this year’s graduates, visit the college’s Newsroom.

About Thomas Edison State College
Thomas Edison State College provides flexible, high-quality, collegiate learning opportunities for self-directed adults. One of New Jersey’s 12 senior public institutions of higher education, the College offers associate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees in more than 100 areas of study. Students earn degrees through a wide variety of rigorous and high-quality academic methods that can be customized to meet their individual needs. Identified by Forbes magazine as one of the top 20 colleges and universities in the nation in the use of technology to create learning opportunities for adults, Thomas Edison State College is a national leader in the assessment of adult learning and a pioneer in the use of educational technologies. The College is home to The John S. Watson Institute for Public Policy. The New Jersey State Library is an affiliate of Thomas Edison State College. Further information about admission to the College may be obtained by calling (888) 442-8372, via e-mail at info@tesc.edu or by visiting the College Web site at www.tesc.edu.