Seven Honorary Degrees to be Awarded Barbara Pitoniak NEWS OFFICE STAFF April 14, 2000 Undergraduate Commencement speaker Billie Jean King and six others, including four alumni, will receive honorary degrees during graduation ceremonies on May 21-22. The degree recipients are: Alumnus Jeffrey A. Davidow, who is the U.S. ambassador to Mexico; doctor of laws. Evan S. Dobelle, alumnus and president of Trinity College in Hartford; doctor of public service; Eugene M. Isenberg, alumnus and chairman and chief executive officer of Nabors Industries Inc. in Houston; doctor of public service; Ahmed M. Kathrada, South African freedom-fighter and former member of the South African parliament; doctor of laws; Bruce M. Penniman, alumnus and 1999 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year; doctor of humane letters; Edgar E. Smith, former vice president for Academic Affairs for the University system; doctor of science. Dobelle, Kathrada, and Penniman will receive their honorary degrees during the graduate Commencement on May 20. Honorary degrees will be conferred on King, Smith, Isenberg, and Davidow during undergraduate ceremonies on May 21.