Honorary Degrees of Retiring Faculty
John William Swanson, Professor of Chemistry, The Institute of Paper Chemistry, 1982
"Forty years is a long time in the professional life of an individual. But the years pass quickly indeed when they have been as full and productive as have yours at The Institute of Paper Chemistry.
Both you and the Institute were young and untested when you joined the staff in 1941. You grew together, and you passed the many tests as they came along. Your research and your publications in surface science have brought you recognition from throughout the world. Your students and your colleagues have followed in your footsteps, and together you have brought insight and understanding to the colloid chemistry of papermaking systems. You have demonstrated that good practice must be based on good science and sound principles.
We honor you today for your unceasing quest for excellence, for your dedication to sound scholarship, and for your many contributions to your chosen field.
By the authority vested in me, I now confer upon you the degree of Master of Science, ad eundem, and admit you to its rights, its privileges, and its obligations."