Professor Goldsmith Awarded Honorary Degree by
the University of Patras

Werner Goldsmith, Professor of the Graduate School in Mechanical Engineering at Berkeley, received an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Patras, Greece, on June 19, 2002. The degree was awarded by the Rector of the University, Dr. Zoumbos on the recommendation of the chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, Professor S. Papaioannou, that was initiated by Professor S. Paipetis of that department, a long-time colleague. The citation accompanying the award noted the contributions that Professor Goldsmith had made to the advancement of the field of mechanics in Greece during his two sabbatical years as a Fulbright Research Fellow. These periods took place from 1974-5 at the Technical University of Athens and from 1981-2 at the University of Patras in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The ceremony was witnessed by Professor Goldsmith's wife, Mrs. Penelope Goldsmith, by his two daughters, Andrea and Remy, by his grandchildren Daniel and Nicole, and by his son-in-law Arturo. It was preceded by a large official dinner and a subsequent informal lunch in the suburbs of Patras.

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Prof. Papaioannou, Dean Papathanasopoulos and Rector Zoumbos in hall prior to the award	University of Patras Rector N. K. Zoumbos escorting Werner Goldsmith to the award hall	Professor Paipetis and Werner Goldsmith listening to Rector Zoumbos present the case for the award	Werner Goldsmith giving a brief summary of his current research in response to the presentation of the honorary degree	Rector Zoumbos presenting Werner Goldsmith with the honorary degree certificate
Werner Goldsmith after the award with daughters Remy (left) and Andrea and Prof. Paipetis exhibiting University of Patras official hologram	Prof. Andrea Goldsmith, Prof. Goldsmith's daughter, and Werner Goldsmith after the award was presented with the official hologram of the University of Patras	Prof. Werner Goldsmith after the award ceremony with grandchildren Daniel and Nicole	Prof. Werner Goldsmith receiving congratulations from Dean Papathanasopoulos and Chair Papaioannou	Werner Goldsmith in academic gown of the University of Patras with ermine cape denoting the honorary degree with (left) Rector Zoumbos, (middle) Dean of Engineering Faculty S. Papathanasopoulos and (right) Chair of Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics S. Papaioannou
Werner Goldsmith with daughters Remy (left) and Andrea (right) exhibiting University of Patras official hologram