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Maria Manetti Shrem
Long-time ����ֱ�� friend and supporter of the arts in education here and in other institutions around the globe, Maria Manetti Shrem is the 27th recipient of the ����ֱ�� Medal. She is, with husband, Jan Shrem, namesake of the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, which opened to great acclaim on the Davis campus in 2016. Shrem’s nominator noted her “bold vision toward making our arts programs the best in the world,” further reminding us that “the arts facilitate higher discussions and spark creativity to solve the world’s problems.”

Neeraj Senthil, College of Engineering

Neeraj Senthil of Sunnyvale, California, will be awarded the University Medal as the campus’s top graduating senior and be conferred with a Bachelor of Science in biomedical engineering. Between maintaining A+ grades, earning a provisional patent and co-authoring a research paper, his weekly activities have included cuddling sick babies at the university’s medical center and teaching math at local schools.