Chief Marshal for the Alumni
And the winner is..... Alan Khazei!
Founder and CEO, Be the Change
Degrees: A.B. Harvard‘83, HLS, J.D. ‘87
Harvard Related Activities:
Board of Directors Harvard Alumni Association (2003-2006),
Advisory Board, Center for Public Leadership, JFK School,
Fellow JFK School Institute of Politics (Fall,2006)
Achievements and Honors:
Reebok Human RightsAward,
Jefferson Award for Public Service,
Caring Institute Award,
Harvard Law School Association Outstanding Alumni Award.
Honorary Degrees:
Suffolk University,
Northeastern University,
Framingham State College.
Chosen by Boston Globe Magazine as one of 11 Bostonians Changing the World (2006), Selected by US News and World Report as one of America’s 25 Best Leaders (2006)
Major Charitable or Other Activities:
Current:
Board of Directors of City Year, Citizen Schools, New Profit, Inc., and Share Our Strength.
Advisory Boards, ServeNext, Partnership for Public Service.
Past:
Board of Directors of Teach for America, Massachusetts Service Alliance, Commission on National and Community Service.
Board of Trustees, America’s Promise.
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Our Class selects the Chief Marshal for the Alumni who is a member of our class.
The Chief Marshal is the honorary leader for all of Harvard's alumni on Commencement Day and presides over the “festival rites” of Commencement.
The criteria for candidates are as follows:
- contribution to one’s community and the larger society
- success in one’s career(s), vocation(s) and/or avocation(s)
- service and support to the Class of 1983 and/or Harvard University
Degrees: A.B. Harvard‘83, HLS, J.D. ‘87
Harvard Related Activities:
Board of Directors Harvard Alumni Association (2003-2006),
Advisory Board, Center for Public Leadership, JFK School,
Fellow JFK School Institute of Politics (Fall,2006)
Achievements and Honors:
Reebok Human RightsAward,
Jefferson Award for Public Service,
Caring Institute Award,
Harvard Law School Association Outstanding Alumni Award.
Honorary Degrees:
Suffolk University,
Northeastern University,
Framingham State College.
Chosen by Boston Globe Magazine as one of 11 Bostonians Changing the World (2006), Selected by US News and World Report as one of America’s 25 Best Leaders (2006)
Major Charitable or Other Activities:
Current:
Board of Directors of City Year, Citizen Schools, New Profit, Inc., and Share Our Strength.
Advisory Boards, ServeNext, Partnership for Public Service.
Past:
Board of Directors of Teach for America, Massachusetts Service Alliance, Commission on National and Community Service.
Board of Trustees, America’s Promise.
- contribution to one’s community and the larger society
- success in one’s career(s), vocation(s) and/or avocation(s)
- service and support to the Class of 1983 and/or Harvard University