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Article: BOSTON UNIVERSITY SEVENTH PRESIDENT JOHN SILBER FETED AT GALA TRIBUTE

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April 13, 2007
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Boston University issued the following press release:

International, national and local dignitaries ranging from a former U.S. president to a best-selling American novelist to a Medal of Freedom winner paid tribute to former Boston University President John Silber at a gala celebration today, hailing the native Texan as a giant of academia.

Over 900 people attended the event at BU's Metcalf Hall, including Alan Leventhal, chairman of Boston University's Board of Trustees; Boston Mayor Thomas Menino; current BU President Robert A. Brown; U.S. Representative Michael E. Capuano (D-Mass.); author Tom Wolfe; Kraft Group Chairman & CEO Robert Kraft; Fidelity's Peter Lynch; and Vartan ...

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