Foreign Secretary of the Royal Society and Emeritus Professor of Fungal Genetics in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Oxford. “When I was an undergraduate, the whole university took the same examination papers, so coming top in Botany finals was certainly the highlight of my undergraduate days. I still found time for fun in my final year and as secretary of the student union entertainments committee helped organise one of the wonderful student balls at the Royal Festival Hall.”

Dr. Gutmann awards an honorary Doctor of Science degree to Susan Solomon, Ph.D. at Penn's 2009 Commencement. Dr. Solomon is a Senior Scientist at the Earth Systems Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and a 1999 National Medal of Science Recipient.