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Donna Strickland, UR ’89 Ph.D. and 2018 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics, is honored by her alma mater. Shown top left, Strickland receives the University’s Eastman Medal from President Richard Feldman. The Eastman Medal recognizes individuals whose achievements and service embody the University’s highest ideals and is named for George Eastman, the University’s major benefactor and one of the nation’s great champions of higher education. Shown top center, from left, University President Richard Feldman, Donna Strickland, and U.S. Representative Joe Morelle, celebrate at the University’s annual Commencement dinner. Congressman Morelle made a statement on the House of Representatives floor recognizing Donna Strickland, her advisor, Gérard Mourou, and the University’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics for their 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics. The statement was inserted in the Congressional Record and a framed version was personally presented to Strickland at the event during Commencement weekend. Shown top right, Dr. Strickland gives the commencement address at the college graduation ceremony. Below, Dr. Strickland joins LLE staff for a group photo in a visit to the laboratory.