Dr. Hazel Dukes receives honorary degree at the Apollo

In a commencement ceremony that had the audience clapping to tunes from the Tony award-winning musical “MEMPHIS,” 131 candidates for the doctor of osteopathic medicine (DO) degree received their diplomas on June 5 from the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (TouroCOM) in Harlem. Civil rights activist Dr. Hazel N. Dukes, president of the NAACP New York State Conference, received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.

Pictured, from left to right, are Dr. Mark Hasten, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Touro College and University System; Dr. Hazel Dukes; Dr. Robert Goldberg, Dean of TouroCOM; and Dr. Alan Kadish, President and CEO of the Touro system. Photo Credit:  Shahar Azran Photography, LLC