UvA kicks off first Medallion Day with six awards

UvA Honorary Medallions for six special UvA staff members The UvA has started a new tradition: the annual Medallion Day. On this day each year, the UvA will award Honorary Medallions to individuals who have made a special contribution to the university. At the first Medallion Day, which took place on Friday, 25 June, there were six laureates: Arnold Smeulders, Wil van Zijl-Barbe, Tom Verhoek, Arne Brentjes, Willem Bouten and Marcel Levi. Rector Magnificus Karen Maex presented them with their Honorary Medallions during a festive, small-scale gathering at 'De Brug' on the Roeterseiland Campus. 'The laureates are six very different people working in different fields of activity, but they have important similarities,' explains president of the Executive Board, Geert ten Dam. 'They all do their work with great passion and commitment. Moreover, all six of them are connectors, bridge-builders, who are not afraid to think outside the box.