David B. Hermelin (December 27, 1936 – November 22, 2000) was

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ambassador to

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

and a

Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at t ...

area philanthropist and entrepreneur and a graduate of the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

’s

Ross School of Business The Stephen M. Ross School of Business, also known as Michigan Ross, is the business school of the University of Michigan, a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded in 1924, the school is ranked among the best business schools i ...

. The David B. Hermelin Volunteer Fundraising Award at the

honors David Hermelin. The ORT Hermelin College of Engineering in Netanya,

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

, was named in his honor. It opened in October, 2000. On December 13, 2000, he was presented, posthumously, with the Presidential Citizens Medal by President Clinton.The White House - Office of the Press Secretary
/ref> In 2000, Hermelin died of a brain tumor at 63 years old.

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ORT Hermelin College of Engineering: BiographyUniversity of Michigan press release
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hermelin, David B. 1936 births 2000 deaths People from Detroit Ambassadors of the United States to Norway Presidential Citizens Medal recipients Ross School of Business alumni

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