2004 Commencement: Peter Nero to Receive Honorary Engineering Degree
                                                                                                                                                                                          

Drexel University’s College of Engineering will be granting an honorary engineering degree at this year’s Commencement. The ceremony will takes place at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 12th, in the Daskalakis Athletic Center located at 33rd and Market Streets on the Drexel campus. The College of Engineering ceremony will be held with the commencement ceremony of the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems.

Peter Nero '04 (Honorary) is a world-renowned pianist and the founder of the Philly Pops

Peter Nero has built an impressive career as a Pops conductor, arranger, composer and master pianist. His solid musicianship, innovative programming and warm, informal stage presence have won him a loyal and enthusiastic audience. He has recently been called "a high-class showman, a pianist with dazzling technical virtuosity and inspired improvisation" (The Virginian-Pilot) and "the epitome of the Pops Conductor / Performer" (The Washington Post).

Peter Nero is the music industry's consummate example of staying power, receiving his first Grammy® Award more than 40 years ago. One of Nero's greatest achievements is the founding of the world renowned Philly Pops, one of the largest independent pops orchestras in the country. The Pops, which will celebrate their 25th anniversary in the fall, recently marked their first season as a resident company at the new Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. The 2003-2004 Pops season will include concerts with symphonies across the nation including Indianapolis, Detroit and Memphis.