David Hermelin Explained

Ambassador From:United States
Country:Norway
Birth Name:David B. Hermelin
Term Start1:January 8, 1998
Term End1:January 7, 2000
Successor1:Robin Chandler Duke
Predecessor1:Thomas A. Loftus
Nationality:American
Birth Date:27 December 1936
Birth Place:Detroit, Michigan
Death Place:Detroit, Michigan
Alma Mater:University of Michigan
Spouse:Doreen Hermelin

David B. Hermelin (December 27, 1936 – November 22, 2000) was United States ambassador to Norway and a Detroit area philanthropist and entrepreneur and a graduate of the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.

The David B. Hermelin Volunteer Fundraising Award at the University of Michigan honors David Hermelin. The ORT Hermelin College of Engineering in Netanya, Israel, 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.[1]

In 2000, Hermelin died of a brain tumor at 63 years old.

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  1. http://clinton6.nara.gov/2000/12/2000-12-13-the-president-hermelin-awarded-the-presidental-citizens-medal.html The White House - Office of the Press Secretary