The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21
COLLEGE HONORS JAMES H. FURAY
United Press Vice-Presi- dent to Get Distinguished |,
 Service Certificate

Rochester, N. Y, Jan 21-(UP)- The University of Rochester an- nounced last night that 1t had awarded its certificate of dis tinguished service to James H. Furay, vice-president of the United Press, "In appreciative recognition of his notable contributions to mu- tual understanding between the re- publics of North and South Amer tca."
 Presentation of the award will be made on January 27 at the uni- versity's Latin American conference by President Alan Valentine and Edward G. Miller, chairman of the board. Furay was selected for the honor by the unanimous vote of an awards committee comprised of Mrs. ogden Reid of the New York Herald Tribune, Eugene Meyer, publisher of the Washington Post, and Erwin B. Canham, managing editor of the Christian Science Monitor.
 Furay has just returned from his tenth tour of the South American republics where for 25 years he has participated in the expansion of United Press Service into virtually all the leading newspapers of that continent.
 The citation, first of its kind to be made by Rochester, follows:
 "The University of Rochester, act ing upon the unanimous recom- mendation of nationally esteemed committee, awards to MT. James H. Furay this certificate of disting- uished service, in appreciative recog- milton of his notable contributions, over more than 8 quarter of a cen- tury, to mutual understanding be- tween the republics of North and South America, and to the foster ing among them of true friendship and sense of common purpose.
 As vice president of the United Press, itself lea6er in this great cause, he has established new bonds of communication between great nations and strengthened them by innumerable links of personal friendship forcsd through his own integrity and modesty. Tn the great cause he has served so well, his achievements will endure, for 1t has been built upon a solid foundation of mutual trust and mutual useful ness. For that service, and for the example it holds before his success sors in Pan American journalism, this university happily and ap- priately does him this special honor, the first of its particular kind in the history of out nations"
 Latin-American political and cul- tural leaders, as well as many of this country's most prominent spokesmen for inter American unity will attend the presentation cere- monies here next week. The hon. orary advisory committee of the conference in charge of the presen- tation includes Juan -Trippe of Pan American Airways, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Argentine Ambassador Don Felipe A. Espil, Brazilian Am bassador Carlos Martins, S enator Walter George and Mexican For eign Affairs Minister Ezequial Pa dilla.
 Furay, who was born in Omaha, Neb., 63 years ago, joined the United Press in Chicago in 1908, and became foreign service editor in 1918. Under his editorship the service expanded abroad and at the outbreak of the war in 1889, U. P. served more than 500 newspapers in more than 50 foreign countries Furay has been a vice-president of the United Press since 1924 and member of it's board of directors since 1926.