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. In 2000, Hermelin died of a brain tumor at 63 years old. See also List of notable brain tumor patients References Sources ORT Hermelin College of Engineering: Biography University of Michigan press release United States Department of State: Ambassadors to Norway 1936 births 2000 deaths People from Detroit Ambassadors of the United States to Norway Presidential Citizens Medal recipients Ross School of Business alumni