majority of American college students. Schmidt issues a challenge to higher education leadership to step up and take responsibility for doing more to increase academic standards and graduation rates. Professional recognition In 1989 he was appointed Honorary Member of the Order of Australia (AM), for his service to the arts and agricultural development in Australia. In 1991, Schmidt was awarded Honorary Officer status (AO). The inscription reads, "For service to the arts, agricultural development and Australian/American relations." In November 2010, Schmidt received the sixth annual Philip Merrill Award of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) for outstanding contributions to liberal arts education. Schmidt made cameo appearances in two Woody Allen films, Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and Husbands and Wives (1992). See also List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Chief Justice) References Sources Kelley, Brooks Mather. (1999). Yale: A History. New Haven: Yale University Press. ; OCLC 810552 External links 1940s births 1942 births Deans of Columbia Law School Living people Phillips Exeter Academy alumni Presidents of Yale University Yale University alumni Law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States Honorary Officers of the Order of Australia City University of New York people Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Educators from New York City St. Bernard's School alumni Yale Law School alumni Columbia Law School faculty