The former president of the Federal Reserve Bank Of San Francisco will receive the 2019 U.C. – Santa Cruz Foundation Medal. Over the past few years, the Foundation has awarded its medal to a variety of dignitaries such Janet Yellen (this year), as well as Sylvia Earle, an oceanographer who held the record for the deepest un-tethered scuba dive; Alice Waters, a chef and food activist; and Toni Morrison, a Nobel and Pulitzer-winning novelist.
