Dr Peter Safar, Professor and Founding Chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh 40 years ago and now serving as Distinguished Service Professor of Resuscitation Medicine is still the Principal Investigator on his Department of Defense funded Suspended Animation project at the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research. Heading for his 79th birthday, he has received several honorary doctorate degrees worldwide. On February 28, 2003, it was time for Dr Safar to become Honorary Doctor of Science at the University of Pittsburgh. Because of his prominence, he was also selected as the featured speaker at this year's Honors Convocation. He chose to discuss the topic "Thoughts About Academe And Humanism". This was eloquently presented to the audience in the completely filled Carnegie Music Hall, superbly fitting a talented piano player like Peter Safar. He recieved a standing ovation at the completion of his speach.