Inauguration of OU President Dr. Ora Hirsch Pescovitz
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Bagpipers with the group Cabar Feidh, who are based in Royal Oak, lead a processional toward the Athletics Center O'rena for the investiture of Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, Friday, April 20, 2018 at Oakland University in Rochester.
Bagpipers with the group Cabar Feidh, who are based in Royal Oak, lead a processional toward the Athletics Center O'rena for the investiture of Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, Friday, April 20, 2018 at Oakland University in Rochester. Jose Juarez, Special to Detroit News
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VIPs and other members of Oakland University academia walk in a processional to the Athletics Center O'rena for the investiture of Ora Hirsch Pescovitz.
VIPs and other members of Oakland University academia walk in a processional to the Athletics Center O'rena for the investiture of Ora Hirsch Pescovitz. Jose Juarez, Special to Detroit News
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Bagpipers with the group Cabar Feidh, based in Royal Oak, lead a processional toward the Athletics Center O'rena.
Bagpipers with the group Cabar Feidh, based in Royal Oak, lead a processional toward the Athletics Center O'rena. Jose Juarez, Special to Detroit News
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Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, left, and Oakland University Senior VP for Academic Affairs and Provost James Lentini.
Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, left, and Oakland University Senior VP for Academic Affairs and Provost James Lentini. Jose Juarez, Special to Detroit News
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Ora Hirsch Pescovitz greets well wishers at a celebration following inauguration ceremonies.
Ora Hirsch Pescovitz greets well wishers at a celebration following inauguration ceremonies. Jose Juarez, Special to Detroit News
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Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, center, stands with Oakland University Senior VP for Academic Affairs and Provost James Lentini, left, and OU Board of Trustees Chairman Richard DeVore, after Pescovitz was officially named the seventh president of Oakland University.
Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, center, stands with Oakland University Senior VP for Academic Affairs and Provost James Lentini, left, and OU Board of Trustees Chairman Richard DeVore, after Pescovitz was officially named the seventh president of Oakland University. Jose Juarez, Special to Detroit News
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A sign inside the Athletics Center O'rena advertises the inauguration for Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, Friday, April 20, 2018.
A sign inside the Athletics Center O'rena advertises the inauguration for Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, Friday, April 20, 2018. Jose Juarez, Special to Detroit News
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Ora Hirsch Pescovitz addresses the crowd after her investiture as the seventh president of Oakland University.
Ora Hirsch Pescovitz addresses the crowd after her investiture as the seventh president of Oakland University. Jose Juarez, Special to Detroit News
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Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, center, is helped with her robe on Friday during the investiture ceremony by Oakland University Senior VP for Academic Affairs and Provost James Lentini, left, and Oakland University Board of Trustees Chairman Richard DeVore.
Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, center, is helped with her robe on Friday during the investiture ceremony by Oakland University Senior VP for Academic Affairs and Provost James Lentini, left, and Oakland University Board of Trustees Chairman Richard DeVore. Jose Juarez, Special to Detroit News
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Michigan U.S. Sen. Gary Peters addresses the audience during the inauguration ceremony for Ora Hirsch Pescovitz.
Michigan U.S. Sen. Gary Peters addresses the audience during the inauguration ceremony for Ora Hirsch Pescovitz. Jose Juarez, Special to Detroit News
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Ora Hirsch Pescovitz smiles as she listens to a speech at her inauguration ceremony.
Ora Hirsch Pescovitz smiles as she listens to a speech at her inauguration ceremony. Jose Juarez, Special to Detroit News
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Ora Hirsch Pescovitz addresses the crowd after her investiture as the seventh president of Oakland University.
Ora Hirsch Pescovitz addresses the crowd after her investiture as the seventh president of Oakland University. Jose Juarez, Special to Detroit News
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    Rochester Hills – Oakland University inaugurated its seventh president Friday during a ceremony on campus.

    Ora Hirsch Pescovitz was a pharmaceutical company executive and University of Michigan hospital leader before being named OU’s president in May 2017. She took office July 1.

    Pescovitz was given a five-year contract that includes a $457,500 annual salary.

    She was Eli Lilly and Company’s senior vice president and U.S. medical leader for Lilly Bio-Medicines for 2 1/2 years. Before that, Pescovitz served UM Health System from 2009-14 as the university’s first female executive vice president of medical affairs and health system CEO.

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