Professor Verdy receives France's highest honor

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<p>[IU</a> Jacobs Professor Violette Verdy awarded France’s highest decoration: IU News Room: Indiana University](<a href=“IU Jacobs Professor Violette Verdy awarded France’s highest decoration: IU News Room: Indiana University”>IU Jacobs Professor Violette Verdy awarded France’s highest decoration: IU News Room: Indiana University)</p>

<p>Violette Verdy, a distinguished professor in the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, has been named a Chevalier (Knight) in France’s National Order of the Legion of Honor, an award from President M. Nicolas Sarkozy. The order is France’s highest decoration. </p>

<p>“I was totally taken by surprise, honored and delighted,” said Verdy, one of the premier ballet dancers of the twentieth century.</p>

<p>See the link for the rest of the story.</p>

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<p>Ahh, Violette Verdy. The woman is practically a living legend in the world of ballet teachers. If I go to IU, I hope I can at least brush shoulders with her!</p>

<p>Thanks for the link, glad to see she was recognized like that.</p>