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sportswriter Grantland Rice’s famous 1908 poem,“Alumnus Football,” in honoring his friend: “ ‘Whenthe one great scorer comes to mark against your name,he writes not that you won or lost, but how youplayed the game.’ As Dr. Benjamin L. Cohen goes intoretirement, we wish to thank him for showing us howto play the game,” Dr. Fox said.Dr. Cohen also received several gifts, including tokensof appreciation from the colleges of VeterinaryMedicine and Dental Medicine, a medal from theCollege of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, acrystal bowl, and a rocking chair. A COMP scholarshipwill be established in his name, and in a proclamationfrom the WesternU Board of Trustees, he was namedProvost Emeritus of the University.Wednesday’s dinner was followed by a celebration onthe West Esplanade of the WesternU campus onThursday afternoon. As rock ‘n’ roll classics played,hot dogs, funnel cake, candy and ice cream wereserved while Dr. Cohen mingled with WesternU staffduring a casual farewell party. – Rodney TanakaA WesternU rocking chair was among many giftsgiven to Dr. Cohen.Dr. Cohen and wife, Regan.35 Western University of Health Sciences