Brandon Zimmerman, a recent graduate of the University of Rochester, was given the 2009 Grand Basileus Award from Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Zimmerman, who is shown below on commencement day this May, when he received a bachelor of science degree in optics, is the first University of Rochester student to receive this award. He was chosen from an international pool of applicants from 12 districts across the United States and among countries including Japan, Liberia, and Germany. Read more here.