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Queen Noor of Jordan will speak during Princeton University's annual Alumni Day on Saturday. She is pictured here at Princeton in 2000 when she delivered the Baccalaureate Address to the graduating class that year. (Cie Stroud)

PRINCETON — Queen Noor of Jordan is among Princeton University's Alumni Day speakers who will attend the school's 100th celebration on Saturday, the university said Thursday.

A member of the university's class of 1973, Queen Noor will receive the Woodrow Wilson Award and give a talk at 10:15 a.m. The award is bestowed annually by the university to undergraduate alumni whose careers relate to the public service Wilson described in his famous speech, "Princeton in the Nation's Service."

Martin Eakes, a community organizer and economic strategist, will give a lecture at 9 a.m. He earned a master's degree in public affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs in 1980 and will receive the James Madison Medal, the university said.

The medal, established by the Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni, is presented each year to celebrate a graduate alumnus who has had "a distinguished career, advanced the cause of graduate education or achieved an outstanding record of public service," the school said.

Alumni Day is not open to the general public. More than 1,000 alumni and guests are registered to participate in the campus anniversary event Friday and Saturday.

The event was designed to give alumni a glimpse of campus life when school is in session. This year's events will feature presentations by alumni, faculty and students, interactive enrichment sessions, networking opportunities and social activities.

A complete schedule and registration information is available on the Alumni Association website or by calling 609-258-1900.

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