Across Charlottesville, UVA also planted a tree and recognized Yen House, a dormitory, on Friday. The building has been renamed to honor Yan Huiqing, known as W.W. Yen, the first Chinese student to earn a degree from UVA, who went on to serve as China’s first ambassador to the Soviet Union and as a delegate in the League of Nations before serving as China’s premiere five times. At noon, Jefferson medals were presented to David Adjaye, an architect, and Frank Easterbrook, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, as well as Fowler.