Antioch University to Honor Lillian Pierson Lovelace with Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters.Degree to Be Conferred at Antioch University Los Angeles' Commencement Ceremony to Be Held on June 20, 2008 CULVER CITY, Calif. -- Antioch University has announced that the Antioch University Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. voted to honor Trustee Emeritus Lillian Pierson Lovelace with an honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters (DHL). The award will be presented during Antioch University Los Angeles' 36th Annual Commencement ceremony, scheduled to be held on June 20, 2008, at Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California. Lillian Pierson Lovelace attended Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio Yellow Springs is a village in Greene County, Ohio, United States, and is the home of Antioch College. The population was 3,761 at the 2000 census, and was estimated at 3,665 in July 2005 (a -2.6% change). , and later graduated with her Bachelor's degree from Antioch University Southern California in 1989. A highly respected philanthropist and community volunteer, Mrs. Lovelace has served as Trustee Emerita e·mer·i·ta adj. Retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement. Used of a woman: a professor emerita. n. pl. since 2002, and was a member of the Antioch University Board of Trustees from 1989 - 2002. "Lillian Pierson Lovelace lives the Antioch mission through her many years of service to the community, her wise counsel, and philanthropic support," said Dr. Toni Murdock, Antioch University Chancellor. "It will be a great privilege for me to present Lillian with her honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters Noun 1. Doctor of Humane Letters - an honorary degree in letters honorary degree, honoris causa - a degree conferred to honor the recipient on the occasion of Antioch University Los Angeles' Commencement ceremony." Mrs. Lovelace along with her husband Jon have actively served their community through their involvement with organizations such as the Board of Governors of Idyllwild Arts Foundation Idyllwild Arts Foundation encompasses two institutions in Idyllwild, California for training in the arts: Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) and Idyllwild Arts Summer Program. The institution was formerly known as Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts (ISOMATA). , the governing boards of the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art and the Georgia O'Keefe Museum, the foundation of the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). at Santa Barbara, the Capital Group Foundation, the Brain Mapping Research Organization at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX , and as Chair of the Pierson-Lovelace Foundation, a charitable support organization. The Lovelace family split their time between Santa Barbara and Beverly Hills, California. Mrs. Lovelace has also been involved with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art Coordinates: The Santa Barbara Museum of Art is an art museum located at 1130 State St. in downtown Santa Barbara, California. It was founded in 1941 and currently ranks amongst the top 10 regional art museums in the United States . , the Foundation for Santa Barbara City College As of 2004, total enrollment of full-time and part-time students reached 17,000. It is currently led by President John Romo, who will be retiring at the end of Spring 2008 after seven years with the institution. , the Arts Council, Camerata Pacifica, Casa Serena, the League of Women Voters League of Women Voters, voluntary public service organization of U.S. citizens. Organized in 1920 in Chicago as an outgrowth of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, it had as its original nucleus the leaders of the latter organization. , Phoenix of Santa Barbara, and the Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. "Lillian serves as a role model to all of our students, demonstrating what Antioch's role is in society and making the world a better place," added Chancellor Murdock. "Her contributions to Antioch University have been substantial, making it appropriate and fitting that her role in leading Antioch be recognized." Mrs. Lillian Pierson Lovelace will receive her honorary Doctorate on Friday, June 20th, at Royce Hall. Additionally, she will be joined by 150 other Antioch University Los Angeles graduates who will be receiving their own undergraduate or graduate degrees during the ceremony. The ceremony will be presided over by Dr. Neal King, President of Antioch University Los Angeles. Chancellor Toni Murdock, Ph.D. will be in attendance to award the honorary degree. For more information, please contact Joanna Gerber, Director of Public Relations for Antioch University Los Angeles at Joanna_Gerber@antiochla.edu or at 310-578-1080 x119. Additional information on Antioch University can be found online at www.Antioch.edu. Additional information on Antioch University Los Angeles can be found online at www.AntiochLA.edu. Antioch University is founded on the principles of a rigorous liberal arts education, innovative experiential learning and socially engaged citizenship. These campuses all nurture in their students the knowledge, skills and habits of reflection to act as lifelong learners, democratic leaders and global citizens who live lives of meaning and purpose. In addition to the College, Antioch University comprises five nonresidential campuses in Keene, NH; Yellow Springs, OH; Seattle, WA; and Santa Barbara and Los Angeles, CA. For over 35 years, Antioch University Los Angeles has proudly and consistently challenged educational conventions to inspire learning and leadership that promotes service to community and positive social change. In addition to a liberal arts undergraduate degree completion program, Antioch University offers graduate degree programs in clinical psychology, creative writing, teacher credentialing, education and organizational management. Antioch University Los Angeles is fully accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) is one of six official academic bodies responsible for the accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in the United States and foreign institutions of American origin. . More information can be found online at www.antiochla.edu |
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