CLU to Confer Honorary Degrees at Commencement Services.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 1999-- Two honorary degrees and more than 500 undergraduate and graduate degrees will be conferred when California Lutheran University Mission statement The University's mission statement is as follows: "California Lutheran University is a diverse, scholarly community dedicated to excellence in the liberal arts and professional studies. Commencement Services are held on Saturday, May 15, at 10:30 a.m. in the Mt. Clef Stadium. Jim Ford, chaplain for the U.S. House of Representatives and recipient of an Honorary 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 , will serve as Commencement speaker. Baccalaureate Services will be held at 8:30 a.m. in Samuelson Chapel. An Honorary Doctor of Laws Noun 1. Doctor of Laws - an honorary law degree LLD honorary degree, honoris causa - a degree conferred to honor the recipient will be conferred on Rolf Ekeus, Swedish ambassador to the United States. Ford, a native of Sioux Falls, S.D., earned his bachelor's degree from Gustavus Adolphus College Gustavus Adolphus College is a private liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America founded in Red Wing, Minnesota, in 1862 by Eric Norelius and was originally named Minnesota Elementar Skola. In 1865 on the 1,000th year anniversary of the death of St. in 1953. He received his master of divinity Noun 1. Master of Divinity - a master's degree in religion MDiv master's degree - an academic degree higher than a bachelor's degree but lower than a doctor's degree from Augustana Seminary in 1957 and completed postgraduate work at Heidelberg University in Germany. He received his doctor of divinity from Wagner College in 1979. After serving as a Lutheran pastor, Ford became a chaplain at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where he remained until his appointment as chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives. Ekeus, a lawyer by education and a foreign servant by trade, has served posts in Germany, Kenya, the United States and Holland. He served as Sweden's representative to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. and chaired the United Nation's Committee on Chemical Weapons before becoming a member of the Canberra Commission on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons The Canberra Commission on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons was initiated by the Prime Minister of Australia the Honourable Paul Keating in November 1995 to deliberate on issues of nuclear proliferation and how to eliminate the world of nuclear weapons. in 1996. Ekeus has also served as Sweden's representative to military negotiations in Austria. During his distinguished diplomatic career, Ekeus has played a major role in numerous disarmament negotiations including service as the United Nation's chief weapons inspector in Iraq. Currently, he's Sweden's ambassador to the United States in Washington, D.C. For more information about the graduation services, contact University Relations at 805/493-3151. For more information about CLU, check out the CLU homepage, http://www.clunet.edu. |
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