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Three Alumni, Late President Emeritus Frank P. Piskor to Be Honored at St. Lawrence University Commencement May 21
CANTON, N.Y., May 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Three distinguished graduates and the late President Emeritus Frank P. Piskor will be honored at St. Lawrence University's Commencement, to be held on Sunday, May 21, at 10 a.m. on Creasy Commencement Commons, or Appleton Arena in the event of inclement weather.
Three alumni will be awarded honorary degrees and give brief talks: actor Viggo Mortensen '80, the Reverend Richard S. Gilbert '58 and Barbara J. Tewksbury '73.
The University had previously announced that Piskor had been selected to receive the North Country Citation; one of his daughters, Nancy P. Twichell, will accept the award for her father, who passed away March 8. Twichell's son, Nathan, is a member of the Class of 2006.
Mortensen, a graduate of Watertown High School, has acted in over 40 films, including the award-winning "Lord of the Rings" cycle and "A History of Violence." He has authored a number of poetry books and collaborated with other poets and musicians to produce CDs; he has also had several gallery exhibitions of his paintings; and he has published a book of his color and black-and-white photographs. Also a book publisher, Mortensen founded Perceval Press to publish the work of artists and poets that come to his attention.
CANTON, N.Y., May 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Three distinguished graduates and the late President Emeritus Frank P. Piskor will be honored at St. Lawrence University's Commencement, to be held on Sunday, May 21, at 10 a.m. on Creasy Commencement Commons, or Appleton Arena in the event of inclement weather.
Three alumni will be awarded honorary degrees and give brief talks: actor Viggo Mortensen '80, the Reverend Richard S. Gilbert '58 and Barbara J. Tewksbury '73.
The University had previously announced that Piskor had been selected to receive the North Country Citation; one of his daughters, Nancy P. Twichell, will accept the award for her father, who passed away March 8. Twichell's son, Nathan, is a member of the Class of 2006.
Mortensen, a graduate of Watertown High School, has acted in over 40 films, including the award-winning "Lord of the Rings" cycle and "A History of Violence." He has authored a number of poetry books and collaborated with other poets and musicians to produce CDs; he has also had several gallery exhibitions of his paintings; and he has published a book of his color and black-and-white photographs. Also a book publisher, Mortensen founded Perceval Press to publish the work of artists and poets that come to his attention.