Norm Dicks To Receive Honorary Degree From University of Puget Sound

University of Puget Sound will award honorary degrees to two legendary legislators and public servants: the Hon. Norm Dicks, the recently retired member of the U.S. House of Representatives who championed Washington state for 18 terms, and Senator Debbie Regala ’68, who has served with distinction in both of Washington’s state legislative chambers across an 18-year period.

Puget Sound President Ronald R. Thomas will present both Dicks and Regala with honorary Doctor of Laws degrees at the Class of 2013 Commencement Ceremony in Baker Stadium on Sunday, May 19. The ceremony will run from 2 to 4:30 p.m.

“Congressman Dicks and Senator Regala exemplify the principles of informed and engaged citizenship so central to our educational mission at Puget Sound,” said Thomas. “Whether you are talking about jobs, social justice, the environment, or the welfare and protection of our nation, Norm and Debbie have been with us and the people of our region with powerful voices of conscience, always ready to learn, to serve, and to lead. It is with great pleasure that we extend this well-deserved recognition from Puget Sound.

Information courtesy of University of Puget Sound.