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MARSHALL UNIVERSITY
Perry to deliver keynote address at commencement
HUNTINGTON - Longtime Marshall University political science professor, Simon Perry, will give the keynote address at school's 2009 Winter Commencement.
Commencement begins at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at Cam Henderson Center.
Perry is the longest serving member of the Marshall faculty. He received his Ph.D. in political science from Michigan State University in 1961 and came to Marshall from the University of Michigan in 1962. He currently is a full professor in the department after having been chair for many years.
Perry has received many awards in his long and distinguished career, beginning with the Leonard D. White Award for the Best Dissertation in Public Administration (presented by the American Political Science Association) in 1962.
In spring 2007, Perry was selected as one of five "Living Legends" (by alumni, colleagues and current students) in Marshall Magazine.
