Wheaton presents honorary degrees.

The college presented an honorary doctor of laws degree to Commencement speaker Charlayne Hunter-Gault, the former award-winning national correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and later bureau chief and correspondent for CNN in Johannesburg. Also receiving honorary degrees were Jean Jones Beard (doctor of laws) and Alexandra Marshall (doctor of humane letters), both members of the Class of 1965. Beard is a clinical social worker and one of the authors of Nothing to Hide, a book and exhibit that highlights how families deal with mental illness. Marshall is the author of The Court of Common Pleas, which recently appeared in paperback. She has published four other novels and has written for many publications.

Learn more about Wheaton's honorary degree recipients for 2005.

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