Title:
Emerson College Undergraduate Commencement ceremony honorary degree presentations, 1998.
Creator:
Emerson College. Media Technologies and Production
Creator:
Emerson College. Emerson Productions
Record Type:
commencements
Record Type:
digital moving image formats
Date:
1998-05-18
Description:
Donor Shoo Iwasaki announced a new scholarship for Emerson students at the ceremony. Director and film scholar Peter Bogdanovich; WBZ radio news anchor Gary LaPierre; and co-founder of Shakespeare & Company Tina Packer received honorary degrees. There is only partial footage of Tina Packer's honorary degree presentation. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts in the afternoon. Former Emerson College Board of Trustees Chairman and retired president of WCVB S. James Coppersmith also received an honorary degree but it does not appear in this video.
Extent:
00:16:46
Subject:
Academic rites and ceremonies
Subject:
Commencement ceremonies
Subject:
Bogdanovich, Peter, 1939-2022
Subject:
Coppersmith, S. James
Subject:
Iwasaki, Shoo
Subject:
LaPierre, Gary
Subject:
Packer, Tina, 1938-
Collection:
RG 008.07 Media Technologies and Production (MTP)
Location:
Emerson College Archives and Special Collections
Rights Restrictions:
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Access Restrictions:
No known access restrictions.
Language:
English
Identifier:
rg008_07_comm_undergrad_1998.mp4
