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Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters was awarded to Bishara Awad
Bishara Awad, a 1964 graduate of Dakota Wesleyan University, speaks during the 2011 DWU commencement ceremony in the Corn Palace on Saturday. Awad spearheaded the creation of the Bethlehem Bible College in Jerusalem. (Austin Kaus/Republic)
Bishara E. Awad was only 9 years old when his father was killed by a stray bullet during the Arab/Israeli conflict. But, 63 years later, he came to Mitchell to tell Dakota Wesleyan University graduates to embrace the unexpected moments that occur.
“Life is full of surprises and changes and we should never be afraid to change,” Awad said.
Awad delivered the commencement address Saturday at the Corn Palace as part of the DWU commencement ceremony.
A total of 207 degrees were conferred during the ceremony. Of the 207, 127 were Bachelor of Arts degrees of a variety of disciplines, 66 were Associate of Arts degrees and 14 were Master of Arts degrees.
After completing high school in Jerusalem, Awad earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics with a minor in chemistry in 1964. After working as a teacher, he started Bethlehem Bible College in 1979 with a vision and $20.
Today, the school is fully accredited and teaches approximately 170 students each year. Bethlehem Bible Co
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At this point, I can only attempt to clarify the intent of the brief, two-paragraph statement to which you took such offense. The purpose of that statement was simply to question the timing of Dr. Hanan Ashrawi's visit to Colorado College, and nothing more. At no point did my comments make a judgment one way or the other about Dr. Ashrawi or her views, other than to note that she is a "controversial figure," as indeed she is. Long before I released my statement, Colorado media outlets
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