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Columbia College Chicago issued the following news release:
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- Former Chicago Public Media news host and alumnus Tony Sarabia, scholar and human rights advocate Cheryl Johnson-Odim, and real estate and community developer Elzie L. Higginbottom to be honored at Commencement.
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Former Chicago public radio host Tony Sarabia '92, scholar and activist Cheryl Johnson-Odim, and real estate entrepreneur and philanthropist Elzie L. Higginbottom will receive honorary degrees at Columbia College Chicago's 2019 Commencement exercises.
"Each year at Commencement, Columbia College Chicago confers honorary degrees on distinguished individuals who have made remarkable contributions to their professions and communities," said Kwang-Wu Kim, Columbia's President and CEO. "The three people we are honoring this year model excellence in their fields and exemplary dedication to their fellow citizens, and as always we look forward to the observations that they will share with our students and their families."
Each honorary degree recipient will deliver the Commencement address at one of Columbia's four ceremonies held May 11 and 12 in the Auditorium Theatre, when the college will confer graduate and undergraduate degrees on nearly 1800 students.
Tony Sarabia '92--Honored at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 11
For nearly three decades until his retirement in 2018, Sarabia worked at WBEZ 91.5 FM Chicago. As a Columbia undergraduate, Sarabia started his career at WBEZ in 1990 as an intern for The Mara Tapp Show. He subsequently served as a reporter, producer, and arts editor, covering stories about local, state, and county elections, the aftermath of 9/11, and the local arts and culture scene.
The longtime host...