At the 45th annual Fall Convocation being held at the Conexus Arts Centre on October 19 at 2:00 p.m., Dr. Ray Cleveland is receiving the University of Regina’s highest honour – an honorary degree for his life-long dedication to education.

Cleveland was born in Nebraska and later moved to California. He graduated from Westmont College with a BA. Later, he received his MA and PhD from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. As a graduate student, his educational experience was enhanced by working as secretarial assistant to W. F. Albright, one of the most influential biblical archaeologists of the 20th century.