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New Rochelle, NY, May 1, 2003 - The 59th Annual Iona College Commencement exercises for undergraduate and graduate students will occur Saturday, May 17 at 10 am on the main campus located at 715 North Avenue in New Rochelle. James A. Liguori, CFC, president of Iona College, will address the 700 students receiving bachelor's degrees and the 300 students receiving master's degrees.

John H. Mostyn, CFC, a 1963 Iona graduate, and the Congregation of Christian Brothers, Iona's founding order, will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree. Brother Mostyn will be honored for over 40 years of service in healthcare, education and church leadership. The Congregation of Christian Brothers, which celebrated its bicentennial in 2002, will also be honored as a group of men committed to peace, justice and service.

Noreen Von Zwehl, president of the Man Foundation, will also receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree for her devotion to the materially poor worldwide. Von Zwehl has supported projects that include the construction of over 20 churches, convents, schools and medical facilities in Vietnam, China, and the United States. Russian orphans with minor handicaps have been adopted by American parents through the Man Foundation's Second Chance project, while single mothers and their infants have received physical, educational and spiritual support at "Momma's House" on Long Island. Von Zwehl will also help fund the construction of a church in Vietnam that will be dedicated in honor of the 15 Iona alumni who died in the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001.

Founded in 1940 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers, Iona College is a private, coeducational institution of learning in the tradition of American Catholic higher education. Iona offers undergraduate degrees in liberal arts, science, and business administration, as well as Master of Arts, Master of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees and numerous post-graduate certificate programs.

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For questions or more information please contact:
Meghan Finn
Public Relations Office
Iona College, 715 North Avenue, New Rochelle, N.Y. 10801
tel: 914 633-2005 fax: 914 637-2711

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