Hurwitz honored

Dr. T. Alan Hurwitz picked up a Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree at Fresno State University Friday. The president of Gallaudet University. Because he couldn't attend the school's commencement, a special ceremony was held to bestow the honor on him at the College of Health and Human Services Honors Convocation. Fresno State President John Welty praised Hurwitz as a well-known role model in the deaf and hard-of-hearing community.