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When Mount Royal University grants its first honorary doctor of laws degrees next month, longtime Calgary Herald political columnist Don Braid will be among the five recipients recognized by the institution.

At separate convocation ceremonies on June 5, 6 and 7, Braid, Dawn Farrell, David Johnston, Ann McCaig and Margaret E. Southern will address graduates and receive the honorary doctorates, which are intended to recognize outstanding achievements and community service. Convocation will also feature the installation of Mount Royal’s 10th president and first vice-chancellor, Timothy Rahilly.

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Braid said when former president David Docherty called to inform him of the honour, he responded: “You’ve done something that hardly anybody’s done to me: you literally made me speechless.

“I was very moved by it,” Braid said. “And I think the thing that really thrills me about it is that it’s kind of a recognition that there’s value in traditional journalism . . . I found it very heartening.”