{"id":4845,"date":"2023-11-29T21:14:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T21:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.northcentral.edu\/blog\/?p=4845"},"modified":"2023-11-29T21:14:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T21:14:17","slug":"roger-lane-recognized-through-honorary-degree-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northcentral.edu\/blog\/roger-lane-recognized-through-honorary-degree-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Roger Lane recognized through honorary degree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the 2023 Commencement exercises on May 5, North Central University conferred an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters award to the late Roger Lane \u201989, a distinguished member of the university community.<\/p>\n<p>According to Tim Hager, D.Min., Vice President of Business &amp; Finance and Advancement, \u201cThe award is a recognition of his distinctive life achievement and distinguished contribution to the university. This is the highest award conferred by North Central University in its 93-year history and only a few individuals have been recipients of this award.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Roger Lane passed away on January 5. The university recognized Lane for his exceptional contribution to the institution. Scott Hagan, Ph.D., presiding over his last Commencement ceremony as president, acknowledged that Lane had raised over 200 million dollars for Kingdom work over the course of his career, including millions for the university, funding the building of Phillipps Hall and other projects.<\/p>\n<p>Hagan said, \u201cYet far more, far more than the millions of dollars that were raised is the fruit of [Roger\u2019s] life.\u201d This award recognizes Lane\u2019s exceptional leadership, dedication, and generosity towards North Central University, his lifelong commitment to the university, and his inspiration to other members of the university community to strive towards excellence and distinguished contribution.<\/p>\n<p>Lane\u2019s wife, Anne, and daughters Kate (Lane) Ketterling and Kristie (Lane) Kerr, and their families, gathered on stage to receive the award presented by Hagan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the 2023 Commencement exercises on May 5, North Central University conferred an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters award to the late Roger Lane \u201989, a distinguished member of the university community. 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