Michael de Adder honoured by Mount Allison University

From the Mount Allison University website.

Editorial cartoonist Michael de Adder (Class of ’91) is one of five distinguished alumni of Mount Allison University recognized with an honorary degree during the 2020 Convocation ceremonies scheduled for May 11, 2020. 

Honorary degrees are awarded to those who are nationally or internationally recognized in their fields, those who have demonstrated service to Mount Allison or the wider community, or prominent public persons.

“We are so pleased to welcome these five individuals to the Mount Allison community and celebrate their contributions made in their respective areas,” says University President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Jean-Paul Boudreau.

Michael de Adder is an award-winning editorial cartoonist and, with more than one million readers per day, he is the most-read cartoonist in the country. He has worked for several publications over the course of his career and currently freelances for the Halifax Chronicle Herald, the Toronto Star, Ottawa Hill Times, and Counterpoint in the U.S.