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President Nelson, Jazz star Donovan Mitchell give University of Utah grads advice on adversity
University of Utah awards honorary doctorates to President Russell M. Nelson, William Rutter and Hope Eccles during 2021 commencement exercises
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The University of Utah awarded an honorary doctoral degree Thursday night to President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during the virtual commencement ceremony for the 8,442 graduates of the Salt Lake City school’s class of 2021.
President Nelson and injured Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell, who gave the keynote commencement address, both provided advice to graduates about overcoming adversity.
LDS President Nelson receives honorary degree from U of U
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and last updated 2021-05-07 10:39:29-04
SALT LAKE CITY â President Russell M. Nelson, the 17th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, was given an honorary doctoral degree from the University of Utah during its virtual commencement ceremony on May 6.
President Nelson was one of three honorary doctoral degree recipients in addition to education advocate C. Hope Eccles and William J. Rutter, known as the âfather of biotechnology.â
During a video prepared by President Nelson for the ceremony, he stated that, âNo matter what your field of endeavor, itâs well to excel . . . do your work well, do it as well as anyone else can, and then it all equalizes out.â
SALT LAKE CITY President Russell M. Nelson, leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will be awarded an honorary doctoral degree by the University of Utah for his innovative work in the medical field.
President Nelson, who dedicated his career to cardiothoracic surgery, helped Utah become the third state in the nation where a successful open-heart surgery was performed decades ago. He was the first surgeon to perform the surgery in Utah, and used the heart-lung bypass machine he and a team created, which was inspired with the help of his wife, Dantzel.
During his tenure as a heart surgeon, the global faith leader trained surgeons in China to perform open-heart surgeries and authored or coauthored over 100 research articles. He has been honored with several awards for his contributions to the medical field. President Nelson has been recognized for his pioneering work in cardiac surgery several times over the years, including in 2018 when he was given the lifetime