Former Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton receives an honorary doctorate from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities
Dayton recognized for his many years of ethical public service
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ST. PAUL, Minn., May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ On Sunday, May 2, 2021, United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities conferred former Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton with an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at the Fifty-Ninth Annual Commencement Exercises.
The seminary honored Dayton, a former trustee, for his many years of ethical public service, advancing causes like affordable health care, equal educational opportunity, marriage equality, social justice, and peace.
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From left: former Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and Ana Dayton at their wedding on Saturday at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis | Credit: Liz Banfield
This is a love story. So of course it begins in the winter in a restaurant in Minneapolis some two years ago.
“It was just one those moments,” Ana Dayton, née Orke, says now of first running into former Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, her old boss. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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It had been years since Ana, then 30, had worked for Mark, then 71. But there they were again, face to face.