Former Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin to receive honorary doctorate

Clayton State University will awarded an honorary doctorate to former Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin during the college’s fall commencement ceremony on Saturday.

Franklin, who was mayor from 2002 to 2010, will receive an honorary doctorate of public service. Franklin will also be the keynote speaker for the noon ceremony for graduates of the University’s colleges of Arts & Sciences and Information and Mathematical Sciences. Georgia Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Jack Hill will be the keynote speaker for the 9 a.m. ceremony for business and health graduates.

Both ceremonies will be held in the university’s athletics center.