One of the country’s most well-known editorial cartoonists will receive an honorary degree from St. Francis Xavier University (StFX).
In a news release, the university says Bruce MacKinnon will get honored at a graduation ceremony for 300 students on December 6.
MacKinnon is a native of Antigonish and studied at StFX where he contributed to the Xaverian Weekly student newspaper as a cartoonist.
Since, his work has been featured in publications and exhibits all over the world.
He has won 10 National Newspaper Awards, received numerous international prizes including the World Press Freedom Award and won 23 Atlantic Journalism Awards: including journalist of the year and lifetime achievement award.
He has also been appointed the Order of Canada.
In addition to that, MacKinnon’s cartoons are in the National Archives of Canada, the Library of Congress, the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia as well as other galleries.
Many of his originals are of the permanent collection at StFX.
Information on the ceremony can be found here.
