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Respondia “Dia” S. Poole will be given an honorary doctor of humane letters at Cal State San Bernardino’s spring commencement, scheduled to be held May 17.
Poole has worked for San Bernardino County and in all three branches of California state government, according to a statement on the university’s website.
She received a bachelor’s degree in business administration and information management from Cal State San Bernardino in 1990 and a masters degree in communications studies last year.
Poole has also worked as a volunteer with the Cal State San Bernardino Alumni Association Board and the university’s statewide alumni council.
“Conferring an honorary doctorate upon Dia, a double graduate of our university, in recognition of her profound impact and dedicated service to the people of California and the betterment of her alma mater [is] a great honor for Cal State San Bernardino,” said Tomás D. Morales, university president, in the statement.