HAYS — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole is scheduled to speak at the May commencement ceremony at Fort Hays State University.
The Salina Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1Q42hVI) Dole will also receive the college’s first honorary doctoral degree. The Kansas Board of Regents voted unanimously Wednesday to approve the honorary doctor of arts degree.
Dole, a former U.S. Senate majority leader and the 1996 Republican presidential nominee, spoke at Fort Hays a ...