Bill Davis Will Receive Doctor Of Laws Degree At Hartwick Graduation

Revered Local Businessman Joined

By Sally G. Herbert, Entrepreneur

ONEONTA – Bill Davis, ’49, retired president of the Country Club Auto group and a former Hartwick College trustee, will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at the college’s 2019 commencement at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 18, on Elmore Field, it was announced today.

Another former trustee, Sally Griffiths Herbert, ’88, a successful entrepreneur in New Hampshire with her husband Tom, will receive an honorary Doctor of Letters.

"It will be a joy to honor Bill and Sally," said Hartwick President Margaret L. Drugovich. "Their dedication to advancing the college – as former trustees, as loyal supporters through the years – sets an example for us all.

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