<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026_Honorary Degree and Peterson Awards.html" dsn="news"><title>Franklin Pierce University Announces 2026 Honorary Degree Recipient  and Honorable Walter R. Peterson Citizen Leader Awards</title><item_date>04/06/2026 10:00:00 AM</item_date><author/><image><img src="/2026%20Commencement%20Honorees%20_web.png" alt="Conroy, Lezner and MacDonald headshots"/></image><image_caption/><thumbnail><img src="/2026%20Commencement%20Honorees%20_web.png" alt="Conroy, Lezner and MacDonald headshots"/></thumbnail><display>true</display><tags><tag>Academics</tag><tag>Events</tag><tag>Featured</tag><tag>Presidents Office</tag><tag>Students</tag></tags></item>