California State Polytechnic University-Pomona: Couple Shaped By Struggle and Driven to Give Will Receive Honorary Doctorates
April 18, 2026
April 18, 2026
POMONA, California, April 18 -- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona issued the following news:
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Couple Shaped by Struggle and Driven to Give Will Receive Honorary Doctorates
Melanie Johnson
Michael Beckage and Bridget Spanier faced numerous challenges as college students.
Beckage ('87, engineering technology), a first-generation college student, worked his way through Cal Poly Pomona, even taking out a loan w . . .
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Couple Shaped by Struggle and Driven to Give Will Receive Honorary Doctorates
Melanie Johnson
Michael Beckage and Bridget Spanier faced numerous challenges as college students.
Beckage ('87, engineering technology), a first-generation college student, worked his way through Cal Poly Pomona, even taking out a loan w . . .