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SDSU ALUMNA KATHLEEN KENNEDY RECEIVES HONORARY DOCTORATE OF FINE ARTS |
On May 15, 2004 at the PSFA Commencement ceremony in
Cox Arena, Stephen L. Weber, President of San Diego State
University conferred the Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts
degree on SDSU alum, filmmaker, Kathleen Kennedy.
A graduate
of SDSU in 1979 with a degree in telecommunications and
film, Kathleen Kennedy’s impressive list of
film credits rival few producers. She currently serves
as president of the Producers Guild of America and sits
on the Board of Trustees for the American Film Institute.
Her
record of achievement has made her one of the most successful
executives in the film industry today. Among
her credits are three of the highest grossing films
in motion picture history: "E.T. The Extraterrestrial,"
"Jurassic Park," and "The Sixth
Sense," which
she produced with Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen
and Frank Marshall. She currently heads The Kennedy/Marshall
Company, which she founded alongside director/producer
Frank Marshall in 1992. The company’s productions
range from critically acclaimed blockbusters such as
"Signs" and “The
Sixth Sense,"which was nominated for six Academy
Awards including Best Picture to "Snow Falling
on Cedars" and "A Map of the World" to
the recent sensation "Seabiscuit," also
nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture.
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