57th & Irving Producer Carol Lewis Morris Given Honorary Doctorate From Alma Mater

57th & Irving Producer Carol Lewis Morris Given Honorary Doctorate From Alma Mater

The Producer and Philanthropist was Honored at Lake Erie College in Painesville, Ohio

NEW YORK, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- President Michael Victor of Lake Erie College granted the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters to Carol Lewis Morris, class of '67. The Buffalo, New York native was given this honor for her tireless philanthropic commitment to her alma mater as well as for her work as an executive producer with 57th & Irving Productions in New York City. As the commencement speaker at the 2009 ceremony in Painesville, Ohio, Dr. Morris stressed the importance of loyalty to one's alma mater. She also drew upon her experience in film production to illustrate parallels between lessons learned on a movie set and lessons useful in all of life's endeavors.

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Dr. Morris and her husband, Robert Morris led the effort to save Lake Erie College's Morley Music Building. When they adopted this project, the classic Greek-style, Bedford limestone hall was in desperate need of repair. It housed a non-operational 64-rank, six-division E.M. Skinner organ, built in 1927. The Morris family challenged the alumni of the College to raise funds by committing to a matching grant. The 800-person capacity music hall was revived to its original sparkling grandeur and is now the jewel of the pristine Midwestern campus. The inaugural concert was performed during Alumni Weekend 2006, at which time, the organ was officially renamed The Carol Lewis Morris Restored Skinner Organ. The Morris family also sponsors a summer entertainment internship program in Los Angeles, California for qualified Lake Erie College students each year.

57th & Irving is a family office film production and finance company. Carol Morris founded the company in September of 2005 with her husband, Robert and their son, Patrick. The company most recently released their film, The Cake Eaters, which stars Twilight's Kristen Stewart. Dr. Morris is also the proud producer of the heart-felt documentary, American Teen, which premiered at Sundance in 2008, where it won the festival's best director award and was released in July 2008 by Paramount Vantage. Also, in July 2008, their film August, starring Josh Hartnett was released by First Look Studios. These three films' DVDs are all now available for purchase. They currently have two new films in post-production, which will be released in 2009 and early 2010.

About Lake Erie College

Founded in 1856, Lake Erie College is a dynamic and progressive institution of higher education that serves nearly 1,200 undergraduate and graduate students. The College offers 29 undergraduate majors, including new programs in entrepreneurship and human resource management. The College is transitioning into NCAA Division II for athletics and is on course to gain full membership for the 2009-10 academic year. A visionary in Ohio, Lake Erie College is the first institution in Northeast Ohio to make the move to NCAA Division II, while becoming only the fifth school in the entire state to make the upward progress into that competition level.

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Source: 57th & Irving Productions

CONTACT: Kate White Morris, Media Relations, +1-646-775-9081,
kate@57irving.com

Web Site: http://www.57irving.com/

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