Florissant Mayor Robert Lowery Sr., far right, received an honorary degree from Lindenwood University for his distinguished record of community service and humanitarianism. At the podium is Lindenwood President Dennis Spellmann. To his left are Lindenwood provost Jim Evans and professor Mike Mason. About 50 people attended the ceremony in Lindenwood’s Spellmann Campus Center. Lowery, who took over as mayor of Florissant after a long tenure as police chief, was a student of Spellmann’s 30 years ago.
