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04/17 - Chief Congressional Correspondent for NBC News to Speak at University of Scranton Commencement

Lisa Myers, chief congressional correspondent for NBC News, will give the principal address at The University of Scranton's 2002 undergraduate commencement on Sunday, May 26.

She will also receive an honorary degree at the ceremony, which will begin at noon at the First Union Arena at Casey Plaza, Wilkes-Barre.

"As a senior member of NBC's award-winning political team, Ms. Myers is charged daily with the Lisa Myers, chief enormous responsibility of accurately and truthfully reporting on some of the most important issues congressional facing the nation," said University of Scranton President Joseph M. McShane, S.J. "Our graduating correspondent for NBC seniors, their families and guests will no doubt be inspired by Ms. Myers' message, as well as her News, will give the integrity, experience and responsibility. principal address at The University of Scranton's Ms. Myers reports on the nation's government for all of NBC News broadcasts including "The Nightly 2002 undergraduate commencement on News with Tom Brokaw," "Dateline NBC" and "Today". She is a regular contributor to NBC's "Fleecing Sunday, May 26. of America" news segment and routinely participates as a member of the roundtable discussion group of "Meet the Press."

Critically praised for her work as a reporter, Ms. Myers received a Hess Report Award for campaign coverage in 2000 and was a contributor to the Nightly News broadcast given the Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Newscast for its broadcast the day following the November 2000 election.

Also respected as an investigative reporter, Ms. Myers received an Emmy nomination for a series of reports in 1999 that revealed that the brutal murder of an Army private at Ft. Campbell was an anti-gay hate crime.

Ms. Myers has covered seven presidential campaigns. She was NBC's lead correspondent covering the presidential campaigns of George Bush, Sr., and Walter Mondale and a floor reporter for NBC at the last four Democratic and Republican conventions.

The recipient of numerous awards, Ms. Myers was recognized by Vanity Fair in 1998 as one of the 200 "Most Influential Women" in America. She received a 1990 Headliner Award, a 1988 Clarion Award from Women in Communications, and a 1985 Humanities Award for her work on the NBC News Special Report "Women, Work and Babies: Can America Cope?" She has twice been honored with an annual award from American Women in Radio and Television.

Before joining NBC in 1981, Ms. Myers was the White House correspondent for The Washington Star and The Chicago-Sun Times.

A native on Joplin, Mo., she earned a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in 1973 and attended the Institute on Comparative Political and Economic Systems at Georgetown University.

Ms. Myers now resides in Washington, D.C.