Michael "Pinball" Clemons (photo courtesy of Toronto Argonauts)

Niagara University will award degrees to 158 graduates at its second commencement in Ontario on Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 7 p.m. at the Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St.
Michael "Pinball" Clemons, chief executive officer of the Toronto Argonauts, will deliver the commencement address and receive the university's Founders Award.
The Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, C.M. president of Niagara University, will preside at commencement ceremonies and confer the degree of Bachelor of Professional Studies in Education on graduates.
Two students who have achieved the highest grade-point average in their respective fields of study will receive gold medals. They are Michael I. Rosen of Cambridge, Ontario, for the Primary-Junior program, and Lisa Moore Haidle of Toronto, for the Intermediate-Senior Program.
Niagara University, a Catholic and Vincentian university in Lewiston, N.Y., offers a bachelor's degree in teacher education, with programs in Primary-Junior and Intermediate-Senior teacher preparation, at sites in Toronto and York. The university, founded in 1856, has written consent from the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities to offer its programs, which are accredited by the Ontario College of Teachers.
NU, which has offered education programs in Ontario for more than 30 years, held its first commencement for the BPS program in May 2008.
Clemons, who played for and coached the Argonauts, is being honored for his achievements both on and off the field. He played for the Argos for 12 seasons, and twice served as head coach, garnering the second most head-coaching wins in franchise history. He stepped down as coach in December 2007 to become the team's chief executive officer.
In August 2007, he started his own charitable foundation, which is dedicated to helping disadvantaged youth.
Further information on Niagara University and its program in Ontario is available at www.niagara.edu/education.