Mannion of West Roxbury Graduates from Saint Michael's College

Editor's note: The following is a press release.

Sean Michael Mannion, son of Elaine and Thomas Mannion of West Roxbury graduated from Saint Michael's College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology at the college's 105th commencement exercises on the college campus May 14. 

Commencement speaker, MTV media pioneer and humanitarian, Tom Freston, a member of the Saint Michael's graduate class of 1967, told the graduates hard work is key to your future. "My advice," he said, "is really to look for a career in fields that are on the ascent-social innoviation-and bring an old-fashioned work ethic to them."

"There is great value and sustaining dignity in good old-fashioned hard work, whether that means crunching numbers or cleaning bathrooms," Freston said.