Artist gets posthumous degree

Mark Borsz was in the glass program at BGSU. (Photo provided)

Bowling Green State University senior Mark Borsz was in his final semester as a Falcon when he died suddenly while out for a run on Feb. 24.
On Saturday morning, Borsz' family will be receiving a posthumous Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Three-Dimensional Studies on their son's behalf.
Borsz, a 22-year-old from Columbia Station in northeast Ohio, was just four classes and a half-semester away from earning his degree.
"Graduation would have been one of the best days of his life," his mother, Debbie Borsz said. "Mark put himself through college and got it done in four years, not five which he would have been very proud of. Plus, he loved BGSU and the art department, especially the glass family. He was very proud of everything that he had accomplished so far."
Just days before his death, he received the Robert Hurlstone Award, the highest honor in the glass program at BGSU.
Dr. Katerina Ruedi Ray, director of the School of Art, spoke on the impact Borsz had on the BGSU community during the Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition in March.
"I knew (Mark), among our 670 students, because of his radiant smile and eagerness to help, to communicate, and to share," Ray said.